SWF responds to bookseller criticism

Monday, 13 April 2026 Books+Publishing

In a statement responding to bookseller criticism of its approach to competing events, the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has stated that it is “supportive, on a case-by-case basis, of an in-store bookshop event with under 50 attendees”. Constant Reader bookseller Melissa Mantle is among several booksellers who have criticised the festival’s...