The 2023 People’s Choice Awards
The 2023 version of the Lit Fest’s popular writing competition The People’s Choice was held on Sunday June 18, with a high-quality array of fourteen four-minute readings... Read More
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the people of the Yalukit Willam and we pay our respects to their elders, past and present.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Williamstown Literary Festival (est 2003) brings together readers, writers and book creatives of all sorts for an annual celebration of story-telling, author talks, panel discussions and writing workshops at a historic seaside setting.
MAJOR PARTNER
The Williamstown Literary Festival is supported by Hobsons Bay City Council through its Make It Happen Grants
Some of our wonderful 2023 Festival Guests
Recent News
The 2023 Willy Lit Fest Launch
The 2023 Williamstown Literary Festival next month will stretch from the water’s edge of Williamstown Beach to the streets of Altona, Yarraville, and Footscray as... Read More
Serious Business at Trivia Night
Twenty years of the Willy Lit Fest was revisited at this year’s annual festival trivia night – and, boy, what a history we’ve had! Around... Read More
Welcome aboard the Lit Fest, Rotary Club of Wyndham Harbour and Rotary Club of Werribee!
Many thanks to the Rotary Clubs of Wyndham Harbour and Werribee, who have combined to provide additional sponsorship of the Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award... Read More
The Prime Minister’s Literary Award: A feather in the cap of poet Andy Jackson – and the Williamstown Literary Festival.
2023 Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize Judge (with Gayelene Carbis) Andy Jackson has won the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for poetry for his collection, Human Looking.... Read More
Announcing the judges for the 2023 Ada Cambridge and Jennifer Burbidge writing prizes
We are thrilled to announce our panel of judges for Willy Lit Fest’s 2023 suite of writing prizes. With a lifelong love of... Read More