1/18Rebecca Ralfe, Rebecca Ralfe, Carol Morgan at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture Kristina
GALLERY: Cairns Tropical Writers Festival
After a weekend of writing, story telling, and reading, Cairns Tropical Writers festival was regarded as a “huge success”. Find the photo gallery here
2/18Michelle Keogh, Toby Brunckhorst, Debra Gavranich, David Thompson, Stephanie Keogh at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture Kristina
3/18Megan Daley, Kristey Vallely and Averil Kenny at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture Kristina
4/18Melinda Whipp, Trish Dalton, Andrew Bilic, Anna Middleton at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture Kristina
5/18Volunteers on the committee Jen Mchugh, mel Drahm, John Shute, Val Schier and Carol Sweatman at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
6/18President of Cairns Tropical Writers Festival Jules Steer and committee treasurer Tiina Horne at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
7/18Childrens authors Rebecca Ralfe and Trudie Trewin at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
8/18Lesley Moseley and Annabell Muis and their book 'Turning Points- Regaining Joy after Loss' at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
9/18Tahlia Burchill-O'Brien t the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
10/18Playwright Angela Murphy and Kerstin Pilz at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
11/18Annett Ryan at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
12/18Former program director Eve Stofford, 2008 founder and pioneer Diane Finlay and former event manager Melissa Robertson at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
13/18Volunteers on the committee Jen Mchugh, mel Drahm, John Shute, Val Schier and Carol Sweatman at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
14/18Felicity Stowtzel and Michelle Lehmann at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
15/18Summer Spencer with her employers book at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
16/18Clive and Linda Dixon at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
17/18Erna Walraven and Tara Diversi at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
18/18Helen Burns and former event manager Melissa Robertson at the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Picture: Kristina Puljak
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