Christos Tsiolkas is an author, playwright and screenwriter, including Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-On, The Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award. He won Overall Best Book in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize and won the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal for his novel, The Slap, which was also announced as the 2009 Australian Booksellers Association and Australian Book Industry Awards Books of the Year. He lives in Melbourne.

A simple Greek supper by Chef Chris Orr is available as a pre-booked option, with your choice on the night of beef stifado or lemon rice pilaf (v).

Photo credit: John Tsiavis

Date: May 6th 2026
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Kelvin Downstairs Bar

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