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For the Book Club Outings curated events, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest and buzziest books to stimulate lively discussion at your next meeting. Whether you favour non-fiction, speculative fiction or solid literary fiction, there’s something for everyone here.

In the Queer’s the Word curated events, we gather together some of the brightest queer events across literary fiction, Festival favourites and queer performance.

For the politics curated events, we’ve rounded up a selection of events exploring local and international politics. Whether it’s war zones, the US and Australian federal elections or institutional corruption, these writers and journalists are working to keep you up to date with the world around you.

There’s nothing quite so gripping as a classic murder mystery. With these crime-centric events, ranging across the true and not-so-true stories of murder, espionage and intrigue, there’s plenty to get your heart racing and your spine tingling.

For the Aussie Talents curated events, we’re highlighting local favourites across fiction, memoir, poetry and kids’ fiction. Hear from familiar faces or try the work of someone entirely new to you in these Festival events.

In the spirit of the 2025 Festival theme In This Together, this selection of events covers the big, human themes of life, death, love, loss, home and faith as continuous concerns throughout history and today.

For the Book Club Outings curated events, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest and buzziest books to stimulate lively discussion at your next meeting. Whether you favour non-fiction, speculative fiction or solid literary fiction, there’s something for everyone here.

In the Queer’s the Word curated events, we gather together some of the brightest queer events across literary fiction, Festival favourites and queer performance.

For the politics curated events, we’ve rounded up a selection of events exploring local and international politics. Whether it’s war zones, the US and Australian federal elections or institutional corruption, these writers and journalists are working to keep you up to date with the world around you.

There’s nothing quite so gripping as a classic murder mystery. With these crime-centric events, ranging across the true and not-so-true stories of murder, espionage and intrigue, there’s plenty to get your heart racing and your spine tingling.

For the Aussie Talents curated events, we’re highlighting local favourites across fiction, memoir, poetry and kids’ fiction. Hear from familiar faces or try the work of someone entirely new to you in these Festival events.

In the spirit of the 2025 Festival theme In This Together, this selection of events covers the big, human themes of life, death, love, loss, home and faith as continuous concerns throughout history and today.

From the heart of the home to outer space, we've rounded up a selection of short reads to start – and finish – over long weekends.

As we hurtle towards the Festival, our TBR piles invariably lengthen – it's an occupational hazard!

Make the most of your time and budget with our sample itineraries! In this blog, how to spend Thursday at the Festival for $55.

As the weather cools, night creeps in sooner and rain clouds darken the sky, we enter the perfect reading season. Discover our selection of new releases for your TBR list.

Artist Director Ann Mossop on this year's theme In This Together and what inspired the 2025 Festival.

Join Festival favourite Benjamin Law and Artistic Director Ann Mossop as they discuss the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival program.

The 2025 Festival showcases the work of Guest Curator Nardi Simpson on stage and behind the scenes as she brings vital conversations to the Festival.

Explore our round-up of must-reads from the dazzling canon of LGBTQIA+ authors.

Sydney Writers' Festival board welcomes Robert Watkins as Chair as Kathy Shand departs after 12 years.

2025 readerly resolutions from the Sydney Writers' Festival team.

Catch up on book releases from the past year that you don't want to miss out on.

Our team have gathered their favourite reading recommendations for the holiday period, spanning works of fiction, non-fiction, children's and YA.

In anticipation of her upcoming work, The Season, we've delved into our podcast archive to bring you every Helen Garner event we've hosted since 2015.

Russ the Story Bus brings a belly full of books and authors and illustrators for you to meet to Darling Harbour this school holidays.

Charlotte Wood talks to Beejay Silcox about Stone Yard Devotional.

From the heart of the home to outer space, we've rounded up a selection of short reads to start – and finish – over long weekends.

As we hurtle towards the Festival, our TBR piles invariably lengthen – it's an occupational hazard!

Make the most of your time and budget with our sample itineraries! In this blog, how to spend Thursday at the Festival for $55.

As the weather cools, night creeps in sooner and rain clouds darken the sky, we enter the perfect reading season. Discover our selection of new releases for your TBR list.

Artist Director Ann Mossop on this year's theme In This Together and what inspired the 2025 Festival.

Join Festival favourite Benjamin Law and Artistic Director Ann Mossop as they discuss the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival program.

The 2025 Festival showcases the work of Guest Curator Nardi Simpson on stage and behind the scenes as she brings vital conversations to the Festival.

Explore our round-up of must-reads from the dazzling canon of LGBTQIA+ authors.

Sydney Writers' Festival board welcomes Robert Watkins as Chair as Kathy Shand departs after 12 years.

2025 readerly resolutions from the Sydney Writers' Festival team.

Catch up on book releases from the past year that you don't want to miss out on.

Our team have gathered their favourite reading recommendations for the holiday period, spanning works of fiction, non-fiction, children's and YA.

In anticipation of her upcoming work, The Season, we've delved into our podcast archive to bring you every Helen Garner event we've hosted since 2015.

Russ the Story Bus brings a belly full of books and authors and illustrators for you to meet to Darling Harbour this school holidays.

Charlotte Wood talks to Beejay Silcox about Stone Yard Devotional.