1. I’m reading as part of the regular No Wave event at the Wheatsheaf (39 George St, Thebarton) on 4th Novemeber at 7.30pm, along with a great group of other writers.
2. PAAF Art Of Dissent exhibition at Hart’s Mill Flour Shed (9 Mundy St, Port Adelaide, Kaurna Yerta) 13-22 November – opening 6pm on 13th. The ten (SANTOS SUX!) dresses will be on display. For a description of our Indecent Behaviour see ‘Scared Angry Laughing’ (Lock and Key)!

1.Prospect Library, Thursday 24 September at 2pm. I’ll be reading from ‘Scared Angry Laughing’, and talking with Tracy Crisp – author of ‘Pearls’. Come along for a fun afternoon.

2, Jade (in the city), Tuesday 29th September, 6.30pm. I’ll be reading from ‘Scared Angry Laughing’ at a Dog Eared Reading evening – ‘Seeds’ – part of the Nature Festival. Hear Jessica White’s wonderful nature writing.

1. I’m invited to appear at the Port Fairy Literary Weekend in September – alongside the great Judy Horacek. Her cartoons have been making us laugh and think for many years – so I’m honoured! https://portfairyliteraryweekend.com.au/events/subversion-and-satire/

2. The Island Readers and Writers Festival in Hobart at the end of June, a lovely few days. I was part of a debate ‘Only Literature Can Save Us’ which is recorded here https://margaretmerrilees.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/irwf-debate-2026-edited-36.50.mp3

3. An old friend, told me that a line from my ‘Sighting Rottnest’ is immortalised on a boardwalk on Rottnest/Wadjemup. Thank you Ted Lefroy! https://margaretmerrilees.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rottnest-quote-1.jpg

I’ll be in a couple of sessions at this festival in lovely Nipaluna/Hobart

‘Writing with our hearts on our sleeves’ https://islandfest.theatreroyal.com.au/EventAvailability?EventId=6801

and

‘The Great Debate – only literature can save us’ https://islandfest.theatreroyal.com.au/EventAvailability?EventId=9801

Lovely words by Heather Taylor-Johnson in InReview: https://www.indailysa.com.au/inreview/books-poetry/2026/03/26/book-review-scared-angry-laughing-or-how-to-fix-the-world?

Sorry if you keep getting the same post over and over!! I’m having a tussle with WordPress – and it won’t let me answer comments. Software that is smarter then I am (or so it thinks!).

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/margaret-merrilees-scared-angry-laughing/106461838

A free Pink Shorts panel at Constellations (Not-Writers-Week) Adelaide 2nd March.

Register at https://events.humanitix.com/constellations-at-the-exchange