SIOBHAN O’BRIEN

author I writer I speaker I performer

Siobhan O'Brien is an author, journalist and communications professional. She has written a number of books, including the bestselling biography A Life by Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst. Her novel All the Golden Light was published by HarperCollins in 2024 to much acclaim - hailed as ‘heartstopping’ and ‘as good as historical fiction gets’ by the critics. Siobhan has worked for many media outlets including the Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue and Indesign. When she is not working on forthcoming creative projects or speaking at a literary event, she is fronting her rhythm and blues band, Minnie and The Moonrakers.

explore past literary events

  • Sydney Writers Festival. Wollongong Town Hall.

  • Sydney Writers Festival, Live and Local, Wollongong Town Hall (pictured with author Lyn Hughes)

  • National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW.

  • National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW.

  • Nowra Library, Nowra, NSW.

  • Novel Nook, Yarra Glen, Victoria.

  • Nowra Library, Nowra, NSW.

  • Harry Hartog Books, Mosman, Sydney.

BOOKS

explore musical memories

  • ABC Radio, Wodonga, Victoria.

  • The Blues Train, Queenscliff, Victoria.

  • Bright Brewery, Bright, Victoria.

  • The Blues Train, Queenscliff, Victoria.

  • The Victoria Hotel, Rutherglen, Victoria.

  • Crank It Up festival, Batemans Bay, NSW.

  • The Blues Train, Queenscliff, Victoria (with musicians Laurel and Miss Lou)

  • Steampacket Hotel, Nelligen, NSW.

MUSIC