Events
York Writers Festival
Ros returns to York Writers Festival to join another fantastic lineup in 2023.
She will be chatting with Sasha Wasley about the ins and outs of the writing life.
Two of WA’s most beloved authors together for the first time. Grab and ticket and come along for a chat.
The York Festival - Afternoon Tea Bookclub
How do you have a successful career in journalism, raise a family and write a #MeToo novel that captures the Zeitgeist with wit and style? Join acclaimed TV and print journalist and author Ros Thomas for afternoon tea as she discusses her recent novel How to Shame the Devil with York Festival Director and journalist at The West Australian, Will Yeoman. Includes a book signing at Barclay Books.
$40 includes afternoon tea
Tickets from here.
STORIES ON STAGE
Join us for Stories on Stage with writer ROS THOMAS in-conversation with MONIQUE MULLIGAN.
They will talk about Ros’s fiction debut – HOW TO SHAME THE DEVIL – the writing process, and more!
The event includes supper. Wine available at the bar.
JOIN LOCAL AUTHOR ROS THOMAS AT NEDLANDS LIBRARY
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear author Ros Thomas discuss her fiction debut How to Shame the Devil, a novella set in Perth which follows the life of Art Lambkin, a thorny resident of a nursing home who engages in a correspondent's war on the Letters Page of his daily newspaper to validate his relevance. His predictable daily life is thrown into a tailspin when a woman from his past surfaces and threatens to destroy everything--and everyone--he knows.
The event will be introduced by Mayor of Nedlands, Fiona Argyle. Ros will discuss the book's themes of sexual consent, dignity in aged care and the unreliability of memory. She will also speak about the process of writing, getting published by a local press, and how the discipline of writing short-form stories (flash and microfiction in particular) has shaped her longer work.
For many years, Ros wrote a weekly column for The West Australian which garnered her a wide, devoted readership. A collection of her columns Was it Something I Said? was published by UWA Publishing in 2014. Her flash fiction has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the UK Staunch Prize in 2021, and published in Twice Not Shy: One hundred short short stories by Night Parrot Press. How to Shame the Devil is her first novel.
AN EVENING WITH ROS THOMAS
Margaret River Library is hosting an author talk by Ros Thomas. She will be talking about her latest offering How to Shame the Devil.
For many years, Ros wrote a weekly column for The West Australian which garnered her a wide, devoted readership. A collection of her columns Was it Something I Said? was published by UWA Publishing in 2014. Her flash fiction has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the UK Staunch Prize in 2021, and published in Twice Not Shy: One hundred short short stories by Night Parrot Press. How to Shame the Devil is her first novella.
Light refreshments will be provided after the talk. All welcome.
A MORNING CHAT WITH ROS AT THE BOWLING CLUB
Join Ros for a morning chat at the Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club. Ticket details released shortly.
Ros’s fiction debut is How to Shame the Devil, a novella set in Perth which follows the life of Art Lambkin, a thorny resident of a nursing home who engages in a correspondent's war on the Letters Page of his daily newspaper to validate his relevance. His predictable daily life is thrown into a tailspin when a woman from his past surfaces and threatens to destroy everything--and everyone--he knows.
Praise for the novella - “A strikingly original voice. Ros has the full writer’s arsenal. Her prose has a sensual joy.” Robert Drew
ROS THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN MIDALIA
Ros Thomas is the well known former weekend columnist for the West Australian newspaper and How to Shame the Devil is her debut novella. Set in Perth, it’s a witty and compelling story of memory, misconduct and how to grow old disgracefully.
Join Ros in conversation with Susan Midalia during Library Lovers Week to hear all about the inspiration for her latest novella.
“A strikingly original voice. Ros has the full writer’s arsenal. Her prose has a sensual joy.” Robert Drew