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You an easily make a weekend of fun in Williamstown and Hobsons Bay when you come to the Willy Lit Fest. Book yourself into the Captain’s Retreat, our lovely provider... Read More

John Webb OAM, one of our fabulous Committee Members has written two reviews of books that feature at our crime panel –  Fatal Attraction: Why We Love Crime  What Came Before by Anna... Read More

Here’s why Angela Altair, a founding member and President of the Willy Lit Fest is going to see Stuart Kells. I’m an avid interwar Boys and Girls’ Annuals collector. So... Read More

John Webb OAM, one of our fabulous Committee Members has written two reviews of books that feature at our crime panel –  Fatal Attraction: Why We Love Crime on Sunday 14 June at... Read More

A big congratulations to Nick Gadd  on winning the Nature Conservancy Nature Writing Prize for 2015 . His winning piece, A Landscape of Stories, is a wonderful reflection on walking... Read More

 ‘For my money, Stereo Stories was one of the most innovative and moving sessions the Willy Lit Fest has ever hosted, ‘I can’t wait for the next gig’ – a quote from... Read More

We’ve put together a fabulous batch of  informative and engrossing workshops to get you writing, telling stories, crafting poetry and just being all round creative! Willy Lit Fest workshops traditionally... Read More

Swimming In Ink kicks off the 2015 Williamstown Literary Festival with three fiction writers sharing their thoughts on writing and the sea. To swim in ink is to write about the... Read More

POP IN AND POP-UP Published and yet-to-be published writers and poets are invited to join us at the Willy Lit Fest for a series of Pop-Up readings. The stage in... Read More

Poetry has always been a fantastic feature of the Willy Lit Fest program and this year we are very pleased to welcome six poets to our midst. Joel McKerrow is one of... Read More

We are reliant and very grateful for the help we receive from volunteers. Right now we need a little bit more help and would love to hear from anyone who... Read More

If you would prefer to buy your tickets face-to-face our box office will be open on Thursday 14, 21 and 28 May and 4 and 11 June from 10.00am-1.00pm at... Read More

The  People’s Choice is a much loved event at the Willy Lit Fest. We are looking for local writers from the western suburbs to read a piece of poetry or prose... Read More

Why not share your literary love with your Mum and buy her a ticket or two to the Willy Lit Fest as a Mother’s Day present? Chances are she was instrumental in... Read More

We have plenty to offer children and young adults coming to the Willy Lit Fest. Starting with Leigh Hobbs, there’s a drawing workshop for children aged six to 11 years... Read More

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 ways you can buy tickets... 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 in Words”, which explores ideas... 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) media launch of the program,... 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 The Rosie Effect, the sequel... 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, including the 2006 Lloyd O’Neil... 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, the JUST! books and The... 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 back from the UK with... 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 in Hobsons Bay. ‘Winning the... 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 writing and send us your... Read More

I’m not sure if the literary set wants to hear this but the romance genre is keeping the publishing industry alive. The statistics prove it and the feedback from readers... Read More