Join WLA for a book talk with Chanel Contos, author of Consent Laid Bare. Consent Laid Bare challenges the lingering inequality that reinforces an outdated social contract that privileges men’s pleasure at the expense of women’s humanity. It asks if consent is possible in a world where female sexuality has been hijacked by forces such as porn, patriarchy and male entitlement. It gives girls and women the encouragement to seek sex that is truly enjoyable and equips them with the information they need to properly consent. It asks boys and men to become advocates for sex centered around intimacy rather than fuelled by aggression.

Join us on Saturday April 20th, at 9:30am in the CSU Riverina PlayHouse for a day of Writers’ in Conversation. Listen to Chris Hammer, Margaret Hickey, Patti Miller, Alison Pouliot, Hayley Scrivenor, Inga Simpson, Michael Thompson and Karen Viggers writers discussing their latest book, join in the Q&A, buy their book and have it personally signed by the author.

Stephanie Alexander in conversation with Celia Hirsh

Melissa Ashley, Karen Viggers and Chris Womersley with Laura Macdonald

The art of the cookbook, and why do I have so many on my shelf? Stephanie Alexander, Julia Busuttil-Nishimura and Belinda Jeffery with Jaclyn Crupi.

Two friends discuss the ties that bind: Julia Banks and Grace Tame