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Adelaide Indie Author Book Festival
ONE DAY ONLY | SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2025
No service providers hawking their wares. No commercial booksellers. Just sixty-five indie authors connecting with many hundreds of readers. Green Hill: supporting our great South Australian authors.
Plant4, Bowden Adelaide, South Australia
9am – 3:30pm |Free entry
More detail…
When & Where
Date: Saturday, 25 October 2025, from 9:00am to 3:30pm
Venue: Plant 4, 5 Third Street, Bowden, Adelaide, SA 5007
Admission: Free for general visitors—including readers and families
What to Expect
1. Indie Author Showcase
There will be 65 independently published authors representing diverse genres—think fantasy, horror, sci-fi, memoirs, self-help, eco-fiction, romance, children’s literature, historical fiction, and more—exhibiting their work and interacting with readers.
2. Author Panels & Talks
Engaging panel discussions, facilitated by Adelaide media personality Stacey Lee, will explore topics such as:
- Publishing success strategies
- Memoirs
- History
- Business and self-help
- Genre fiction (e.g., fantasy, crime, romance, sci-fi)
Panels and Talks entry is free, but seating is limited and requires attendees to register and get tickets through Eventbrite
3. Interactive Atmosphere
- One-on-one conversations with authors, opportunity for book signings and purchases
- Enjoy live entertainment, along with food and coffee — plus wine for that relaxed festival vibe
- Designed to be accessible and inclusive, the venue supports mobility aids, wheelchairs, and those with learning or communication challenges
Why It Matters
It’s a rare opportunity to:
- Discover fresh, independent voices across genres
- Support local authors directly
- Connect with the literary community in a friendly, jam-packed literary fest
More than just ‘food for the soul’… there’s food for the stomach too!
Plant 4’s eateries…
- The Plant 4 Bar
- My Grandma Ben
- Nutrition Republic
- Kome Kome
- Fun2Seeya Pizzeria
- Ocean Inn
- Nom Nom
- Mia Cucinetta
- Arancissimo
- Dada Dumpling & Laksa
- Ali’s Pakistani Cuisine
- Cakeboy Donuts
- Ozzie Gozleme
- Ping an Veggie Time
Author Panel discussions facilitated by Stacey Lee
Stacey Lee is an award-winning journalist having reported from China, Korea and throughout Australia for the ABC, Channel 7 and Sky News. Most recently she has hosted Afternoons on radio FIVEAA and is Vice President of the SA Press Club,
Be one of the first 3 Author Panel ticketed attendees to show your ticket at the ground floor Information desk to win a tote bag (valued at $10)
FREE ENTRY but seats are limited so you’ll need a ticket.
Get your ticket(s) here: FREE ENTRY TICKET
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF PANELS AND PANELISTS Please note the panellist line-up is subject to change.
| TIME | TOPIC | FACILITATOR | PANELISTS | PUBLISHING GENRE | ||
| 9:30am | Publishing Success | Stacey Lee | Ben Porter | Author, 10 Clubs for 27 years | Sporting History | |
| Ian McIntosh | Author/Publisher | Childrens books | ||||
| Bob Byrne | Author/Publisher | History/Nostalgia | ||||
| 10:30am | History | Stacey Lee | Richard Maerschel | Author, SA’s Motoring Heritage | Automotive History | |
| Alan Atkinson | Author, The Trials of Billy Freeman | Historical Fiction | ||||
| Dr Susan Marsden – AM | ex State Historian, Marsden Szwarchbord Foundation and Author | History | ||||
| 11:30am | Memoir | Stacey Lee | Warren Rankine | Author, Fifteen Feet Tall | Autobiography, Memoir | |
| Sara Georg | Author, Hopefully Flawed | Memoir | ||||
| Abigail Stratton | Author, Life Through Art | Memoir | ||||
| 1pm | Business and self-help | Stacey Lee | Laura De Lacy | Author, Secret Service series | Business, Marketing | |
| Valentyna Solowij | Author, Banishing Back Pain | Medical Self-Help, Wellness | ||||
| David Walters | Author/Publisher | Media Services | ||||
| 2pm | Genre Fiction | Stacey Lee | Tanya Curran | Author, His Last Letter | Romance | |
| Rose Harvey | Author, Heir to the Ice Flame | YA Fantasy/Romance | ||||
| Michael Dwyer | Author, Earthly Threats series | Eco Fiction | ||||
| Ian Hooper | Author/Publisher | Fantasy |
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Only 60 seats each panel. Don't delay... our Author Panels are almost full!
