Authors

Are you looking for feedback to improve your work? Join this course to give and receive feedback on your writing.

In this online writing course, author Simmone Howell will provide feedback on your writing for young adults.

In this 6-week course with author Amy Lovat, you’ll explore the fundamentals of dialogue and character.

This seminar will give you the tools to navigate the publishing waters with confidence and a sense of direction.

Michelle will be in conversation with BAD Sydney’s Catherine du Peloux Menagé

Celebrate the release of Jaqueline Harvey's brand new novel, 'The Girl and the Ghost' with a French high tea!

In an era of digital disarray, can fiction highlight the ways to mend the severed connections of our society?

Louise Park provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to write for the education market.

Poetica is thrilled to host Pádraig Ó Tuama in Sydney for a night of poetry and music to launch his two latest books.

Explore the joy, tenderness and triumphs of queer storytelling.

In this course with Melina Marchetta, writers will explore the fundamentals of writing fiction.

Join us for at our monthly series where artists share their stories in conversation with host Danny Gardner

Come along and join this reading group twice a month

Dr Sian Prior will introduce you to some of the essential skills required to write creative non-fiction.

International bestselling novelists share the experience of seeing their local stories turn into TV series and films.

Reigniting life’s spark with love, family and Irish small-town politics

Join thousands around the country reading the same story at the same time for NSS 2025

Melanie Saward, we will discuss the rules of writing romance: the structure, tropes, and different subgenres.

Literary icon reflects on debut that became a classic

Hilarious Festival favourite that gets provocative, pithy and personal    

Beloved Sydney institution returns to the Sydney Writer’s Festival with international guest Plestia Alaqad

Observing our big blue planet spinning silently beneath us 

High school students hear from Australia’s most exciting literary talents.

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

Powerful stories for change

This course with Eleanor Limprecht looks at writing scene and summary in your narrative.

Sydney Writers’ Festival Primary School Days program is designed to inspire the next generation of readers.

Join Pamela Cook to learn critical skills involved in the entire novel writing process.

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.

Access your authentic voice in words, make great connections

Join Lisa Shanahan learn the art of writing for children, from picture books to junior novels to middle-grade fiction.

Learn from Susan McKerihan how a knowledge of grammar can improve your writing.

A monthly series with authors about their latest work, their body of work, writing process and ideas that inspire them.

Join Michelle Law to learn how to develop your own unique voice as a playwright.

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.

Join Christof Bogacs to learn how to communicate complex visuals ideas through comic script.

Join Amy Hutton to learn how to be your own publicist, marketer and social media manager as an author.

Zoya Patel will provide feedback on your creative non-fiction work, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Fiona Wright will provide feedback on your poetry, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Showcasing Australia’s most exciting up-and-coming writers and dearly loved authors.

James Jiang will help participants refine their pitches to literary journals.

Join JS Breukelaar to develop the skills and confidence you need to make your speculative fiction stand out.

A monthly series with authors about their latest work, their body of work, writing process and ideas that inspire them.

Petronella McGovern will teach you how to link your characters and plot, and keep your story moving.