SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL LIVE & LOCAL RETURNS FOR 2026

You don't have to travel to Sydney to attend Sydney Writers Festival!

The SCWC is hosting SWF Live & Local sessions over two days, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May in Coledale Community Hall.

Enjoy sessions livestreamed direct from Sydney Writers Festival with some of the biggest names in literature right now: Trent Dalton, Roddy Doyle, Florence Knapp, Mick Herron, Suzie Miller and R.F. Kuang. Plus hear local authors Gwen Wilson, Lauren Keegan and Starre Vartan discuss books and writing live on stage.

Friday 2–7pm, tickets $35 / $40

Saturday 4–7pm, tickets $25 / $30

Two-day pass $50 / $60

Don't miss our Live & Local workshop with Alyssa J. Montgomery on Friday morning.

Contact the host of Live & Local: Sydney Writers' Festival 2026