THE South Coast Readers and Writers Festival returns to Thirroul this year with a vibrant line-up of literary talent, from rising stars to international bestsellers.

South Coast Writers Centre Director Dr Sarah Nicholson said this year’s festival promises an unforgettable program over the weekend of 5–6 July.

Dr Nicholson said the festival will feature gripping conversations on cautionary tales from the past and speculative futures, the reclamation of lost histories and endangered languages, climate grief and the turbulence of current affairs, new mythologies, explorations of womanhood, and the business of publishing.

Organisers say highlights of this year’s festival will be poetry readings, captivating literary fiction, historical recreation, and young adult adventures to thought-provoking non-fiction, intimate memoirs, gripping biographies, and cutting-edge politics.

Headline authors include Charlotte McConaghy (Wild Dark Shore), Isobelle Carmody (Comes the Night), Ppip Williams (The Bookbinder of Jericho), Kate Forsyth (Psykhe), Nikki Gemmell (Wing), Nardi Simpson (the belburd), Omar Sakr (The Nightmare Sequence), Jesses Tu (The Honeyeater), and Amy Remeikis (What’s the Big Idea?), with more guests to be announced.

Early tickets are on sale now, with the full program to be released on 5 May 2025.

For more visit southcoastwriters.org/festival

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