BCL Books - Writers Festivals & Literary Events 2008

Writers Festivals and Events 2008 - Australia and International

February

• Perth Writers' Week - 22 to 24 February. University of Western Australia campus, Riley Oval and surrounds. Part of the Perth Festival.
   
• Adelaide Writers' Week - 29 February to 16 March. Adelaide, South Australia. Part of the Adelaide Festival.

March

• Adelaide Writers' Week - 29 February to 16 March. Adelaide, South Australia. Part of the Adelaide Festival.
   
• SA Writers' Centre Writers' Group Muster - 8 to 9 March. SA Writers’ Centre, 187 Rundle Street 2nd Floor, Adelaide, South Australia.
   
• The Somerset Celebration of Literature - 10 to 14 March. Somerset College, Brisbane, Queensland.
   
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo - 28 March to 30 March. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a writing masterclass. Royal Showgrounds, Melbourne.
   
• Oxford Literary Festival - 31 March to 6 April. Christ Church and other venues. Oxford, UK.
  

April

• Oxford Literary Festival - 31 March to 6 April. Christ Church and other venues. Oxford, UK.
   
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo - 4 April to 6 April. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a writing masterclass. RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane.

May

• Williamstown Literary Festival - 2 to 4 May. Williamstown Town Hall, Victoria.
   
• Emerging Writers Festival - 9 to 11 May - All-ages festival for writers at the start of their careers. Held at the Melbourne Town Hall, State Library Victoria, and Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria.
   
• Word Storm 2008: Northern Territory Writers' Festival - 9 to 11 May - Alice Springs. 12 to 13 May - Tennant Creek. 15 to 18 May - Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.
   
• 70th Anniversary of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) - 12 to 31 May - Centre for the Book, Alexander Library, Perth. Featuring highlights from the 70 years history of the Fellowship of Australian Writers in WA and the works of well-known writers - members past and present. For more info contact FAWWA via admin [at] fawwa.org.au
   
• Auckland Readers & Writers Festival - 15 to 18 May. The Aotea Centre, The Edge®, Auckland, New Zealand. 
   
• Next Wave Festival - 15 to 31 May. For young artists and art workers. Melbourne.
   
• Sydney Writers Festival - 19 to 25 May. Sydney, New South Wales.
   
• Hay Festival - 22 May to 1 June. Major literary festival held in Brecon Beacons National Park, Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

June

• Hay Festival - 22 May to 1 June. Major literary festival held in Brecon Beacons National Park, Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
   
• Voices on the Coast: A Youth Literature Festival - 2 to 7 June. Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
   
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo - 20 June to 22 June. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a writing masterclass. The Dome, Olympic Park, Sydney.
   
• New York Book Festival - 27 to 28 June. Manhattan, USA. 
   
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo - 27 June to 29 June. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a writing masterclass. Claremont Showgrounds, Perth.

July

• Mildura Writers Festival - 14 to 20 July. Part of the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival. Mildura, Victoria.
   
• Byron Bay Writers Festival - 25 to 27 July. Retreat from 19 July. Workshops from 21 July. Byron Bay, New South Wales.
   
• Kimberley Writers Festival - 25 to 27 July - East Kimberley, Kununurra, Northern Territory.
   
• Write Around the Murray - 28 July to 3 August. Albury City, New South Wales.

August

• Edinburgh International Book Festival - 9 to 25 August. Edinburgh, Scotland.
   
• Australian Children's Book Week - 16 to 22 August.
   
• Melbourne Writers' Festival - 22 to 31 August, Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria.
   
• Romance Writers of Australia National Conference - 22 to 24 August. South Bank, Melbourne, Victoria.
   
• WA Spring Poetry Festival - 29 to 31 August - Organised by The WA Poets Inc. Perth, Western Australia.
   
• National Poetry Week - 29 August to 17 September. See website for activities for schools and National Poetry Week festivals in Australia. 
  

September

• National Poetry Week - 29 August to 17 September. See website for activities for schools and National Poetry Week festivals in Australia. 
   
• Brisbane Writers Festival - 17 to 21 September. State Library of Queensland, Brisbane. 
   
• Children's and Young Adult Writers Conference - 20 September. Brisbane, Queensland.
  

October

• National Young Writers' Festival - 2 to 6 October. Newcastle, New South Wales.
   
• The International Conference of the Book - 25 to 27 October. Catholic University of America. Washington, DC, USA.
   

To be confirmed 2008

• Maleny Festival of Books & Writing - Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland. 
   
• WARM - Writers, Artists, and Readers Month - A celebration of words on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
   

• Short + Sweet - March - 10-minute-play theatre festival. Submissions required - visit Short + Sweet for more info. Powerhouse, Brisbane.
   
• Watermark Literary Muster - 29 May to 22 June - Biennial festival bringing together national and international writers whose writing focuses on nature. Camden Haven, New South Wales.  

 

More Writers Festivals and Events

• Literary festivals in the United Kingdom