Talks, Lectures & Events

“Oh I wish I had had somebody like you teaching Literature when I was at school.”

Susannah gives live talks at many venues around Sydney and other capital cities. Her upcoming talks are listed here. Bookings are usually required; please use the MORE DETAILS>> links to find out about each talk. Scroll down to see talks listed by location.

You can also purchase a video talk to view at any time you wish.

All times shown are Australian Eastern time (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra), and all prices are Australian dollars.


  • 5 February 2026
    • CANBERRA: Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them6:00 pm - 7:30 pmThroughout history, famous writers have loved and been inspired by their cats. Susannah Fullerton explores notable literary felines in her latest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them. Free, but bookings essential. Book here. Following the presentation, Susannah will sign books in the foyer. The presentation will also be available online. Please make a booking, and we will send you a direct link to the livestream via email, or you can join anytime through the Library's YouTube channel. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA MapMore details »
  • 11 February 2026
    • GOLD COAST: A Feline Affair: Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them11:30 am - 2:00 pmPopular ArtsNational lecturer and author Susannah Fullerton has agreed to join us for lunch and discuss her latest publication (by the Bodleian Library in Oxford), looking at 17 great writers and their cats, showing how each cat was inspirational in creating poems, novels, short stories, essays, letters and children’s books. Throughout history, famous writers have loved and been inspired by their cats. Bookings here. GOLD COAST: THE FISHBAR, BENOWA MapMore details »
  • 12 February 2026
    • MITTAGONG: Jane Austen Devonshire Tea3:30 pm - 5:30 pmThe Highland Woman invites you to join an inspiring experience with Susannah Fullerton over Devonshire Tea, Corinne Dany about her Art, followed by a performance by Myee Clohessy on Violin, Edwina Carter on Flute and Katherine Mountford on Cello, along with a charming dance by 2 guest performers. Bookings now open - here. FITZROY INN, FERGUSON CRESCENT, MITTAGONG MapMore details »
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A lot of people, when they come to Susannah’s talks, say, “Oh I wish I had had somebody like you teaching me Literature when I was at school.”

Susannah Fullerton is Sydney’s best-known speaker on well-known authors and their works. She breathes life into great literature and an author’s life. Her talks are partly to instruct, but also to entertain, so she tells people all the juicy details about the life of the writer and how a particular incident in their lives might have affected what they wrote. Dramatic readings from the novels add authenticity and she includes biographies or critical works to read if people wish to explore that writer further.

She gives her audience the experience of having known an author personally and her meticulously researched talks vividly describe the life and times of an era and bring her subjects’ lives to life. People come along who just want to learn more about great literature.

Susannah has spoken at literary conferences around the world, and is regularly sought as an entertaining and informative speaker at fund-raising events, conference dinners, schools, libraries, universities, bookshops and clubs. Make sure you attend one of her talks very soon.

Further information and help 
Please contact Susannah here.