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