Byron Writers Fest releases digital program, Langton delivers 2020 Thea Astley Address
The annual Byron Writers Festival (BWF) Thea Astley Address, presented by Marcia Langton this year, will be available as a podcast, and the festival is offering free digital sessions in...
BWF wrap-up: Dalton tops bestsellers
This year’s Brisbane Writers festival (BWF), which ran from 6 to 9 September, was programmed by guest artistic director Carl Lindgren, who worked with the theme ‘What the World Needs...
BWF 2018 program announced
The program has been announced for the 2018 Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs from 6-9 September. More than 200 writers will appear at the festival, including human rights barrister...
BWF releases 2016 schools program
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) released its 2016 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12, last month. The program, which runs from 7-9 September, features sessions...
New festival director, board chair for BWF
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has appointed a new festival director and acting CEO for 2015.Julie Beveridge replaces current festival director and CEO Kate Eltham, who is taking maternity leave from mid-March. Beveridge has...
Increased attendance, ‘record’ book sales at Brisbane Writers Festival
An estimated 36,000 people attended this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which ran from 3-7 September.BWF director and CEO Kate Eltham told Books+Publishing she was ‘thrilled with the success of...
Brisbane Writers Festival kicks off
The 2014 Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) kicks off today and runs until 7 September.As previously reported by Books+Publishing, more than 200 writers and illustrators will participate in this year’s festival, which is...
BWF 2014 program announced
US author, publisher and philanthropist Dave Eggers will give the opening address at Brisbane Writers Festival on 4 September and be part of a Literary Vaudeville Show at Brisbane Powerhouse...
Brisbane Writers Festival schools program released
The Brisbane Writers Festival has released its schools program for this year’s festival, which runs from 3 to 7 September. Among the guests at this year’s schools program, which runs...
Nonfiction, children’s books top BWF bestsellers
Tim Cope’s On the Trail of Genghis Khan (Bloomsbury) has topped the bestsellers list at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), with nonfiction and children’s books taking out the top...
Queensland Literary Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) were announced on 4 September during the Brisbane Writers Festival. The winners in each of the book-related categories are: Fiction book...
Travelling writers festival to tour Australia’s East Coast
Asialink’s travelling writers festival the Bookwallah will tour Australia’s East Coast over coming months, kicking off with an exhibition at the State Library of Victoria in partnership with the Melbourne...
BWF 2013 program launched
A ‘Great Debate’ with former politicians and a day dedicated to comics and graphic novels are among the highlights of this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which has launched its full...
Ned Kelly Awards 2013 longlists announced
The longlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced. The longlisted titles in the full-length book categories are: Best fiction Antidote to Murder (Felicity Young,...
MWF, BWF announce festival events
The Melbourne and Brisbane writers’ festivals have announced a number of events ahead of their official program launches. The Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 22 August to 1 September,...
2013 BWF schools program announced
The schools program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has been announced. The Word Play program, which runs from 4 to 6 September, offers places for 10,000 students from grades 4...
Eltham, Broun selected for OzCo Emerging Leaders Development Program
Kate Eltham, CEO of the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), and Michelle Broun, CEO of Magabala Books, are among 23 arts managers who have been selected to participate in the Australia...
BWF launches creative collaboration project
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) is calling for submissions from creative organisations and networks to run collaborative events during the 2013 festival. The ampers&nd project is aimed at organisations such...
Vann appointed QWC CEO
Meg Vann has been appointed as CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC). Vann, who has worked for QWC for the past three years, will start in the role on...
Vann appointed QWC CEO
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced the appointment of Meg Vann as CEO. QWC chair Kevin Gillespie said Vann was ‘very passionate about continuing with and improving upon the...