Nov 11, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Celebrate the non-fiction award winners of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Award with writers Paul Genoni and Tanya Dalziell in conversation with Susan Midalia.

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  Paul Genoni

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