Award-winning Australian authors will headline the 2024 Queenscliffe Literary Festival, a celebration of writers, books and ideas held on the Bellarine Peninsula in Queenscliff, Victoria.
This year’s festival will take place from 18 – 27 October, with a packed program of over of 70 authors and thinkers including Tim Winton, Alexis Wright, Pip Williams, Candice Fox, Bruce Pascoe, Christian White, Rick Morton, Tony Birch, Louise Milligan, Nardi Simpson, Sara M. Saleh, Thomas Mayo, Josh Bornstein, Clare Wright, Ben Shewry, Rosie Batty, Judith Lucy, Kaz Cooke, Jeff Sparrow, Hana Assafiri, and many more.
In a coup for regional Victorian writers’ festivals, best-selling author Tim Winton, named by the Australian National Trust as a Living Treasure, will appear in person for a special event, as well as dual Miles Franklin Literary Award winner, Alexis Wright.
Queenscliffe Literary Festival will present panels and discussions around challenging national myths, the real victims of so-called cancel culture, politics, climate, threats to free speech, memoir writing, historical fiction, mental health, humour, adventure, activism, sport, news cycles, culinary feasts and publishing insights.
Celebrating the festival’s 10 Year Anniversary, Festival Director Elizabeth McCarthy says “Across 10 years, QLF has been a trailblazing coastal-literary-festival-that-could. What a milestone! The festival was founded on a deep passion for books, ideas and conversations, and today that passion burns brighter than ever. I hope that everyone finds plenty in this program of events to enjoy, chew over, be challenged and inspired by.As a life- long passionate reader I’ve long cherished how literary festivals take the introverted experience of reading and make it a community experience. Individuals can meet together and explore, interrogate and celebrate stories and ideas. Our 10th birthday program is a rich feast that I hope will stimulate many ideas and conversations across our community, long after the festival winds down.”
McCarthy added that “For 10 years, festival goers have come from across regional Victoria and Melbourne to enjoy a weekend away on the coast, or a visit with book clubs, and our local community have always been thrilled by the literary world coming to our doorstep.”
Readers and book lovers will hear from favourite authors, high-profile thinkers, enjoy book signings, and build their own storytelling skills during workshops and sessions.
The festival takes place across the coastal towns of Queenscliffe in historic buildings, maritime museums, restaurants and community gathering places, all with easy access and parking, with sea air and salt water on tap.
Since it was founded in 2014, Queenscliffe Literary Festival has gained a reputation for regionally showcasing Australian authors in panel discussions, workshops and readings. With pop-up events held throughout the year, the festival also supports youth literacy, connecting visiting authors with local school children, and raising funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
The 2024 program is supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe and local sponsors.
WHEN: Friday 18 October – Sunday 27 October, 2024
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: https://www.queenscliffeliteraryfestival.com.au
TICKET PRICES: $18 – $25. Special events are priced separately.
