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 Over 60 events are happening today - below are some highlights. You can check out all today's events here.
Geoff Dyer Could Say Anything | 10am | Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay
More Than A Music-Loving Elf | 11.30am | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
Am I Black Enough For You? | 11.30am | Sydney Dance 1, Walsh Bay
Salvage The Bones | 11.30am | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
Journalism 2.0 | 11.30am | Pier 4/5, Walsh Bay
Interview With The Interrogator | 2.30pm | Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay
MYOB | 2.30pm | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
Hisham Matar | 4pm | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
County of Kings | 4pm | Pier 4/5, Walsh Bay
Michael Kirby | 4pm | Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay
The Troubles With Ireland | 6pm | City Recital Hall
FBI Radio’s All The Best: The Great Unveiling | 7pm | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
The Chaser’s Empty Vessel | 9pm | Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
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Sydney Writers' Festival has begun! |
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 We're delighted to be presenting a week-long celebration of literature and ideas from 14-20 May.
Tickets are available for a range of events, including some of our highlights. Tickets are between $10-$35 (except for a few special events and workshops) and half the events - including The Chaser at the Festival Club - are completely FREE.
See you at the Festival this week!
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Welcome to the 2012 Sydney Writers' Festival.
"Everything should not be told,” said Elizabeth Jolley. “It is better to keep some things to yourself.”
Jolley was notoriously reluctant to talk about her personal life. Now, five years after her death, and by way of a memoir by Susan Swingler, Jolley’s stepdaughter (hitherto unknown to her readers), we learn about elaborate deceptions that were surely at the core of Jolley’s reticence. Who would have thought she actually had something to hide? The 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival focuses on the line between the public and the private. The question of the limits of what is personal is one of the hottest subjects around. Read more >
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Wimpy Kid fans everywhere unite! |
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 For the first time EVER Jeff Kinney will be in Australia!Be the first to see him at Sydney Opera House, Wednesday, May 16. Jeff knows Greg Heffley. (He might even be him!) Come find out all about how Jeff created Diary of a Wimpy Kid, one of the most popular books in the world.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Wednesday May 16, 6:30PM
The Opera House
CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS
Supported by Telstra.
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 We hope you love our fabulous new website. It's where you'll find everything you need to plan your Festival week. You can create your own personal schedule by clicking 'Add to My Schedule' from the events you like and share your Festival picks with friends on Facebook and Twitter, just by clicking the 'Tweet' or 'Like' buttons on event pages.
We'll be sending out our e-news every week between now and the Festival, so make sure you sign up. We'd also love you to join us on Facebook and Twitter to chat with others about the authors you most want to see and get up-to-the-minute Festival news. If you're tweeting, don't forget to use the hashtag #swf2012.
We also have an iPhone app - your very own mobile program. Get it here.
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 We are thrilled to share the 2012 Sydney Writers' Festival program with you.
The full program of events and writers is available here on our website. Tickets will go on sale from today 9am Saturday 31 March.
The Sydney Writers' Festival Official Guide is available as a liftout in the Sydney Morning Herald 'Spectrum' today, Saturday 31 March.
If you miss the paper on the weekend, copies of the program will be available from bookshops, libraries and venues from next week.
We hope you enjoy perusing the program, planning your perfect Festival week, and we look forward to seeing you from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 May.
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Book for School Days 2012 |
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 Sydney Writers’ Festival is delighted to announce the program for School Days 2012 (May 21-25).
School Days is a celebration of literature for children and young adults, featuring a handpicked line-up of writers for both primary and secondary schools.
Teachers, this is a fantastic opportunity for students to engage with their favourite authors, discover exciting new voices and be inspired in a fun, educational and interactive day. In these hugely popular sessions, writers and illustrators will perform, read from their work, talk about their craft and take questions from the audience. Read more...
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