Inaugural crime writers festival to be held in Sydney
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
A new writers festival celebrating the crime genre will be held in Sydney from 2-3 September 2017. The two-day festival, BAD, is founded by academic Denis Tracey and writer Michael...
First authors announced for Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2017
Monday, 17 July 2017
The first authors have been announced for this year’s Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, which runs from 25-29 October in Ubud, Bali. Among the international guests are Scottish crime writer...
Sydney Jewish Writers Festival 2017 program announced
Friday, 14 July 2017
The program has been announced for the 2017 Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, which runs from 26-27 August. The festival will be headlined by British novelist Rachel Seiffert, who will appear...
MWF announces ‘digital storytellers’ for 2017 festival
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Melbourne Writers Festival will engage six ‘digital storytellers’ for its 2017 festival, running from 25 August to 3 September. The six bloggers and writers will report on the festival’s sessions,...
Line-up announced for third St Albans Writers’ Festival
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
The line-up has been announced for the third St Albans Writers’ Festival, which runs from 8-10 September in the village of St Albans in NSW. Journalist Tony Jones will deliver...
Antidote festival to replace Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
The Sydney Opera House will host a new two-day festival dedicated to progressive ideas and activism from 2-3 September. The Antidote festival replaces the Sydney Opera House’s Festival of Dangerous...
Over 300 attend 2017 ABA Conference; Mutter, Daunt offer advice on combatting Amazon
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Over 300 booksellers, exhibitors and guest speakers attended this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference, which was held in Melbourne from 18-19 June. ABA chief executive Joel Becker said it...
Full program for IPEd National Editors Conference announced
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 13-15 September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Running under...
Mudgee Readers’ Festival 2017 program out now
Friday, 16 June 2017
The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has released its 2017 program. The event, which runs from 10-13 August in regional NSW, will feature Melanie Joosten, Holly Throsby, Ali Alizadeh, Michael Robotham, Sarah...
Over 300 attend sold-out Reading Matters conference; teen autonomy, diversity discussed
Thursday, 15 June 2017
A capacity crowd of 320 librarians, booksellers, writers, publishers and YA enthusiasts attended the 2017 Reading Matters conference, held from 1-2 June at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. The two-day...
Edinburgh Book Festival partners with WORD Christchurch, Creative NZ
Thursday, 15 June 2017
A number of New Zealand writers will participate in this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival thanks to a new partnership between the festival, WORD Christchurch and Creative New Zealand, reports...
Byron Writers Festival 2017 program announced
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
The full program for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August, has been announced. International guests include US debut novelist Kayla Rae Whitaker (The Animators); New York...
Over 110,000 attend SWF 2017; poetry tops festival bestsellers list
Thursday, 1 June 2017
This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has recorded over 110,000 attendances and 59,322 ticketed sales worth over $1.5m—the second-highest box office in the organisation’s history. Attendances include the festival’s series of...
BWF releases 2017 schools program
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has released its 2017 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12. The Word Play program, which runs from 6-8 September, features...
First authors announced for 2017 Byron Writers Festival
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The first authors have been announced for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August. International guests include US science writer Dava Sobel; US biologist David George Haskell;...
Authors announced for Canberra Writers Festival
Friday, 19 May 2017
A number of authors have been announced for the second Canberra Writers Festival, which runs from 25-27 August. Festival guests include Maggie Alderson, Richard Fidler, Julia Baird, Nikki Gemmell, Robyn Williams,...
Dempster to step down after MWF 2017
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) artistic director and CEO Lisa Dempster will step down following this year’s festival, which runs from 25 August to 3 September. Dempster was appointed in 2012...
RWA releases 2017 conference program ‘Love Gone Wild’
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
The Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) has released the program for its 2017 conference, to be held in Brisbane from 11-13 August under the theme ‘Love Gone Wild’. International guests...
18,000 attend Clunes Booktown Festival 2017; sellout sessions with Kent, Ford
Friday, 12 May 2017
Around 18,000 visitors attended this year’s Clunes Booktown Festival in Victoria, which ran from 6-7 May. The number of visitors is about the same as the previous two festivals. A...
EWF 2017 program launched
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced its full 2017 program, which runs from 14-23 June in venues across Melbourne’s CBD, Footscray and Dandenong. The festival will open with ‘an...
Teen talk: A S King, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Will Kostakis on this year’s Reading Matters conference
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Authors A S King, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Will Kostakis will be participating in this year’s Reading Matters conference. Jackie Tang finds out what they’ll be discussing at the conference—and what...
New Melbourne Jewish Book Week to host inaugural event in May
Thursday, 27 April 2017
The newly established Melbourne Jewish Book Week will host its first event on the 28 May, ahead of its first full program in May 2018. Curated by Gary Abrahams, the event...
2017 NT Writers Festival program launched
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The program for the 2017 Northern Territory Writers’ Festival program has been announced. Held in Alice Springs from 18-21 May, this year’s festival will explore the theme of ‘Crossings|Iwerre-atherre’. Indonesian travel writer...
Clunes Booktown Festival 2017 program announced
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
The program for the 2017 Clunes Booktown Festival, to be held from 6-7 May in Clunes, Victoria, has been announced. Just under 30 writers will appear at the festival, including...
IPEd conference program speakers announced
Friday, 7 April 2017
The Institute of Professional Editors has announced some of the speakers for its biennial conference, to be held in Brisbane from 13-15 September. The keynote speakers are professor of applied...
EWF announces 2017 festival ambassadors
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the five writers appointed ambassadors for EWF’s National Writers’ Conference, which runs from 17-18 June. The ambassadors are Melina Marchetta, Michelle Law, Inga...
ABA announces 2017 conference program; Daunt, Mutter to give keynotes
Thursday, 23 March 2017
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced details of the program for its 2017 conference, to be held in Melbourne from 18-19 June. Running under the theme ‘Collaboration and Community’,...
Over 200 booksellers, publishers attend standalone Leading Edge Books conference
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Over 100 booksellers, close to 100 publishers and suppliers, and 29 authors attended this year’s Leading Edge Books (LEB) conference, which was held in Surfers Paradise from 19-21 March. This...
HarperCollins, Fullers and MacLean’s awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
A number of industry awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Surfers Paradise on 20 March. HarperCollins was named Publisher of the Year for the second...
Auckland Writers Festival 2017 program released
Thursday, 16 March 2017
The program has been announced for the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival, which runs from 16-21 May. The line-up of 42 international writers includes Man Booker Prize-winning US novelist Paul Beatty; US...
