Sydney Writers' Festival

30 April-06 May 2018

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Welcome to Australia's biggest celebration of writing and ideas.

30 April—06 May 2018.

Festival Highlights

30 April - 06 May

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Tayari Jones: An American Marriage

06 May 2018 - 1:30 PM

Heather Morris: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

06 May 2018 - 10:30 AM

Alexis Okeowo: A Moonless, Starless Sky

06 May 2018 - 1:30 PM

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Michelle de Kretser: The Life to Come

06 May 2018 - 10:00 AM

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Closing Address: Jennifer Egan

06 May 2018 - 6:00 PM

Johann Hari: On Our Depression, Anxiety and Addiction Crisis

06 May 2018 - 11:30 AM

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Emily Wilson: Translating The Odyssey

06 May 2018 - 4:30 PM

Ben Taub: Syria

06 May 2018 - 3:00 PM

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Carmen Maria Machado: Her Body and Other Parties

06 May 2018 - 3:00 PM

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Amy Goldstein: Janesville

06 May 2018 - 1:30 PM

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Stories

Podcasts

Listen: Hannah Kent — The Good People 28 Jun 2017
Listen: Jamie Morton — My Dad Wrote a Porno 24 Jun 2017
Listen: Elaine Welteroth on Editing Teen Vogue 22 Jun 2017

Khalid Warsame: On the Closing Address

Khalid Warsame: On the Closing Address

09 May 2018

Khalid Warsame: Saturday's highlights

Khalid Warsame: Saturday's highlights

06 May 2018

Khalid Warsame: On the Power Gala

Khalid Warsame: On the Power Gala

05 May 2018

Fiona Wright: On Helen Garner

Fiona Wright: On Helen Garner

04 May 2018

Fiona Wright: On the Opening Address

Fiona Wright: On the Opening Address

02 May 2018

Festival guide: Nights at Carriageworks

Festival guide: Nights at Carriageworks

02 May 2018

Interview: Zack McDermott

Interview: Zack McDermott

27 Apr 2018

Reading matters: Fiona Wright

Reading matters: Fiona Wright

01 May 2018

Reading matters: Khalid Warsame

Reading matters: Khalid Warsame

30 Apr 2018

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