literary festivals

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2024 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarNovember is still an action-packed month for literary events, and Oz Comic-Con has added some excitement to December, but next year’s calendar is already looking healthy with events scheduled through to November.

Interesting to note that the Bendigo Writers Festival has moved back to August (Melbourne Writers Festival has stayed put in May, which must be a relief for all concerned after this year’s date clash), and props to Milton’s StoryFest, which has already staked its claim for 2025!

The 2024 calendar of literary events is now live with plenty more to be confirmed. Updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated.

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2023 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarNovember is still an action-packed month for literary events, but next year’s calendar is already looking healthy with events scheduled through to September. So let’s get planning! The 2023 calendar of literary events is now live with plenty more to be confirmed. Updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated.

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2022 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarThere are plenty of events already hitting the 2022 calendar of literary events, with some postponed from the Covid disruption of the past couple of years – more strength to them! As I wrote last year, with hit-and-miss results, here’s hoping the new year runs smoothly, with plenty of chances to gather in person to celebrate writing, reading and spoken word. Updates, notifications and corrections to the calendar are appreciated.

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2021 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarThe 2021 calendar of Australian literary events is showing plenty of signs of life as the community dusts itself off from the devastation and chaos of 2020. Here’s hoping the new year runs more smoothly, with plenty of chances to gather in person to celebrate writing, reading and spoken word. Updates, notifications and corrections to the calendar are appreciated.

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Festivals going online

calendarThe calendar of Australian literary events is piling up with cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but numerous writing organisations are heading online to keep the words flowing and the connections intact.

I’ve listed festivals offering online programming at the top of the calendar as well as in chronological order, and I’m curating a page at Ballarat Writers listing activities available online, such as joining in spoken word and poetry gigs, tuning in to award ceremonies, and listening to readings.

Please share recommendations here.

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2020 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarWhile there are still plenty of events on offer this year, next year’s calendar is already getting busy, and so the calendar of Australian literary events for 2020 is now online! Of particular interest is the shift of the Bendigo Writers Festival to May from August (dates to come). As always, updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated.

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2018 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarOh my, it’s almost December! That means it’s time to cram in the last literary events of the year, take a breather (and maybe do some reading) over the festive month, and then get back into it for the new year. Yep, it’s time to cast ahead to 2018 and get those highlighters out — it’s looking like a big one. So here is the 2018 calendar of Australian literary events!

And if you’re still at a loose end for what remains of this year, you can still check out this year’s calendar. There are events in Wollongong, Brissie and the Clare Valley to finish off the year.

As always, updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated!

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2017 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarWelcome to 2017, and what is already looking like a crowded calendar of literary events in Australia — some events have already staked claims as far out as November! Check out the 2017 calendar of Australian literary events!

As always, updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated!

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2017 Calendar of Australian Literary Events

calendarThe calendar for the remaining weeks of 2016 is still pretty darn busy, but with next year’s literary calendar already getting busy, it’s time to cast ahead to 2017 and get those literary motors running. So here is the 2017 calendar of Australian literary events!

And if you’re still at a loose end for what remains of this year, you can still check out this year’s calendar.

As always, updates, notifications and corrections are appreciated!