Explore the 2026 Program
Program
Live & Local
Sydney Writers’ Festival is Australia’s largest celebration of books and ideas, bringing the world’s finest authors and esteemed thinkers together for insightful and exhilarating conversations and discussions.
Sydney Writers’ Festival Live & Local program offers a free livestream of Festival sessions to libraries and community centres across regional Australia to share directly with their audiences.
To attend a Live & Local event please book through your preferred venue.
Live & Local venues near you
Capital Country
Central Coast
Central NSW
Hunter
New England North West
North Coast
Mid North Coast
Riverina
South Coast
Snowy Mountains
The Murray
Brisbane
Fraser Coast
North Queensland
North West Queensland
Scenic Rim
South East Queensland
Sunshine Coast
Whitsundays
Adelaide
Adelaide Hills
Eyre Peninsula
Fleurieu Peninsula
Flinders Ranges and Outback
Limestone Coast
Yorke Peninsula
Hobart and the South
Launceston and the North
Bendigo Loddon
Central Murray
Geelong and the Bellarine
Gippsland
Goulburn Valley
Great Ocean Road
High Country
Mallee
Melbourne
Peninsula
Australia's Golden Outback
Australia's North West
Australia's South West
Perth
Looking to host your own Live & Local event? Register your interest in participating in Live & Local 2026.
“I can’t speak highly enough of this program, I think what it offers the community ticks all those important boxes of inclusion, accessibility, literary culture and community service.”
“The value of streaming to the bush cannot be overstated.”
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