The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree – Shokoofeh Azar at Willy Lit Fest 2018
Shortlisted for the Stella Prize, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree is an extraordinarily powerful and evocative literary novel set in Iran in the period... Read More
FESTIVAL UPDATE – Sold Out Sessions
The sessions below have sold out. There’s plenty more on offer – please check the program! And if you want to see a particular author... Read More
Working Mums at Willy Lit Fest
Compiled by two Australian mums, Danielle Ross Walls and Louise Correcha, to help support other parents, Working Mums: Stories by real women on how they... Read More
Willy Lit Fest 2018 Tickets on Sale!
Gather up some pals, make a date for June and start booking your tickets! Last year eleven sessions sold out prior to the festival weekend,... Read More
Writers Victoria at Willy Lit Fest 2018
Williamstown Literary Festival is delighted to be welcoming the good folk of Writers Victoria back to the festival, this year presenting Start Writing: How to... Read More
Willy Lit Fest 2018 Program – The Reading List 1
Books in the mail, session blurbs done, rooms allocated, panels convened, fabulous authors and interviewers locked in – check!! Art and text with designer, printer... Read More
Andy Griffiths Named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year
From the Star Weekly – Goya Dmytryshchak Children’s author Andy Griffiths has been named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year. Griffiths, who wrote Australia’s bestselling... Read More
Small Beginnings – Willy Lit Fest Turning 15!
Festival President Angela Altair reflects on 15 years of the Willy Lit Fest. It opened with the famous Radio National quiz, has attracted some of... Read More
Give us your feedback!
We’d love to hear what you thought of the Willy Lit Fest 2017. You can complete a hard copy form at the Festival, or click... Read More
The Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes – Winners Announced!
We would like to extend our congratulations to the shortlisted entrants and winners of the Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes! The Ada Cambridge Biographical Prose Prize... Read More