Ginsights at Olims

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Ginsights Literary Events at Olims Bar & Bistro

Presented in partnership with Canberra Writers Festival, Big River Distilling Co, Paperchain Bookstore, and Marion – Elevating Writers and their Art.

Ginsights is an informal literary event held regularly in the Carlton Lounge at Olims Bar and Bistro.  Guest authors from Canberra, our region and other parts of Australia share conversation and cocktails with the keen readers of Canberra. Paperchain bookstore staff come along to sell copies of the authors books. Olims Bar and Bistro will be serving a cocktail of the night featuring Big River spirits and a Big River G&T, in addition to their usual selection of drinks and dining options.

Ginsights is a ticketed event and bookings are required: GINSIGHTS: 7th May Natasha Lester

Next Event

Thursday 25 June – Jane Rawson

Jane Rawson is the author of the essay collection Human/Nature: On Life in a Wild World and the climate guide The Handbook: Surviving & Living with Climate Change, alongside three novels and the novella Formaldehyde. Her work has appeared in Living with the Anthropocene, Fire, Flood, Plague, and Reading Like an Australian Writer. She is also Managing Editor at Island, the team behind the inaugural Nipaluna / Hobart Readers and Writers Festival.

The evening will feature a formal Q&A, followed by relaxed, informal conversations over drinks. Our event bookseller Paperchain Bookstore will have copies of Jane’s books available for purchase and signing. Olims Bar & Bistro will offer a cocktail of the night featuring Big River spirits, alongside a Big River G&T and their full menu of drinks and dining options.

All are welcome to come along to join this informal reader/writer conversation co-sponsored by Big River Distilling Co, Canberra Writers Festival and MARION.

Tickets are $12 and bookings are required.

Upcoming Events
  • Thursday 25 June Jane Rawson – TICKETS
  • Tuesday 7 July Anita Heiss
  • Thursday 9 July Emma Grey
  • Thursday 23 July Petronella McGovern
  • Thursday 3 September Ashley Kalagian Blunt
  • Monday 21 September Anne Freeman
  • Thursday 12 November Joshua Hortinela