Check out some of the Penguin Random House authors who will be at upcoming writers’ festivals.
Sydney Writers’ Festival
‘Each May, we host brilliant storytellers across all forms in a thoughtful, challenging, riotous fun week-long celebration of writing, books and ideas at our home at Carriageworks in Sydney’s Inner West and across the city. Since our first Festival in 1997, the world’s best novelists, poets, journalists, public intellectuals, economists, politicians, podcasters and scientists have come together to discuss some of the most pressing issues of our times on our stages. By showcasing a wide range of Australian and international writers, the Festival helps sustain Australia’s literary community and culture as a whole. We are proud to present a Festival that through careful curation acts as a barometer of the world around us, and offers an invitation to hear new ideas, stories and voices in our beautiful city.’
Authors attending
- Anna Funder
- Ben Macintyre
- Catherine Chidgey
- Ceridwen Dovey
- Charlotte McConaghy
- Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
- Ferdia Lennon
- George Megalogenis
- Jacqueline Harvey
- Jade Goodwin
- James Bradley
- Jeanette Winterson
- Jeff Kinney
- Joel McKerrow
- Jumaana Abdu
- Kate McClymont
- Keshe Chow
- Kristin Darell
- Leah Purcell
- Lucy Clark
- Lynette Noni
- Margot McGovern
- Marian Keyes
- Matilda Boseley
- Matthew Walker
- Melanie Saward
- Mike Lucas
- Nat Amoore
- Nick Bryant
- RA Spratt
- Rhys Nicholson
- Samah Sabawi
- Samantha Harvey
- Sophie Clark
- Yael van der Wouden
Melbourne Writers’ Festival
‘Melbourne Writers Festival brings writers and readers together to be inspired, challenged and thrilled by an intelligent, rousing and diverse program of books and ideas. Since 1986, the organisation has entertained hundreds of thousands of readers as Australia’s boldest literary festival. Based in Melbourne, a UNESCO City of Literature, we provide the inspiration and framework for vital, timely conversations.
In 2025, we welcome over 130 writers to Melbourne to take part in 68 events for one extraordinary week.’
Authors attending
- Anita Heiss
- Chloe Elizabeth Wilson
- CS Pacat
- Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland
- Lev Grossman
- Marian Keyes
- Nat Amoore
- Samah Sabawi
- Samantha Harvey
- Solli Raphael
- Yael van der Wouden
Margaret River
‘The Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival is the flagship annual literature event of Arts Margaret River. It is the biggest regional literary event in Western Australia and aims to foster a love of literature and the arts within the community.
Each year, the festival brings an array of thought-provoking writers to the region including novelists, journalists, academics and established and emerging storytellers from WA, interstate and overseas.’
Authors attending
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