12 Aug 2015
Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains Hosts MGallery Literary Collection Event

Accor

The MGallery Literary Collection of events which launched to much fanfare at Mount Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills in conjunction with The Wheeler Centre is about to roll into the Blue Mountains, with the Fairmont Resort hosting a literary night to remember on 4 September 2015 and offering guests a special accommodation deal to match.

Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains is offering guests an overnight accommodation package which includes two tickets to the MGallery Literary dinner event with award-winning author Toni Jordan, overnight accommodation in a Superior Room and full buffet breakfast in Jamison's Restaurant the following morning.

The MGallery Literary Dinner Event will comprise of sparkling wine, canapés and a four-course menu featuring locally sourced produce in the hotel's Jamison's Restaurant, while Toni Jordan, author of Nine Days, discusses what it takes to write novels which are published in 17 countries.

The MGallery Literary Collection package at Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains costs $469 for two people, $329 for one person. To book head to www.accorhotels.com.au/literarycollection.

The MGallery Collection of nine hotels in Australia recently announced a literary collaboration with The Wheeler Centre, the cornerstone of Australia's literary activity.

'The MGallery Literary Collection with The Wheeler Centre' will bring a breath of literary elegance to each hotel in the MGallery Collection that already evoke their own memorable story which can be experienced through the hotel's unique characteristics.

The Wheeler Centre drives the development and celebration of literature, fostering broad public engagement in books, writing and ideas. Through The Wheeler Centre, Australian writers will be introduced to the MGallery Collection and take up residence in one of the hotels for three nights. The writer will then create an exclusive short story inspired by their stay experience.

The Literary Collection of short stories will be published into an edition de luxe, and released as an epilogue to the collaboration, exclusively for all MGallery Collection hotels in Australia.

As part of the collaboration, literature enthusiasts are invited to share in this experience at an 'In Conversation' event with the writer, where a lively discussion should be expected, accompanied by fine wine and delicious food.

Details on upcoming MGallery Literary Collection events are as follows:

The Como Melbourne, 17 September 2015

With a glass of champagne or a cocktail in hand indulge in a 4-course dinner on the fashionable Chapel Street at The Como Melbourne with co-creator of TV series Offspring, Debra Oswald.

Harbour Rocks Hotel, 25 September 2015

Enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner with champagne and matching wines at Harbour Rocks Hotel in the famous Rocks precinct with author and critic, Alison Croggon.

The Reef House, 21 November 2015

Indulge in a 6-course degustation dinner with matching wines at The Reef House in picturesque Palm Cove while Hannah Kent, shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Guardian First Book Award, will join you to share her tales of novel writing.

For more information on the MGallery Literary Collection and to book tickets to the events, head to www.accorhotels.com.au/literarycollection.

About MGallery

The MGallery Collection of hotels artfully offers upscale accommodation with distinctive personalities catering to guests looking for a unique stay in places exuding individuality. All offerings and services by an MGallery hotel resonate with its individual story, affording guest a fully memorable stay emblematic of the MGallery Collection. The 9 MGallery hotels in Australia: Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains, Harbour Rocks Hotel, The Como Melbourne, Grand Hotel Melbourne, Hotel Lindrum, Mount Lofty House, The Playford Adelaide, Reef House Resort & Spa Palm Cove and The New Inchcolm Hotel & Suites.

About The Wheeler Centre

The Wheeler Centre drives the development and celebration of literature, fostering broad public engagement in books, writing and ideas. The Wheeler Centre produces smart, passionate and entertaining public conversations on every topic.  Across 200+ events each year, finest local and international thinkers, writers and speakers, sharing their expertise, their imagination and their ideas. Based in Melbourne, the majority of events are recorded and available digitally at wheelercentre.com.