Various locations across Colomatta (Blue Mountains).
Blue Mountains Writers Festival 2024
Set amongst the dramatic landscape of the Blue Mountains over 3 days, 1-3 November 2024, this unmatched literary festival will feature some of Australia’s finest writers and speakers. This years festival theme is Big skies, Open minds.
Inspiring readers and writers alike, the packed three-day program celebrates the best of Australia’s literary landscape: joyful, thought-provoking and thrilling opportunities to connect with the written word, and each other.
The main program offers an astounding array of talent in four intimate venues across The Carrington and the Civic Centre, the children’s program brings raucous fun to Katoomba Library, and our workshops at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre offer aspiring writers the chance to hone their craft.
But what really sets this Festival apart are our special events, whether you’re meeting writers in the rainforest at Scenic World, chatting to your favourite author over a beer at Mountain Culture, taking in the spectacular skies with Blue Mountains Stargazing, or cosying up at The Carrington for a few Bedtime Stories. Plus, one of the hottest tickets in town is always the live broadcast of ABC Radio Sydney’s TGIF!
Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival takes place in Katoomba, and is presented by Varuna the National Writers’ House.
Check out the UQP author sessions below.
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November 1
WRITERS IN THE SKY Take a Chance on Me
November 2
TONY BIRCH in conversation with Kate Evans
November 3
MOTHER AND SON Tony Birch, Peter Polites and Ernest Price in conversation
November 1
EXPERIMENTS IN POETIC FORM with Felicity Plunkett
November 2
ONE-ON-ONE WITH FELICITY PLUNKETT Writer Conversations
November 3
MICHELLE DE KRETSER in conversation with Felicity Plunkett
November 1
WRITERS IN THE SKY Abundant Sunsets
November 2
WOVEN: FIRST NATIONS POETIC CONVERSATIONS
November 3
POETRY IS NOT A LUXURY Daniel Browning, Kate Fagan and Sara M Saleh in conversation with Jazz Money
November 1
WRITERS IN THE SKY Take a Chance on Me
November 2
IN TRANSLATION Yu Shi and Siang Lu in conversation
November 3
WILD IMAGININGS Siang Lu and Kate Mildenhall in conversation
November 2
WHEN COPS ARE CRIMINALS Veronica Gorrie in conversation with Evelyn Araluen
WOVEN: FIRST NATIONS POETIC CONVERSATIONS
November 3
November 2
November 3
POETRY IS NOT A LUXURY Daniel Browning, Kate Fagan and Sara M Saleh in conversation with Jazz Money
UQP will be publishing Natalia's debut novel in 2025.
November 2
Kids' Story & Craft Fest
Things get uncharacteristically noisy in Katoomba Library, on Saturday 2 November, as we welcome a brilliant line up of children’s authors to educate, entertain and delight, offering interactive sessions, story time, craft and creativity.
November 2
Common People
The White Girl
The White Girl
Dark As Last Night
The Promise
Whisper Songs
Women & Children
Ghost River
Women & Children
Ghost River
mark the dawn
how to make a basket
The Whitewash
Ghost Cities
A Kinder Sea
Vanishing Point
