Live@TheTurningPage #3
Local Heroes -
Written and Made in the Blue Mountains!
Come and join us for an intimate evening with some of our local Blue Mountains writers as they read from, and talk about, their latest books. We’ll dig into what drives them, and what drives them crazy about writing and publishing locally.
Featuring:
Michael Duffy (crime)
Alejandra Martinez (contemporary fiction)
Georgina Kenyon (historical fiction)
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Doors open 6.45pm for 7pm start
Duration 1 hour
The Turning Page Bookshop
Shop 1/125 Macquarie Road Springwood
Entry fee - $15
Places are limited
This event is wheelchair accessible. Street parking or car park at rear.
About the Authors
Michael Duffy is the author of the Bella Greaves crime novels set in the Blue Mountains, and of Tall Stories: a lively history of the Blue Mountains. He was a publisher and a court reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald, and founded the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. His latest novel is Death in the Gardens.
Alejandra Martinez is an Australian-Uruguayan writer. Her stories have been published in a range of anthologies and magazines, including Best Australian Stories (Black Inc), Girls Talk and Puentes Review. She was longlisted for the first Hilarie Lindsay Prize. Her writing explores migration, diversity and universal themes of identity, loss, ageing, mental health, and resilience. She was the winner of the 2022 Newcastle Writers Festival Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize. In 2023 she was a curator for Writing NSW Boundless Festival, hosting, ‘A Home of One’s Own’ at the Joan in Penrith NSW. Her debut novel, Salsa in the Suburbs, was published in 2025 by Puncher and Wattmann and was the first Australian mainstream novel by an Australian-Uruguayan author.
Georgina Kenyon is a teacher, writer and artist. She has written for the BBC, The Guardian and science magazines including New Scientist and Nature. She teaches art and history at community colleges. She lives in Springwood and paints under the names Batsy and Fledermaus (to sound more posh).
