Sydney Writers' Festival

Becoming a Friend is a great way to support Sydney Writers' Festival and play a role in its continued success. Your Friends membership fee will go directly towards the Festival's 2008 artistic program, helping us bring the finest writers from around the world to Sydney.

As a Friend, you'll also be able to make the most of the Festival with a range of exciting benefits exclusive to Friends:

• Priority booking period for all ticketed events
• Concession price tickets for all events at the Festival's main venues
• Priority seating at literary lunches
• The chance to buy exclusive Friends tickets to the Opening Night Party
• A copy of the 2008 program posted to your home
• A recommended reading list from our Festival Director, Wendy Were
• An SWF survival pack posted to your home
• Regular e-newsletters to keep you up-to-date with the latest on the Festival.

Membership options

Individual membership  
An annual Friends subscription costs $165 (inc. GST) and starts from April each year.

Book club membership
Members of book clubs who join together pay just $132 (inc. GST) for each annual Friends subscription (minimum 8 members). You will need to give us the name of your book club when you join and we must receive all of your members' applications within 5 working days.

How to join 

• Online: click here to complete our online Friends 2008 application form
  and pay by credit card on our secure e-commerce site.

• Post or fax: print and complete the Friends_2008_application_form (PDF)
  and send it along with your cheque or credit card details to Sydney Writers' Festival,
  10 Hickson Road, The Rocks NSW 2000 or fax 02 9252 7735.

• Phone: call us on 02 9252 7729 and join with your credit card over the phone.

Buying your Sydney Writers' Festival tickets

Quote your membership number
You will be issued with a Friends 2008 membership card. Please quote your membership number when you buy your tickets.

Priority booking period for Friends
A limited number of seats will be set aside for Friends for each ticketed event. These seats can only be booked during the Friends' priority booking period, which runs from the release of the Festival program on April 5 until close of business on May 5. This means that even if an event has sold out to the general public, there may still be seats available for Friends. Friends seats are sold on a first come, first served basis.

Concession price tickets
Friends can purchase up to two tickets at concession price for each ticketed event at the Festival's main venues: Sydney Theatre, Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall and The Wharf precinct. Concession prices are not available for literary lunches and workshops.

Priority seating at literary lunches
A table will be set aside at each literary lunch exclusively for Friends. If you would like to sit at the Friends table, book your seats within the Friends' priority booking period which runs from the release of the Festival program on April 5 until close of business on May 5. Please let us know you are a Friend when booking your tickets. Seats at the Friends table are limited and are sold on a first come, first served basis.

Tickets to the Opening Night Party
A limited number of tickets will be available for sale exclusively to Friends of Sydney Writers' Festival. Friends can buy a maximum of 2 tickets each. Tickets to the Opening Night Party are not on sale to the general public.
 

Enquiries

If you would like to find out more about Sydney Writers' Festival's 2008 Friends program, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact:

Stella Collier
Administrator
T: 02 9252 7729
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