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Please consider the festival for a donation, as we are a community-based organisation, reliant on limited resources.
All contributions welcome.
Cheques should be made payable to The Williamstown Literary Festival, and addressed to Post Office Box 807, Williamstown, VIC 3016.
If you have any queries, or if you prefer to make an electronic donation, please contact us. |
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 It's the fourth of July today, and as citizens of the United States of America celebrate with shows, games, sports, flags and flagons, bells, bonfires and illuminations, writers in the western suburbs of Melbourne can today spark their own bonfires - those of the imagination. Two of the most significant and exciting features of the Willy Lit Fest - the annual Ada Cambridge Prize for biographical short story writing and The Seagull Poetry Prize - are now offically open to submissions.
Each year these prizes, which are unique to the Festival, give local scribblers another opportunity to strut their literary stuff. The competitions are open to any writers and poets who live, work or study in the west.
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 Popular writer (and 2010 Willy Lit Fest guest) Benjamin Law is launching his much-anticipated first book The Family Law on June 17 at Readings bookstore in Carlton. Benjamin will be in conversation with Defamer editor Jess McGuire, discussing everything from his mother's liberal use of the c word and the trials and tribulatons of learning Cantonese.
Jo Case, books editor and reviewer at Big Issue, describes Benjamin as "the Next Big Thing in Australian non-fiction writing. More precisely, he’s set to become the Australian David Sedaris".
Benjamin Law is a senior contributor to Frankie magazine. His work has also appeared in the Monthly, the Big Issue, the Courier-Mail, Growing Up Asian in Australia and The Best Australian Essays.
Cost: The event is free, and there's no need to book
When: 6:30pm, June 17, 2010
Where: Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053 |
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 If you happened to miss the conversation between Waleed Aly and Steve Bracks at this year's Willy Lit Fest, you now have a second chance - thanks to friend of the festival Paul Martin (who writes the Melbourne Film Blog). Paul filmed a chunk of the conversation, which you can watch here, in four parts. Enjoy!
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More than 2000 book-lovers flocked to Williamstown in late April and early May for six days of scintillating poetry, prose and dazzling talks by some of Australia's finest writers and intellects.
A series of evening events that led up to the main weekend program, such as Fighting Words with Mischa Merz, packed a literary punch, creating an energy and enthusiam for the written word that set the tone for what would turn out to be a vibrant and successful festival.
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A piping hot edition of this year's Ada Cambridge Prize anthology Beyond Words is fresh off the press and ready to be devoured.
Named in honour of the pioneer novelist, poet and diarist and Williamstown resident, the Ada Cambridge Prize is awarded annually at the Williamstown Literary Festival.
This year's winner of the Ada Cambridge Prize is Sally Nansen for her story Winter's Sleep, and the runner-up Lucia Nardo with Eighty summers. Highly commended are Helen Bradwell and Patsy Rea.
The short list includes Anna Brasier, Vivien Owens, Helene Richards, Anneliese Rosenmayer, Monika Schott and Ilka Tampke.
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We are delighted to announce that the iconic Sun Bookshop is our official bookseller for the 2010 and 2011 Williamstown Literary Festival.
The Sun Bookshop - located within the historic Art Deco treasure The Sun Theatre - is a local Yarraville haunt and a highlight for visitors to the West. The Bookshop regularly holds book launches and hosts a monthly book club as well as other literary events. 
The Sun Bookshop will have a strong presence throughout the festival, and is offering a 10% discount on the offical Williamstown Literary Festival book club books, Point Omega by Don Delillo and Netherland by Joseph O'Neill.
The Sun Bookshop is stocking our Festival author's books, and will be onsite at the Williamstown Town Hall over the weekend of the Willy Lit Fest - the 1 and 2 May.
The Sun Bookshop and The Younger Sun are so excited to be part the Williamstown Literary Festival, the premier Literary festival in the west. The dedicated team at WLF has put together a rich and diverse programme, yet again. We look forward to seeing you there.
The Willy Lit Fest team is proud to have such a significant contributor to the community as its official bookseller. |
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TICKETING NOW CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 2011.
Welcome to our ticketing information page.
How to book tickets
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TICKETING HAS NOW CLOSED. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS AT THE FESTIVAL USING THE BOX OFFICE THAT WILL BE SITED IN THE CAR PARK OF THE WILLIAMSTOWN TOWN HALL.
You can book online by session, by clicking on the booking button in each session information. This button will take you directly to the booking page for that session for single ticket purchase. (If you wish to take advantage of our discount subscription package, please use the facility described below).
You can also purchase tickets in discounted packages of 5 sessions, 7 sessions and 10 sessions by discount subscription. Make a note of your session selections first, and then go directly to this link to get the benefit of the discount.
Or you can go directly to the box office if you already know your selection.
In person for credit card or cash sales: Williamstown Library, 104 Ferguson Street, during library opening hours. Please note that this facility will not be available until 7 April due to the Easter break.
By phone: (03) 9932 4074. Please have all your sessions details in front of you to enable quick service. Please note that this facility will not be available until 7 April due to the Easter break.
On site: There will be a box office on site at the Williamstown Town Hall for the weekend of 1 and 2 May for ticket collection, and ticket purchase.
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Volunteer positions are now closed until April 2011. Please come back then to see what is available. We are very grateful for your help, which we simply couldn't do without.
Volunteering at the Williamstown Literary Festival is a great way to gain valuable skills as you learn the ins and outs of how a successful festival is run.
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