Date Published: 15th March 2018
Australian response: Alexander would like to thank all of his readers who came out to meet him on his visit to Dubai for the Emirates Festival and his tour of Australia this month (March 2018), both of which he enjoyed very much indeed. He is very fond of the people of Australia and the land and climate—as you will in see if you take a few minutes to read a story he wrote about Australia which is on the story calendar on this website.
The events were a great success with audiences of up to 1500 people and those involved in the planning went to great lengths to welcome him. He was even piped into the auditorium for his event in Maleny, in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, north of Brisbane, Queensland, by a local bagpiper—much to his delight.
We are pleased to bring you some photographs taken on the tour:
- Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with Paul Blezard, Emirates Festival of Literature, 2018
- Alexander McCall Smith at the Emirates Festival of Literature
- Audiences on tour
- Alexander McCall Smith on stage in Australia, 2018
- On stage in Australia, 2018
- On tour in Australia, 2018





