Sydney Writers' Festival and Vivid Sydney have announced three literary events, part of Vivid Sydney's Ideas program: Dreams of The Future, Why We Sleep, featuring Professor Matthew Walker, and ...

The 2026 Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF) officially unveils its program today, delivering 200+ events from 250+ authors to transform Sydney into a week-long celebration of storytelling, 17–24 May. 39 ...

Radio broadcasters and podcasters will play an important part, as they usually do, in the 2026 Sydney Writers Festival. The program, launched this week, has a strand of ABC Radio National programs ...

Sydney is gaining on Melbourne’s long lead as a literary city, with a new partnership between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the State Library of New South Wales. This year-round program of literary ...

The Palestinian-Australian author made headlines earlier this year after she was removed by the Adelaide Writers’ Week board from its 2026 line-up due to ...

SYDNEY -- Author Junot Diaz has withdrawn from a writers' festival in Australia after fellow writers accused him of past sexual misconduct and misogyny, organizers said Saturday, adding that a moment ...

For a few special days every year, Sydney comes alive with writers, journalists, public intellectuals and book lovers – who gather for the Emerald City’s long-standing celebration of literature, ...

As the NSW government refused to intervene in the decision, Kathy Shand – a prominent Jewish philanthropist and board director – said the decision was not about freedom of speech or censorship. Ms ...