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Highlights from the 2009 Festival

Christos Tsiolkas photo by Prudence UptonWe've added plenty of podcasts of some of 2009's Festival events. Recordings feature Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Richard Flanagan, Mohammed Hanif, Stefan Aust and more.

Thanks to our friends at SlowTV and ABC Fora you can also watch video recordings of many popular Festival events.

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SWF 2009 - From the unique to the universal

SWF at the Wharf photoGrey skies did little to dampen the spirits for the legions of Festival-goers who attended the 2009 Sydney Writers' Festival. Over 81,000 people attended the 350 plus events taking place in Sydney and throughout New South Wales, making the 2009 Festival the second largest in the Festival's history.

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SWF 2010 Artistic Director announced

Chip Rolley photoSandra Yates AO, Chair of Sydney Writers' Festival's Board of Directors, has announced that Chip Rolley has been appointed to the position of Artistic Director for the 2010 Sydney Writers' Festival, when current SWF Director Wendy Were takes maternity leave. Dr Were is expected to return to the post of SWF Director for the 2011 Festival.

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Highlights from the 2008 Festival

SWF08 Junot Diaz photoA selection of Sydney Writers' Festival's most popular 2008 events are available as free audio downloads for your listening pleasure.

Thanks to our friends at SlowTV, ABC Fora and ABC Radio National you can also watch video recordings of some of 2008's events.

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