Here’s the top 10 events at Sydney Writers Festival 2024 we won’t be missing (and neither should you)!
We are counting down the days until May when our favourite authors hit Sydney for the Sydney Writers Festival. The program is absolutely brimming with amazing authors so here’s a list of the top 10 we won’t be missing!
Thursday 23 May – 10am
Chris Hammer: The Seven
Whether you’ve read his books or watch the Scrubland’s TV series on Stan, this is a chance to meet the mastermind behind these page-turning stories.
Thursday 23 May – 1pm
First Fictions
Bri Lee, Louise Milligan and Jennifer Croft talk about writing their first novels after forging illustrious careers in other genres and forms.
Thursday 23 May – 3pm
Good Different
Writer and activist Hannah Diviney (I’ll Let Myself In) and journalist Matilda Boseley (The Year I Met My Brain) talk about breaking down doors, claiming space and finding your wheels.
Friday 24 May – 10am
Christos Tsiolkas: the In-Between
Christos Tsiolkas is in conversation with Ailsa Piper about his new, and quite different book, The In-Between.
Friday 24 May – 2pm
Charlotte Wood: Stone Yard Devotional
Our favourite author of The Weekend and The Natural Way of Things talks about her new book Stone Yard Devotional.
Friday 24 May – 6pm
Bryan Brown: The Drowning
Having graced our screens in Australia and abroad for decades, Byran Brown returns home to Bankstown to discuss the secrets of his second crime novel The Drowning.
Saturday 25 May – 4pm
Creating a Monster
Masters of the genre, Vanessa Len (Only a Monster), C.S. Pacat (Dark Rise) and Sarah Street (A Curse of Salt) explore how they have brought their creations monster to life.
Saturday 25 May - 5pm
Sad girl? Bad girl? Mad girl?
Debut novelists Madeleine Gray (Green Dot), Nadine J. Cohen (Everyone and Everything) and Jessie Stephens (Something Bad is Going to Happen) talk about the ‘sad girl’ phenomenon taking the publishing industry by storm.
Saturday 25 May – 7.30pm
Michael Connelly’s Life of Crime
Finally, Michael Connelly is back in Australia, and we can’t wait to hear him talk about his latest book Resurrection Walk!
Sunday 26 May – 3.30pm
Life and Laughter
Wendy Harmer, Richard Glover and William McInnes share stories from their colourful lives and work.
Check out the full list of our amazing authors appearing at the festival:
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