FORTHCOMING EVENTS
One Book One Wagga
10 July 2026
CSU Playhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW
As part of Wagga Wagga’s city-wide book club, Irma will talk with Louise Milligan about her latest novel, Shellybanks.
Riverina Readers Festival
11 July 2026
Wagga Wagga, NSW
11.15am Irma will chat with Anita Heiss about her latest novel, The Paradise Pact.
4.15pm In the festival’s closing session, Irma will moderate the debate ‘Killers v Kissers: In games of love and war who will win?’ with Tim Ayliffe, Sulari Gentill, Bridie Blake and Zoe Gaetjens.
Tickets via the website.
Literary Lunch with Holly Ringland
11.30am – 4pm, 19 September 2026
Safety Beach Sailing Club, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Join us for a delicious day of literary lunching as we welcome acclaimed best selling author, Holly Ringland. Enjoy the stunning bay vistas from the Safety Beach Sailing Club, as Holly talks about her new book, The World Beneath Her Feet, with fellow author, Irma Gold.
Ticket includes the presentation, a drink on arrival, two-course meal, and a copy of The World Beneath Her Feet. Book here.
Western Port Writes
11 October 2026
Mornington Peninsula, VIC
‘The Scene of the Crime’ with Garry Disher, Victoria Brownlee and Mate Antolos, moderated by Irma Gold. The scene of the crime is more than a distinctive backdrop. Setting and place assume a character-like role in crime novels, whether outback, urban or international. Tickets available via the website.
Canberra Writers Festival
15–18 October 2026
Canberra, ACT
17 October, 3pm: ‘Family History Quest: Mothers, Myths and Identities’ with Jane Messer and Cynthia Banham, moderated by Irma Gold. What happens when you embark on an epic quest to unravel family secrets? Join Irma Gold as she asks these wonderful writers and researchers about maternal inheritance across time and they all delve into the worlds of old Bologna and pre-second world war Berlin and Mandate Palestine.
18 October, 1.30pm: ‘Witch, Hate, Love’ with Charlie Jane Anders and Kate Forsyth in conversation with Karen Viggers and Irma Gold. Be a part of this live Secrets from the Green Room podcast event with epic tales of love, treachery and destruction.
Tickets available via the website.
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
21–25 October 2026
Ubud, Indonesia
Details to come. Early bird tickets available via the website.
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Irma loves any excuse to get on a mic and chat with other writers about her books or theirs. She is an experienced panellist and moderator and has appeared at many events and festivals, including Emerging Writers’ Festival, Sorrento Writers Festival, Willy Lit Fest, Canberra Writers Festival, Write Around the Murray, Riverina Readers Festival, and many others. She has interviewed many of Australia’s finest authors at festivals, events and on her podcast, including Charlotte Wood, Christos Tsiolkas, Kate Grenville, Nam Le, Tony Birch, Sofie Laguna, Graeme Simsion, Robbie Arnott, and many more.
If you’d like Irma to appear at an event or festival, get in touch via the contact page.
‘She’s always good in the interviewer’s chair, being both warm in manner and astute about writing.’ Whispering Gums