Eminent historian, Dr David Day, will discuss 'Writing Political Lives' at the fifth annual Seymour Lecture in Biography at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, at 6pm on Wednesday, 9 September 2009. He will also give the lecture in Sydney at 6 pm on Friday, 11 September at the Tower Building, University of Technology, Ultimo, and in Melbourne at 6 pm on Thursday, 17 September at the State Library of Victoria.

David has written widely on Australian history and the history of the Second World War. His recent books include Conquest: A New History of the Modern World, The Politics of War, the prize-winning biographies Chifley and John Curtin: A Life and the best-selling history of Australia, Claiming a Continent. His latest book is Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia.

David's talk will be published in the Australian Book Review.

The Seymours also sponsor a Summer Scholarship in Biography at the National Library for young postgraduate students.