# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+10:00) - **Event Description**: Unpack the big issues with two influencers turned authorsAbout this EventMatilda Boseley and Jack Toohey are experts in distilling complex issues into compelling digital content.Matilda is a TikTok star and award-winning presenter for Guardian Australia who recently released The ADHD Brain Buddy, a workbook for adults with ADHD and a follow-up to The Year I Met My Brain. Jack hit the spotlight in 2023 when his video about housing affordability went viral. His debut book Better Things Are Possible is a timely manifesto for getting involved in political and social progress.Join Matilda and Jack as they chat about some of the hot topics trending on our pages and screens today. With Amy Thunig-McGregor.Read our writersWe may take photos and video of the speakers and audience. See details here.ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:MATILDA BOSELEY is an award-winning social media reporter and presenter for Guardian Australia. She has spearheaded the publication's popular TikTok channel, creating short-form explainers that won her a Quill Award for Innovation in Journalism and earned multiple Walkley Award nominations. Through her reporting, Matilda strives to help young people understand the world around them - particularly the political systems that shape their lives. Drawing from her own ADHD diagnosis at 23, she champions greater awareness and support for adults with ADHD.JACK TOOHEY is a Sydney-based writer and creative director focused on systems literacy, social inequality, and climate justice. Previously a creative agency founder, he redirected his skills towards distilling complex issues into clear, compelling content-rising to prominence in 2023 with a viral video examining housing affordability. In 2025, he released his debut non-fiction Better Things Are Possible, which explores the interconnectedness of climate, housing, gender issues, and mental health, and served as creative lead on Teach Us Consent's Promoting Consent Initiative.DR AMY THUNIG-MCGREGOR is a Kamilaroi/Gomeroi author and Research Fellow within Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Sydney. A Director at Story Factory, Amy contributes on various councils including the AECG, has delivered a TEDx talk, and had the pleasure of co-curating the 2023 All About Women Festival and the 2024 Sydney Writer’s Festival. An occasional media commentator and panellist, Amy has recently completed the second season of their podcast ‘Blacademia’. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marrickville/sydney-writers-festival-the-kids-are-alright/100001983499703006 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, kids, health-wellness, fine-arts, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Marrickville - **state**: NS - **country**: Australia - **location**: Marrickville Town Hall - **lat**: -33.9091112 - **long**: 151.1541463 - **full address**: Marrickville Town Hall, 303 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/3922951b804edf4a5e4103310846b60247b106ce8164cf5c830b701b95182a2d-rimg-w1200-h600-dc37b7fd-gmir.jpg?v=1774103651 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright being held? - **A:** Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Marrickville Town Hall, 303 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright? - **A:** Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright is organized by Inner West Council Libraries. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Sydney Writers' Festival: The Kids Are Alright", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/3922951b804edf4a5e4103310846b60247b106ce8164cf5c830b701b95182a2d-rimg-w1200-h600-dc37b7fd-gmir.jpg?v=1774103651", "startDate": "2026-05-23T14:00:00+10:00", "endDate": "2026-05-23T15:00:00+10:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/marrickville/sydney-writers-festival-the-kids-are-alright/100001983499703006", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Marrickville Town Hall", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "303 Marrickville Road", "postalCode": "2204", "addressLocality": "Marrickville", "addressRegion": "NS", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-33.9091112", "longitude": "151.1541463" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Unpack the big issues with two influencers turned authors", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-21", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-23T15:00:00+10:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-21", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/marrickville/sydney-writers-festival-the-kids-are-alright/100001983499703006" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-21", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-21", "url": "https://allevents.in/marrickville/sydney-writers-festival-the-kids-are-alright/100001983499703006", "price": 0, "name": "SWF 2026: Kids Are Alright" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Inner West Council Libraries", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/inner-west-council-libraries/22521219", "description": "Relax, discover or escape at one of Inner West Council’s network of eight public libraries. 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