Ada Cambridge Prizes for 2018
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
News
Keep up to date with all the WLF news and happenings. 
Keep writing and keep being brave – Author, Lucy Christopher tells us about her special relation with John Marsden.
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
Five Questions with Jackie Kerin at Willy Lit Fest 2018
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
Civilex Joins The Willy Lit Fest Family
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
WRITER WRANGLING 101 or How to Collaborate On A Group Book Without Killing Each Other
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
Willy Lit Fest For Kids And The Young At Heart
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
Five Questions With Danielle Ross Walls At Willy Lit Fest
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
Five Questions With Jenny Ackland at Willy Lit Fest
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
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 immediately after the Islamic Revolution... Read More
An enchanting exploration of Australian literature with Bruno Lettieri
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
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 don’t forget you can see... Read More
Stan Yarramunua at Williamstown Literary Festival
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
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 manage children, work and life... 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, so please don’t delay!We can’t... 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 Get Started on Any Writing... 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 at the ready…The Willy Lit... 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 book of 2015, The 65-Storey... 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 Australia’s biggest names to Williamstown,... Read More
Beyond the Bestseller – Markus Zusak and Andy Griffiths – Review
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
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 here to submit your feedback... 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 Shortlisted Writers Helen Bradwell: My... Read More
Festival Updates – SOLD OUT
The sessions below have sold out. There’s plenty more on offer – check the program! And if you want to see a particular author don’t forget you can see all... Read More
Kitchen Tales – The Mortar and Pestle
The Willy Lit Fest committee has had fun these last months organising the 2017 festival. At meetings between agenda items the talk around the table has often turned to... Read More
The Dry is Scorching Hot – Jane Harper at WLF 2017
The Dry is scorching hot. One question I’m dying to ask Jane Harper is how a city girl – and a Pom at that – nailed the bush? Harper’s stunning... Read More