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Program sneak peek
We've got an incredible line-up of international and local writers coming to Sydney in May and we couldn't wait to share them with you! Below you can see a special sneak peek of some of the writers joining us at this year's Festival.

Kaliane Bradley
Author of the genre-defying, runaway international hit The Ministry of Time.

Ben Macintyre
Multimillion-copy bestselling writer, journalist and author of The Siege.

Yael van der Wouden
Author of the Booker Prize shortlisted debut novel The Safekeep.

Asako Yuzuki
Author of cult Japanese bestseller Butter.
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