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Dive into these books for everyday stories of strength and determination, overcoming obstacles and facing defeat – all featuring Olympic sports.

Relive all your favourite moments and conversations with the Sydney Writers' Festival podcast.

Dear Tony and Winnie, Last night, behind the signing table, is where youse first met.

Pauline Hanson miscalculated. Bay 17 is not swamped by Asians.

True. The best writers you have ever met were at kebab shops.

For over 10 years, Story Factory has been providing creative writing resources to young people in under-resourced communities including a writing centre and schools and holiday programs to engage young people's creativity.

Across the breadth of the 2024 Festival program, some events will inevitably fly under the radar, but fear not! We’ve curated a selection of five events that will appeal to more niche audiences as true hidden gems of the program.

Before becoming a fantasy novelist, Shelley Parker-Chan was an international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia. Since then, their Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling historical fantasy novels have been translated into 15 languages and been awarded the Astounding Award for Best Debut and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer.

In the 2024 Festival we have some of the biggest names in Australian poetry performing alongside international guests and up-and-coming poets. However you want to enjoy poetry, as performance, on the page or through in-depth conversation, there is plenty of poetry for everyone.

General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Winnie Dunn is a Tongan-Australian writer from Mount Druitt. Her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders, follows Meadow Reed as she navigates identity and community within Western Sydney.

Balli Kaur Jaswal is the author of five novels, including the internationally bestselling Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. She was named a Best Young Australian Novelist by The Sydney Morning Herald and shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. Her latest novel, Now You See Us, was released last year.

Associate Professor of philosophy at Cornell University, Kate Manne has been described as "philosopher of the #MeToo movement" for her scholarship on themes of misogyny and violence towards women in our contemporary world. Her newest book, Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphobia, unpicks the dangerous virtues associated with dieting and deprivation, using a blend of first-hand stories and trenchant analysis.

Yumna Kassab is a writer based in Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers. Her books have been listed for the Miles Franklin Award, Stella Prize, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Prime Minister's Literary Award, Queensland Literary Awards and NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She is the inaugural Parramatta Laureate of Literature.

Our Artistic Director introduces the 2024 Festival to you.

Dive into these books for everyday stories of strength and determination, overcoming obstacles and facing defeat – all featuring Olympic sports.

Relive all your favourite moments and conversations with the Sydney Writers' Festival podcast.

Dear Tony and Winnie, Last night, behind the signing table, is where youse first met.

Pauline Hanson miscalculated. Bay 17 is not swamped by Asians.

True. The best writers you have ever met were at kebab shops.

For over 10 years, Story Factory has been providing creative writing resources to young people in under-resourced communities including a writing centre and schools and holiday programs to engage young people's creativity.

Across the breadth of the 2024 Festival program, some events will inevitably fly under the radar, but fear not! We’ve curated a selection of five events that will appeal to more niche audiences as true hidden gems of the program.

Before becoming a fantasy novelist, Shelley Parker-Chan was an international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia. Since then, their Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling historical fantasy novels have been translated into 15 languages and been awarded the Astounding Award for Best Debut and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer.

In the 2024 Festival we have some of the biggest names in Australian poetry performing alongside international guests and up-and-coming poets. However you want to enjoy poetry, as performance, on the page or through in-depth conversation, there is plenty of poetry for everyone.

General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Winnie Dunn is a Tongan-Australian writer from Mount Druitt. Her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders, follows Meadow Reed as she navigates identity and community within Western Sydney.

Balli Kaur Jaswal is the author of five novels, including the internationally bestselling Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. She was named a Best Young Australian Novelist by The Sydney Morning Herald and shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. Her latest novel, Now You See Us, was released last year.

Associate Professor of philosophy at Cornell University, Kate Manne has been described as "philosopher of the #MeToo movement" for her scholarship on themes of misogyny and violence towards women in our contemporary world. Her newest book, Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphobia, unpicks the dangerous virtues associated with dieting and deprivation, using a blend of first-hand stories and trenchant analysis.

Yumna Kassab is a writer based in Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers. Her books have been listed for the Miles Franklin Award, Stella Prize, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Prime Minister's Literary Award, Queensland Literary Awards and NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She is the inaugural Parramatta Laureate of Literature.

Our Artistic Director introduces the 2024 Festival to you.