Brisbane Writers Festival tickets go on sale soon!
Now in its 57th year, Brisbane Writers Festival celebrates the power and wonder of literature with beloved local and national authors and international artists. Join communities of readers and writers at State Library of Queensland from 5 - 8 September 2019. Over three days we'll explore the big ideas, challenge the status quo and uncover new ways to experience literature.
We present over 150 events at the State Library of Queensland and QAGOMA each year, showcasing brave, intriguing and thought provoking local and international writers to over 20,000 patrons annually. Previous guests have included Anosh Irani, Min Jin Lee, Veronica Roth, Alexis Wright, Dame Quentin Bryce, Kevin Kwan, Robert Drewe, Alec Doomadgee, Irvine Welsh, Geoffrey Robertson Q.C, Dervla McTiernan, Kate Grenville, Richard Fidler, Clementine Ford, Benjamin Law, Anita Heiss, Helen Garner, Sarah Waters, Lauren Weisberger, Jon Ronson, John Safran and Michelle de Kretser.
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