‘Our animal companions take centre stage in this big-hearted storytelling event from the brilliant minds of Marieke Hardy and Emilie Zoey Baker, inspired by the National Gallery Victoria’s Cats & Dogs exhibition.  

In this session, beloved Melbourne writer Tony Birch, author and broadcaster Mimi Kwa, award-winning novelist Laura Jean McKay and proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu woman and sports journalist Shelley Ware will reflect on the cats and dogs that have left an impression on their lives, while Robert Skinner, winner of the 2025 John Clarke Prize for Humour Writing, will deliver a Living Eulogy to a beloved creature, celebrating life while we’re still here to appreciate it.’

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