The Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival is an annual literary festival held in Bellingen, a town located in New South Wales, Australia. The festival features a diverse range of authors, publishers, and other literary professionals from Australia and around the world.
The festival aims to celebrate the art of reading and writing and to promote literacy, literature, and the written word. It offers a variety of events and activities, including author talks, panel discussions, workshops, book launches, poetry readings, and more.
Some of the past featured authors at the festival include Richard Flanagan, Tim Winton, Robert Drewe, Helen Garner, and Kate Grenville. The festival also includes events and activities for children and young adults, making it a family-friendly event.
Some of the authors already announced for this year are:
Wil Anderson
il is the author of I Am NOT Fine, Thanks, in addition to acting as the host and executive producer of the ABC’s popular Gruen, and new hit Question Everything. He is also a Helpmann Award-winning stand-up comedian who has also received the People’s Choice Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Akuch Kuol Anyieth
In 1996, when Akuch Kuol Anyieth was five, her mother fled to Kakuma with her children, intent on finding safety and freedom for her family, while her husband remained behind in South Sudan to fight in the civil war. Unknown: A Refugee’s Story is a moving, confronting and ultimately uplifting story.
Tom Ballard
Tom is an award-winning comedian, broadcaster and virtue-signaller. He tried very hard to seem cool on triple j breakfast for years, then went on to perform stand-up all over the world and front a naughty late-night show, His very first book is I, Millenial; One Snowflake’s Screed Against Boomers, Billionaires and Everything Else.
Heather Rose
Heather is the author of eight novels and the memoir Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here, which is currently shortlisted for the 2023 Independent Booksellers Awards. Heather’s most recent novel Bruny (2019) is currently in production as a six-part television series.
In 2023 the festival takes place from June 9 to 11, and tickets can be purchased online through the festival's website (https://www.eventalways.com/bellingen-readers-and-writers-festival). Bellingen is known for its natural beauty and artistic community, making it a charming location for a literary festival.
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