This year’s Queenscliffe Literary Festival will take place from October 18 to 27 with a packed program of more than 70 authors.
In a coup for regional Victorian writers’ festivals, best-selling author Tim Winton, named by the Australian National Trust as a Living Treasure, will appear in person for a special event, as well as dual Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Alexis Wright.
Celebrating the festival’s 10-year anniversary, festival director Elizabeth McCarthy said the festival has been a “trailblazing coastal-literary-festival-that-could”.
“What a milestone! The festival was founded on a deep passion for books, ideas and conversations, and today that passion burns brighter than ever. I hope that everyone finds plenty in this program of events to enjoy, chew over, be challenged and inspired by.
“As a life-long passionate reader I’ve long cherished how literary festivals take the introverted experience of reading and make it a community experience. Individuals can meet together and explore, interrogate and celebrate stories
and ideas. Our 10th birthday program is a rich feast that I hope will stimulate many ideas and conversations across our community, long after the festival winds down.
“For 10 years, festival goers have come from across regional Victoria and Melbourne to enjoy a weekend away on the coast, or a visit with book clubs, and our local community have always been thrilled by the literary world coming to our doorstep.”
Queenscliffe Literary Festival will present panels and discussions around challenging national myths, the real victims of so-called cancel culture, politics, climate, threats to free speech, memoir writing, historical fiction, mental health, humour, adventure, activism, sport, news cycles, culinary feasts and publishing insights.
Readers and book lovers will hear from favourite authors, high-profile thinkers, enjoy book signings, and build their own storytelling skills during workshops and sessions.
Festival goers will hear from Tim Winton, Alexis Wright, Pip Williams, Candice Fox, Bruce Pascoe, Christian White, Rick Morton, Tony Birch, Louise Milligan, Nardi Simpson, Sara M. Saleh, Thomas Mayo, Josh Bornstein, Clare Wright, Ben Shewry, Rosie Batty, Judith Lucy, Kaz Cooke, Jeff Sparrow, Hana Assafiri and many more.
