‘Dream Burnie,’ written by Justin Heazlewood, was released on Feb 3!
Justin interviewed over twenty of Burnie’s most successful artists for the book.
Their stories are told alongside Justin’s nostalgic bus-trip and humorous observations about life in our small city.
The featured artists might have been your neighbour, your old school pal, someone you taught, someone who taught you (yes, Eric Hiller is in there), or someone you once had a crush on.
Maybe you thought would go far – but did you know they would go THIS far?
Thanks to the support of Arts Tasmania, the book was launched via a series of events around Tassie and up the Eastern Seaboard of the big island. Lyndal and Justin travelled with a pop-up art exhibition and various artists joined them for Q and A’s and performances.
Keep up to date by following @Dream Burnie on socials, or check out the website www.dreamburnie.com
Before Christmas we sent a few early copies around to some cool people to read. This is what Myf Warhurst had to say:
‘Justin’s genuine affection for Burnie shines through in this part memoir / part celebration of the folk who made the town great and paved the way for others who follow. Any kid who grew up in or is growing up in a country town needs to read this!’
Thanks also to the Burnie City Council who supported the development of the book through the Burnie Arts Council’s 75th Birthday celebratory events.
‘Dream Burnie’ can be purchased through the Dream Burnie website or at selected bookstores.
Sneak peek inside the pages of Dream Burnie. Image by Tara Palmer