First and foremost, congratulations to the incredible team at the Melbourne Writer's Festival on a fantastic 25th year! Many thanks for all their support, help and kindness over the past seven months (wow, can't believe it's been seven months!!!). 

Now, down to business. Ten days, three pens and two notebooks later, it's time to tally up how many events I'm yet to report on, and see how many of them I can get done over the next ten days (or years). Wish me luck!

Friday 27 August:

Eight Writers, Eight Ways to be Human- requires reportage

Saturday 28 August:

In the Mind of Crime- requires reportage

Why I Read- requires reportage

USA Today- requires reportage

Big Ideas: Hawke: The Prime Minister- published as Hawke on being Hung

Sunday 29 August:

Beyond Politics- published as Abbott and Gillard: an Australian Political Apocalypse?

As Good as a Feast- interesting debate, but nothing to report.

MyStory- published as MyStory is Your Story

Big Ideas: Terrorism and the Economy- published as Ignorance all but Bliss

Monday 30 August

Big Ideas: Our Future- covered in brief in article The World Cannot Afford a Mexican Standoff.

Tuesday 31 August

1000 Pencils: From Kinglake to Kabul- requires reportage

Fading Twilight- published as Twilight Debate Still Burning Bright

Health at Whose Cost?- published as Where there's a will, there's a way.

Wednesday 1 September

Writing day- nothing to report. 

Thursday 2 September

Opening: Introducing the Public Interest Journalism Foundation and New News 2010- published as Paradigm for the People

The Horse that Bit the Bushranger- interesting session, but nothing to report. 

Also attended much of the day's events at the New News Conference, also encompassed in Paradigm for the People

Friday 3 September

YouCommNews: A New Business Model- requires reporting

Kleptomaniacs and Walled Gardens- requires reporting

When a Billion Chinese Jump- covered in brief in article The World Cannot Afford a Mexican Standoff.

Big Ideas: Annual Alan Missen Oration: Privacy- Do We Need it?- published as Privacy: Do We Need it?

Big Ideas: The John Button Oration with Noel Pearson- published as Political Analysis Reads like Prose

Also attended much of the day's events at the New News Conference

Saturday 4 September

China from the West- published as Wealth and Power- A Match made in China.

Wavewatching for Beginners- published as A World of Waves and Wonder.

Iconic Songs- requires reportage

Big Ideas: Poverty: Whose Problem is it?- published as How do you Prevent a Global Village going Bust?

Sunday 5 September

On the Ground: Treating Conflict and Trauma with Integrity- interesting discussion, but nothing to report. 

Poetry of Rebellion- requires reportage. 

In short, that's over 26 events attended in 10 days, 14 articles completed at the time of writing and 8 to write. 

It's going to be a busy, busy week!