Williamstown Literary Festival

Early bird tickets are on sale until Sunday 24 May, so make the most of our discounted prices and get in early. There are three... Read More

We are bursting at the seams with excitement about the release of our 2015 program. The broad theme of the festival in 2015 is “Swimming... Read More

Just a quick note to let you know that this site will be undergoing updates over the weekend in preparation for next Friday’s (April 24th)... Read More

After an incredible feature closing event in 2014, Graeme Simsion returns in 2015 to delight, entertain and inform us once again! In September 2014, Graeme released... Read More

Joining us at this year’s festival is Australia’s master storyteller, John Marsden. John has won every major writing award in Australia for young people’s fiction,... Read More

Andy Griffiths – a festival favourite is back by popular demand! One of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, Andy is best known for The Treehouse series,... Read More

Alana Kelsall describes the impact of entering and winning the 2014 Ada Cambridge Poetry prize. ‘When I entered the Ada Cambridge Poetry Competition, I had just come... Read More

Anneliese Poelsma was the 2014 joint winner of the Ada Cambridge Biographical Prose Prize.  She reflects on the impact of her win and creative life... Read More

Applications for the Ada Cambridge writing competitions are due on Sunday 1 March 2015. You’ve still got time to get your entries in, so get... Read More