SWF Livestream

Sydney Writers’ Festival is an event for everyone – including those who can’t make it down to Carriageworks during the Festival. 

From conversations with literary luminaries to panel discussions on our world’s most urgent issues, we don’t want you to miss an insightful comment or witty joke that comes from our stages.

This year, we are streaming our events live from Bay 17 for everyone, wherever you are, to access at home. Watch along, send in questions directly to the Sydney stage and be a part of Sydney Writers’ Festival in 2026.

Purchase a day stream ticket for $35 and get access to the full day’s content. Day stream tickets are available for

• Thursday 21 May

• Friday 22 May

• Saturday 23 May

• Sunday 24 May

All events take place in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

• The Festival is streamed live and is not available for viewing after the advertised session times. 
• The Sydney Writers' Festival Livestream is for personal, non-commercial use only.
• The Livestream feed will be live 15 minutes before the first event at the start of the day, until the end of the last event. All times are AEST.
• One Day Pass grants you one link to be viewed via one device only. If you have purchased multiple passes for one day, you will receive a single link that can be used on multiple devices.
• Each link is only valid for the day of the purchased pass.