Brisbane Writers Festival: Featuring Sean Kelly, Jess Hill, Sara El Sayed and Lech Blaine

Brisbane Writers Festival champions curiosity and creativity in Queensland. We connect and grow Queensland’s reading and writing communities through transformative cultural experiences that elevate the vitality of the literary arts and contribute to dynamic public conversation. The Brisbane Writers Festival, presented each May, welcomes thousands of readers, writers and thought-leaders to ignite imaginations, ask big questions, showcase literature, and celebrate stories in all forms. 

Brisbane Writers Festival also presents Word Play each May, our education program designed to present literary-inspired experiences for students and teachers with relevant curriculum connections and Love YA, a day of free programming to celebrate the world of young adult fiction.

In this special year of the sixtieth celebration of the Brisbane WritersFestival, we bring a world of beautiful, wise, strong, and urgent voices from across the Pacific Ocean and from around the world to Meanjin/Brisbane.

We hope this festival does Meanjin/Brisbane proud as a reflection of our city's culture, diversity and literary depth. 

Tickets go on sale from March 8th, 10am.