Entries are open for the Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award, which will mark its 20th anniversary this year from its new home at Williamstown Literary Festival. The award, known as... Read More
The Willy Lit Fest 2021 got off to an exhilarating start on Thursday 18th February with a Zoom conversation between celebrated Australian author Kate Grenville and her capable interlocutor, novelist... Read More
Meet the 2021 Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes’ Judges Prose LIs Grove loves good writing. She has taught language and literature, English and French, at secondary and tertiary levels. Most recently, she... Read More
Enjoy 2020 Vision online again! Whether you missed out first time around or just want to enjoy them again, our online sessions are now available to view at your leisure.... Read More
We are excited to announce the addition of a new writing prize for Willy Lit Fest in 2021, the Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award. Now in its 20th year, the prize honours... Read More
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Williamstown Literary Festival Association Incorporated Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Williamstown Literary Festival Association Incorporated will be held... Read More
Always a highlight of the festival, this year’s awards ceremony for the Ada Cambridge writing prizes was the culmination of the 2020 Vison online Willy Lit fest on Sunday, 21... Read More
We are excited to announce the shortlisted entrants for the Young Adas 2020! Congratulations to the shortlisted Young Ada writers. The young writers from Melbourne’s western suburbs will have their... Read More
We are excited to announce the shortlisted entrants for the Ada Cambridge Prose and Poetry Writing Prizes 2020! Thank you to our wonderful readers and judges who read over 104... Read More
Announcing our first Literary Trivia Night. Do you know your Brontes and your Dickens and your Shakespeare? Do you know your crime fiction versus political thriller? If you answered... Read More
The Adas are now accepting submissions Submissions for prose and poetry are open to all writers who live in Victoria. Submissions close midnight 9th March 2020. The Young Ada Writing... Read More
We are excited to announce the dates for Willy Lit Fest 2020. Saturday 20 June – Sunday 21 June Artists’ submissions are now open for the 2020 Willy Lit Fest... Read More
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Williamstown Literary Festival Association Incorporated Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Williamstown Literary Festival Association Incorporated will be held... Read More
When you want to write, and … By Sherryl Clark Victoria University Polytechnic Professional Writing and Editing courses. Every year, thousands of writers vow that from the 1st of January,... Read More
Willy Lit Fest “Celebrating its 16th year in 2019, the Willy Lit Fest promises a weekend of imagination, creative learning and thought provoking discussion. This year’s program, which has been... Read More
Get a taste of the 2019 Williamstown Literary Festival – The ‘anti true-crime podcast’ with Claire Halliday. Claire Halliday, journalist and author, talks to Tara Mitchell, Sisters in Crime National... Read More
JUNE 6, 2019 12:22 PM BY GOYA DMYTRYSHCHAK Star Weekly International best-selling author Caroline Overington will this month help launch the 16th Williamstown Literary Festival. She has gone from covering... Read More
“A book festival is the perfect place to celebrate your love of literature with fellow fans, see your favourite authors in action, and of course, discover new writers and illustrators.... Read More
Choosing your own adventure in life can sometimes mean stepping outside of what we know and trying something brand new. Willy Lit Fest has become a gateway to knowledge and... Read More
Willy Lit Fest is delighted to be partnering with the fabulous radio legends at 3RRR to bring you information on the 2019 Festival from May 23rd! So tune in and... Read More
For the first time in the writing prize’s history submissions in the prose and poetry categories were open to all Victorian writers. As a result, we received an incredible amount... Read More
Kerry O’Brien’s life has spanned the post-war era through the maelstrom of the nuclear and digital age. He has witnessed life changing events, interviewed the great and good, and explained... Read More
The 2019 Willy Lit Fest is delighted to be branching out to other great venues in beautiful Williamstown. Be sure to check the location of sessions on the program and... Read More
Meet the 2019 Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes’ Judges Prose: Lis Grove and Dmetri Kakmi Poetry: Chloe Wilson and Helen Cerne Young Adas: Dr Christopher Ringrose and Margaret Campbell LIs Grove loves... Read More
We are thrilled to announce the Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes 2019 open for submissions! The Ada Cambridge writing prizes have given emerging writers from Melbourne’s western suburbs a wonderful opportunity... Read More
Introduction to Kamishibai – Paper Theatre: Jackie Kerin Introduction to Kamishibai – Paper Theatre presented by Bernard Caleo was a session for adults with special appeal to artists, writers, performers... Read More
We’d love to hear what you thought of the Willy Lit Fest 2018. You can complete a hard copy form at the Festival, or click here to submit your feedback... Read More
We’re thrilled to announce the results of the Ada Cambridge Prizes for 2018. We’re particularly delighted that Catherine Ryan is among the short-listed authors for the Ada Cambridge Biographical Prose... Read More
Author, Lucy Christopher tells us about her special relation with John Marsden. John Marsden was a huge influence on my writing. I would go so far as to say that... Read More
Tell us why you are at The Willy Lit Festival? I’m at the Festival for several reasons. I belong to a network of kamishibai storytellers (Japanese paper storytelling). Kamishibai a... Read More
The Williamstown Literary Festival Committee is delighted to welcome Civilex as our newest sponsor! Their generous support will help us deliver a vibrant and rich program of sessions to the... Read More
THE SATURDAY LADIES BRIDGE CLUB by Alison Stuart Firstly, you are probably wondering who and what the Saturday Ladies Bridge Club is… I don’t think any of us play cards…... Read More
It’s never too early to encourage imagination and a life-long love of books, ideas and creativity! Join us at Willy Lit Fest with your little ones, your youngsters, and your... Read More
Danielle Ross Walls is mum to two energetic boys, aged 8 and 5 years. In 2015, she created and directed the first Careers Expo for working mothers in Melbourne. Danielle’s... Read More
Jenny Ackland is a Melbourne writer and teacher. Her first novel The Secret Son – a Gallipoli/Ned Kelly mash-up about identity, truth and history – was published in 2015. Little... Read More
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 immediately after the Islamic Revolution... Read More
Bruno speaks with Il Globo newspaper — “I invited writers to come and speak to my students because I was trying to engage them in telling their own stories and... Read More
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 don’t forget you can see... Read More
Saturday 16 June – 12.00pm to 1.00pm. The Chamber – Williamstown Town Hall A Man Called Yarra is an inspiring memoir of overcoming hardship and striving for a better life.... Read More
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 manage children, work and life... Read More
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, so please don’t delay!We can’t... Read More
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 Get Started on Any Writing... Read More
Books in the mail, session blurbs done, rooms allocated, panels convened, fabulous authors and interviewers locked in – check!! Art and text with designer, printer at the ready…The Willy Lit... Read More
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 book of 2015, The 65-Storey... Read More
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 Australia’s biggest names to Williamstown,... Read More
In a full house, Markus Zusak and Andy Griffiths treated us to an intimate conversation between two mates! In Beyond the Bestseller we heard how Andy was keeping score with... Read More
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 here to submit your feedback... Read More
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 Shortlisted Writers Helen Bradwell: My... Read More