Welcome!The Melbourne Writers Festival presentsin association with Random House Australia a very special event in March 2010 Richard Dawkins: The Greatest Show on Earth Friday 5 March, 7pm Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St, Melbourne Please note that tickets to this event have SOLD OUT. For information on future events, please make sure that you sign up to our e-bulletin.  Richard Dawkins: The Greatest Show on Earth Richard Dawkins is the world's pre-eminent science writer, an evolutionary biologist and an outspoken atheist. Join 'Darwin's pitbull' for this premier event, as he takes on the creationists and all those who question evolution through natural selection. Dawkins will be discussing his latest work The Greatest Show on Earth on Friday 5 March at 7pm at the Melbourne Town Hall, presented by the Melbourne Writers Festival and introduced by Robyn Williams (from ABC Radio National's Science Show), who will also moderate the session. In The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins provides evidence that boldly and comprehensively responds to those who question evolution, while sharing his palpable love of the natural world and the essential role that science plays in its interpretation. The Wall Street Journal said Dawkins' ‘passion is supported by an awe-inspiring literary craftsmanship’. The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who ‘understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too’. Indeed, Dawkins was named as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2007. His books include: The Ancestor's Tale; The Selfish Gene; The Blind Watchmaker; Climbing Mount Improbable; Unweaving the Rainbow; A Devil's Chaplain; and the international best-seller, The God Delusion. For more information on Richard Dawkins go here. New address for MWF team As you may be now aware, the MWF has now moved to the Wheeler Centre. Level 1/176 Little Lonsdale Street, The Wheeler Centre Melbourne Vic 3000. Phone: (03) 9094 7859. Fax: (03) 9650 6467. For physical access, please go to Level 1 reception at The Wheeler Centre and they will direct you to our offices. All other details will remain the same. A new Opposition leader? An old MWF guest ... Get an insight into what lies ahead for the Opposition, by checking out our vid cast with Tony Abbott at the 2009 festival, click here. Images from the 2009 Melbourne Writers Festival                                   |
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