Special events
Bankstown Poetry Slam
Friday 23 May, 8pm | Sydney Town Hall
Come together for a powerful night of poetry and performances on the theme of Postc(ode) with Bankstown Poetry Slam, headlining poet Plestia Alaqad and host Bilal Hafda. Attendees are welcome to put their names forward to join the line-up.
Barrie Cassidy and Friends: State of the Nation
Saturday 24 May, 6pm | Sydney Town Hall
Assess the state of Australian politics in this special post-election wrap-up edition of Barrie Cassidy’s panel discussion, featuring award-winning journalists Waleed Aly, George Megalogenis, Amy Remeikis and Niki Savva. Limited tickets – book soon so you don’t miss out.
With Vivid Sydney
From the blog
Meet Story Factory
Before the Festival gets underway, we spoke to Story Factory about their year-round work bringing creative writing and storytelling to young people in Western Sydney.
When you visit the Festival Hub in Carriageworks, stop by The Giving Shop, Story Factory’s one-stop-shop for the perfect gift for a loved one in your life.
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Sydney Writers’ Festival acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. They are the first storytellers of our land and we honour their tradition of passing down stories. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our events take place. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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