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Melbourne Writers Festival 2014 program announced

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18 Jul 2014
Jaimi Dawson
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One of Australia’s most admired authors, Helen Garner is to open Melbourne Writers Festival. Photo: Pan McMillan.

Melbourne Writers Festival has already announced its big name guest Salman Rushdie but it has chosen a Melbourne-based literary icon, Helen Garner, to deliver the Opening Night address.

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Jaimi Dawson
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Jaimi Dawson is a Melbourne-based writer and artist. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism at Monash University.

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