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BWF celebrates 50 years 

12 September 2012

The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) ran from 5-9 September, following the presentation of the Queensland Literary Awards. The festival included an ‘all night party’ to celebrate the festival’s 50th birthday. This year’s festival was the...

BWF kicks off

5 September 2012

The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) kicks off today, following the presentation of the Queensland Literary Awards last night. The festival runs from 5 to 9 September and includes and ‘all...

BWF program released 

31 July 2012

The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival has been announced.   The festival, which runs from 5 to 9 September, will be the last for current director Jane O’Hara,...

Eltham to join BWF 

13 June 2012

The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced that Kate Eltham will join the festival as director in October. Eltham, who is currently CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre, will replace outgoing director Jane...

Eltham to join BWF

12 June 2012

The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has announced that Kate Eltham will join the festival as director in October. Eltham, who is currently CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), replaces...

Rolley to leave SWF

29 May 2012

The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced that current director Chip Rolley will leave the festival in August to take up the role of editor of the ABC’s The Drum....

Local authors top bestsellers at BWF 

13 September 2011

Popular children's author Emily Rodda, former national gallery director Betty Churcher and debut-fiction author Anna Funder topped the bestseller list at this year's Brisbane Writers Festival, reflecting a strong line-up...

Fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day today 

6 September 2011

Booksellers, publishers, libraries, schools and other organisations across the country will celebrate the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day today, 7 September 2011. At the Brisbane Writers Festival Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) founder...

Preparations underway for Indigenous Literacy Day 

23 August 2011

Booksellers, publishers, schools, libraries and other organisations across Australia are taking part in the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 7 September 2011, as well as other events over August...

2011 QLD Prem?s Lit Awards shortlists announced 

21 August 2011

The shortlists for this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the book-related categories are:Fiction Book AwardCaleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, Fourth Estate)Reading Madame Bovary (Amanda...

BWF 2011 program launched 

1 August 2011

The program for this year's Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs from 7 to 11 September, was released on 30 July. As previously reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter, Jonathan...

BWF: International authors announced 

11 July 2011

Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has announced that international authors Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Eva Gabrielsson and Simone Felice will appear at the 2011 festival, which runs from 7 to 11...

BWF program launched 

27 July 2010

The program for this year's Brisbane Writers Festival, which runs from 1 to 5 September, has been announced. E C Osondu, the 2009 winner of The Caine Prize for African...

BWF ‘Word Play’ children’s event program announced 

8 June 2010

Details of this year's Brisbane Writers' Festival (BWF) event for young readers, writers and illustrators, ‘Word Play'--including an online program and booking forms--are now available online, here.The event is open...