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Sydney Writers' Festival

20 to 26 May 2024

Australia's largest celebration of literature, stories and ideas

Each year, Sydney Writers’ Festival presents more than 300 events, attracting audiences of up to 100,000 for a week-long conversation of books and ideas.

Escape into different worlds

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Family Sunday: Learn to draw with Jade Goodwin
State Library of NSW
Children & family

Family Sunday: Learn to draw with Jade Goodwin

Join illustrator Jade Goodwin for this hands-on Family Sunday workshop!
18 May 2025
Family Sunday: Write and illustrate with Dan Marshall
State Library of NSW
Children & family

Family Sunday: Write and illustrate with Dan Marshall

Dan Marshall teaches participants how to write and illustrate fact-based books during Family Sunday!
18 May 2025
Family Sunday: Writing workshop with Jacqueline Harvey
State Library of NSW
Children & family

Family Sunday: Writing workshop with Jacqueline Harvey

Join bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey for a writing workshop this Family Sunday!
18 May 2025
Marian Keyes: My Favourite Mistake
Sydney Town Hall
Talks, courses & workshops

Marian Keyes: My Favourite Mistake

Reigniting life’s spark with love, family and Irish small-town politics
21 May 2025
Samantha Harvey: Orbital
Sydney Town Hall
Talks, courses & workshops

Samantha Harvey: Orbital

On the International Space Station, a team of astronauts watch our big blue planet as it silently turns beneath them. 
23 May 2025
Barrie Cassidy and Friends: State of the Nation
Sydney Town Hall
Talks, courses & workshops

Barrie Cassidy and Friends: State of the Nation

Festival favourite State of the Nation returns bigger and better than ever for an Australian post-election wrap-up. 
24 May 2025