“The rebellion of art is a daily rebellion against the state of living death routinely called real life.” Jeanette Winterson, The Paris Review We’re excited to announce that celebrated author Jeanette Winterson will deliver the 2014 Keynote Address at the Festival this year. Winterson is travelling to Australia in August for a tour arranged in collaboration with Sydney Opera House and Brisbane Powerhouse. Winterson will feature in several Festival sessions from 1-3 August (full program revealed on 6 June), followed by events in Brisbane and Sydney. Jeanette Winterson OBE is one of the most acclaimed international authors of our time. Whatever the genre – novels, screenplays, essays and journalism – Winterson takes risks and challenges us to think differently about identity and relationships. The Guardian (UK) recently listed Winterson as being one of the world’s Top Ten writers to see live, ‘She walks on with such confidence and never has any barrier between herself and the audience…’ It’s an experience not to be missed. At 15, Winterson’s teenage love affair with another woman came to light. …