Newstead Short Story Tattoo is an eclectic event that combines academics with artists, politics with fiction, history with poetry, orators with musicians and new voices with literary masters. There will be themed sessions galore, with the likes of Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap), Clementine Ford, Joe Dolce, Annabel Tellis (The Book of Shane Warne Love Poetry) and Bella Frisky among the special guests for 2015. A highlight is the appearance of Aboriginal activist, actor, artist and agitator Gary Foley, who will be bringing a world-first via the inaugural Gary Foley Lecture as a part of the parochial Anarchism, Activism, Asperger’s and Advocacy session. Newstead – May 1-3.