The organisers of the upcoming Words in Winter Festival have created an event that will be as warm and satisfying as a bowl of soup in winter - but for the brain instead of the belly. Words in Winter is a weekend of discussions and workshops in Maryborough about ideas, writing, communication, stories and more; it takes place from Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June.

The organisers Janice Simpson, ex-academic and active member of ‘Sisters in