WorkPac are the Whitsunday Voices Literary Dinner Partner for the 2nd year running

​The dinner is part of the Youth Literature Festival which is run for students, parents and educators in the Mackay region.

 Australia’s largest privately-owned recruitment company WorkPac are proud to once again be partnering with the Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival through the WorkPac Mackay office to present the Literary Dinner.

The Youth Literature Festival, now in its 15th year running, is a key part of the Mackay Festival of Arts program and focuses on creating a fun and engaging environment for students in the region to connect with reading and literature.

The festival runs over two days from Thursday the 19th of July to Friday the 20th of July, and includes various events and a variety of presenters, including award winning authors, a slam poet, a gamer, a blogger and a literary agent

Held on the final day of the Festival, the literary dinner allows guests to meet some of these presenters in a more informal environment, with guest speaker Jennifer Byrne giving a keynote speech on the evening.

Mr Darian Lawson, the Business Centre Manager of WorkPac Mackay, is proud to once again be sponsoring the event, this year making a $13,000 donation.

“The Youth Literature Festival has been such a longstanding event in the Mackay Community, and I’m so proud that we get to be part of it”.

“This years Literary Dinner is definitely going to be one to remember, with the wonderful Jennifer Byrne doing a keynote”.

“She’s had an amazing career in print, radio and television, so it’s going to really exciting to hear from her, as well as mingle with the great authors participating in the event”.

“I look forward to continuing our partnership with the Youth Literature Festival in the future, as well as participating in some of the other fantastic events happening year-round in Mackay”.

For more information on the 2018 Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival head here