Events

2026

FEBRUARY

PERTH Feb 4th, 6pm, How to Dress for Old Age Perth book launch, The Old Laundry Bar and Kitchen, 22 Angove St, North Perth: In-Conversation with Robyn Johnston. RSVP: books@upswellpublishing.com

PERTH Feb 6th, 10am-12pm, Writing life and death together – workshop for writers and non-writers alike, Palliative Care WA, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, Wembley WA. More info here

ADELAIDE Feb 11th, 6pm, How to Dress for Old Age Adelaide book launch, Dymocks Adelaide, Regent Theatre, Level 1, 101-107 Rundle Mall, Adelaide: with Catherine Fitzgerald and in-conversation with Cath Kenneally. Bookings here

MELBOURNE Feb 18th, 6pm, How to Dress for Old Age Melbourne book launch, Readings Carlton: with Robin Laurie and in-conversation with Sophie Cunningham. Bookings here

SYDNEY Feb 26th, 6.30pm, How to Dress for Old Age Sydney book launch, Better Read Than Dead bookshop, 265 King St, Newtown NSW: with Kathryn Millard and in-conversation with Catherine McKinnon. Bookings here

APRIL

SORRENTO April 24th, 10.30am, How to Dress for Old Age; And other perplexing issues Sorrento Writers Festival, David Carlin, Rosalie Ham and Peta Murray with Hilary Harper, SOLD OUT Wait list here

MAY

ELTHAM May 6th, 10am-11.30am, The March of Time with David Carlin and Peta Murray, In Association with Eltham Bookshop, ELTHAM CENTRAL PAVILION, 18 Panther Place ELTHAM, Register here

WEST FOOTSCRAY May 7th, 7.30pm-9pm, How to Dress for Old Age - Use it or Lose it, Join host Emilie Collyer, with Peta Murray and David Carlin, authors of the new braided memoir How to Dress for Old Age, to unpack the big questions: what to pack for our future selves? What do we want to bring with us as we age, what new costumes would we like to try, and what would we like to shed? Bookings here

BRISBANE May 10th, 2pm, How to Dress for Old Age Brisbane book launch, Avid Reader bookshop, 193 Boundary Street, West End: in-conversation with Ashley Hay. Bookings here

MALENY May 12th, 6pm, Outspoken Maleny, Maleny Community Centre: Peta Murray and David Carlin in conversation with Steven Lang on How to Dress for Old Age. Bookings here

MARYBOROUGH, VIC May 30th, 3.30 - 4.30pm, Dressing for Old Age, Words in Winter Central Goldfields, Highland Society, High St, Maryborough. Bookings here

MARYBOROUGH, VIC May 30th, 5.30 arrival for 6.00pm start, Saturday Dinner & Dressing for Old Age Fashion Parade, Railway Cafe, Maryborough. Bookings here