Thu 26 Nov · 6:30pm
Penrith City Library · Penrith
three rural romance authors in conversation
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WHO: 16 years+
WHEN: Thursday 26 November | 6.30pm - 7.30pm
WHERE: Penrith Library
BOOKINGS: $5 per person - bookings essential
Don't miss this Write Out West: Western Sydney Libraries and Literature Festival event!
Join best selling authors Penelope Janu, Stella Quinn and Fiona McArthur, in conversation with Sandie Docker, for a lively discussion of rural romance. Explore evocative country settings, unforgettable characters and the enduring charm of a well earned happily ever after.
Purchase the authors' books from the pop up QBD Books store at the event and have them personally signed.
About the authors:
Penelope Janu - Penelope Janu lives on a property in the Southern Highlands of NSW with a distracting husband, a very large dog and, now they're fully grown, six delightful children who come and go. A former lawyer, Penelope has a passion for creating stories that explore social and environmental issues, but her novels are fundamentally a celebration of Australian characters and communities.
Stella Quinn - Stella Quinn writes contemporary rural fiction that is warm-hearted and filled with characters you want to be best friends with. Her stories are about everyday people who are struggling to find their sense of self worth after dark times have brought them down, and they are about everyday life in all its wonderful (and woeful) stages. She's fond of adding a dog or two (or a kangaroo), and a townful of memorable meddlers, and she loves a research travel trip.
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Thu 26 Nov 2026, 6:30pm.
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Penrith City Library, Penrith, NSW.
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