The Rose Scott Women Writers' Festival

AT THE WOMEN'S CLUB
The Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival was established in 2013 as an annual flagship event for The Women’s Club.  Named after Rose Scott, one of the founders of The Women’s Club, it seeks to honour the memory of this influential woman who used her own writing – speeches, pamphlets and letters – to influence social policy and improve the living conditions of women and children.

The Festival showcases the rich diversity of genres in which contemporary Australian women writers explore issues of personal, social and political concern. The Festival features Australian women writers of fiction and non-fiction, in print, performance, film and electronic media. Offering guests inspiring speakers in welcoming environs, the Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival has established itself as one of the most significant literary festivals on Sydney’s cultural calendar.
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Festival Patron: The Hon Justice Virginia Bell AC
The festival is organised by a committee of The Women's Club:
  • 2013 Marg McKay (Co-Director), Jenny Strachan (Co-Director),  Michaela Bolzan (Creative Director), Isabel Deeble, Gill Green, Robyn Karakasch, Joanna Lewis, Sharryn Ryan
  • 2014 Marg McKay (Director), Michaela Bolzan (Creative Director), Jenny Strachan, Isabel Deeble, Gill Green, Robyn Karakasch, Joanna Lewis, Sharryn Ryan
  • 2015 Dr Wendy Michaels (Director), Virginia Gordon, Dr Rosemary Huisman 
  • 2016 Wendy Michaels (Director), Isabel Deeble, Dr Rosemary Huisman, Dr Christine Jennett, Joanna Lewis, Judith O’Connor, Sharryn Ryan, Christine Yeats
  • 2017 Dr Wendy Michaels (Director), Isabel Deeble, Susan Flaxman, Dr Rosemary Huisman,  Joanna Lewis, Paula McLean, Judith O’Connor, Sharryn Ryan, Christine Yeats, Dr Joy Wallace
  • ​2018 Angela Bowne SC (Director), Nicole Abadee, Noëlle Janaczewska, Adrienne Gorme , Virginia Gordon, Amanda Mark, Joanna Lewis, Catherine du Peloux Menagé 
  • ​2019 Angela Bowne SC (Director), Anna Funder, Noëlle Janaczewska, Virginia Gordon, Amanda Mark, Joanna Lewis, Sorrel Palmer, Catherine du Peloux Menagé
  • 2020 Catherine du Peloux Menagé (Director), Virginia Gordon, Joanna Lewis, Amanda Mark, Jo Munro
  • 2021 Catherine du Peloux Menagé (Director), Virginia Gordon, Joanna Lewis, Amanda Mark, Jo Munro