EVENTS CALENDAR 2018
WEDNESDAYS @ ONE
A series of talks by well known and interesting South Australians, with the theme - Books in My Life.
Hetzel Theatre, Institute Building - 1pm to approx 2pm - First Wednesday of each month
Admission: $5 General / Students & FSLSA Members free
A series of talks by well known and interesting South Australians, with the theme - Books in My Life.
Hetzel Theatre, Institute Building - 1pm to approx 2pm - First Wednesday of each month
Admission: $5 General / Students & FSLSA Members free
Wednesday 5th December, 2018
ALASTAIR SARRE
Alastair Sarre was born in ex-coal-mining town Leigh Creek. He spent his childhood in the Adelaide Hills, leaving when he was 19 to study forestry at the Australian National University in Canberra. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Forestry), he worked for a mining company in Western Australia before returning to Canberra to undertake a graduate diploma
of professional diploma of professional communication. For several years Alastair worked for
an intergovernmental organisation based in Japan, but he now lives in the Adelaide Hills and
earns his living as a freelance writer and editor specialising in forestry. He has published two
novels: the first, Prohibited Zone, was shortlisted for three South Australian literary awards. His
second, Ecstasy Lake, was described by Ed Wright in the Weekend Australian as "A strongly
written thriller that combines gold prospecting with the drugs trade. The characters are
convincing and the writing taut. There are enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing
until the end, while the contradictions of human motivation resonate beyond."
ALASTAIR SARRE
Alastair Sarre was born in ex-coal-mining town Leigh Creek. He spent his childhood in the Adelaide Hills, leaving when he was 19 to study forestry at the Australian National University in Canberra. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Forestry), he worked for a mining company in Western Australia before returning to Canberra to undertake a graduate diploma
of professional diploma of professional communication. For several years Alastair worked for
an intergovernmental organisation based in Japan, but he now lives in the Adelaide Hills and
earns his living as a freelance writer and editor specialising in forestry. He has published two
novels: the first, Prohibited Zone, was shortlisted for three South Australian literary awards. His
second, Ecstasy Lake, was described by Ed Wright in the Weekend Australian as "A strongly
written thriller that combines gold prospecting with the drugs trade. The characters are
convincing and the writing taut. There are enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing
until the end, while the contradictions of human motivation resonate beyond."
