List of Writers’ Events in New South Wales and ACT

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Throughout the year, New South Wales hosts a number of book and writers’ events and festivals. See the list of writers’ events near you!

1. Writers’ Events New South Wales: A – Z

• Australian Literature Festival at the Sea (NSW-TAS): 1 Dec – 16 Dec
• Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival: Sept 12 – Sept 14
• Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival: 17 Feb – 25 Feb
• Bellingren Readers and Writers Festival: 7 Jun – 9 Jun
• Blue Mountains Writers Festival: 1 Nov – 3 Nov
• Book Fair Australia: Typically Oct
• Byron Writers Festival: Aug
• Dubbo Writers Festival run by Outback Writers’ Centre: Sept 
• EnQueer Sydney Queer Writers Festival: 23 Feb
• Football Writers’ Festival: 5 – 6 Oct
• Headland Writers Festival: 18 Oct- 20 OCt
• Kyogle Writers Festival: 17 May – 18 May
• Manly Writers Festival: 14 Mar – 16 Mar
• National Young Writers’ Festival: Sept – Oct
• National Young Writers’ Festival: Sept – Oct
• Newcastle Writers Festival: 5 Apr – 7 Apr
• Northern Beaches Readers Festival: 27 Sept – 29 Sept
• Oracles of the Bush: 4 Apr – 7 Apr
• Romance Writers of Australia Conference: 16 Aug – 19 Aug
• Rose Scott Women’s Writers Festival: Sept
• StoryWeek: Oct
• Sydney Jewish Writers Festival: 21 Aug – 25 Aug
• Sydney Muslim Writers Festival: 24 Feb
• Sydney Writers Festival: 8 May – 26 May
• True Story Festival, South Coast Writers Festival: 18 Nov – 19 Nov
• Words on the Waves: 29 May – 3 Jun
• Words on the Waves: 29 May – 3 Jun
• Write around the Murray: 11 Sept – 15 Sept
• Writers at the Woolshed: 20 Apr – 21 Apr

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2. Writers’ Events New South Wales: By Month

February

Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival: 17 Feb – 25 Feb

Sydney Muslim Writers Festival: 24 Feb

EnQueer Sydney Queer Writers Festival: 23 Feb

March

Manly Writers Festival: 14 Mar – 16 Mar

April

Newcastle Writers Festival: 5 Apr – 7 Apr

Writers at the Woolshed: 20 Apr – 21 Apr

Oracles of the Bush: 4 Apr – 7 Apr

May

Sydney Writers Festival: 8 May – 26 May

Words on the Waves: 29 May – 3 Jun

Kyogle Writers Festival: 17 May – 18 May

June

Bellingren Readers and Writers Festival: 7 Jun – 9 Jun

Words on the Waves: 29 May – 3 Jun

August

Byron Writers Festival: Aug

Sydney Jewish Writers Festival: 21 Aug – 25 Aug

Romance Writers of Australia Conference: 16 Aug – 19 Aug

September

Dubbo Writers Festival run by Outback Writers’ Centre: Sept 

National Young Writers’ Festival: Sept – Oct

Northern Beaches Readers Festival: 27 Sept – 29 Sept

Rose Scott Women’s Writers Festival: Sept

Write around the Murray: 11 Sept – 15 Sept

Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival: Sept 12 – Sept 14

October

Book Fair Australia: Typically Oct

Headland Writers Festival: 18 Oct- 20 OCt

National Young Writers’ Festival: Sept – Oct

StoryWeek: Oct

Football Writers’ Festival: 5 – 6 Oct

November

Blue Mountains Writers Festival: 1 Nov – 3 Nov

True Story Festival, South Coast Writers Festival: 18 Nov – 19 Nov

December

Australian Literature Festival at the Sea (NSW-TAS): 1 Dec – 16 Dec

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3. Writers’ Event ACT

Canberra Writers Festival: 23 Oct – 27 Oct

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