Sydney Writers’ Festival (@sydwritersfest)

What do you wish you read sooner? 🎙️ #sydneywritersfestival #bookfestival #booktokaustralia #booktokaus #sydneyevents

📣 Are you aged 18–28 and passionate about arts and culture? Join Create NSW's Young People Talent Register to be considered for opportunities on boards and committees across the arts industry – including at Sydney Writers' Festival. Find out more on Create NSW’s website. Apps close 16 November…

An upset for the ages, @The Booker Prizes’s first science fiction author to win is M. John Harrison. Jaws on the floor. 😲 #booker #litfic #booktok #booktokaustralia

A new, genre-defying book recommendation for your TBR 🪁 #historicalfiction #poetry #newreleasebooks #litfic #booktokaustralia

Douglas Stuart’s writing has captured hearts the world over – his latest novel John of John is no different. Have you read it yet? #litfic #tbrlist #newreleasebooks #bookerprize

Pull out your planner and clear your diary, the 2027 Sydney Writers’ Festival dates are officially here! See you at Carriageworks, Sydney Town Hall and many more venues across the city from 17–23 May 2027. #readingfestival #thingstodoinsydney #whatsonsydney #booktokaustralia #bookfestival

A new book from the showstopping author of Lessons In Chemistry! Pop it on the TBR and fall in love with the world of Peck and Peck 📒✍️ #bonniegarmus #tbrlist #booktokaustralia #publishing

Sydney’s got Heartstopper fever! 🍂 A big thank you to everyone who joined Alice Oseman for an evening of queer joy and all things Nick and Charlie. 💚 #heartstopper #booktokaustralia #booktokaus #aliceoseman

A love letter to our libraries. What’s yours? 💌 #librariesoftiktok #librarytok #booktokaustralia #booktokaus #sydneywritersfestival

Scrolling break courtesy of Roddy Doyle 📚☕️ Brew a cuppa and tune in to hear Roddy’s Festival appearance discussing his beloved body of work as part of our podcast program from the link in bio. #sydneywritersfestival #booktok #writersoftiktok #booktokaus

Our FREE festival of Australian writing, Homegrown, returns next month from 9-11 October. See you there? 📚 #thingstodoinsydney #whatsonsydney #booktokaustralia #readingfestival #sydneylife

What's your all-time favourite Australian book? 📚 We asked book lovers at our Homegrown mini-festival exactly that. Join the conversation and submit your votes for this year's Top 100 Books Countdown via ABC Radio National now. #booktokaustralia #booktokaus #radionational #top100australianbooks…

It’s that time of year again… Booker season is well and truly here! Hear our thoughts and feelings headed into the shortlist announce next week. 👀 What are your predictions? #booker #litfic #booktok #booktokaustralia @The Booker Prizes

Homegrown starts this weekend! See you at the State Library of NSW for a program of FREE events – but before we kick things off, take note of our tips to get the most of this special new program. #thingstodoinsydney #sydneylife #booktokaustralia #booktokau

@ABC Australia are counting down the Top 100 Australian books, here are some of the titles that’ll make our 10. What’s on your list? #booktokaus #booktokaustralia #booktok

📣 Queer events for booklovers coming to Sydney this season! #queerbooktok #thingstodoinsydney #booktokaus #booktokaustralia

#garthnix is back with a new sci-fi epic in Massif. See him in conversation for FREE at the State Library of NSW on Saturday 19 September. #fantasybook #thingstodoinsydney #freeactivities #readingfestival

Maria Reva reveals her font hack for easier writing, the Roald Dahl book that inspired her as a kid and why her characters start out with empty purses. 👜 You can listen to Maria's Festival appearance discussing her 2025 Booker Prize longlisted novel Endling as part of our podcast program on our…

Every month is poetry month to us. 🥀 As part of Homegrown, we're bringing you a stack of free events, including some of Australia's best poets, to the State Library of NSW. In Sword & Shield, Dakota Feirer, Jazz Money and Luke Patterson discuss with Bebe Oliver how poetry can be a powerful…

"A 'Pride and Prejudice' for the chronically online" per The New York Times. 🧑‍💻 Elaine Castillo is an author on the rise and her most recent novel, Moderation, is an ambitious, witty and timely example of why. You can hear Elaine talking about her Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted novel on…

The always illumining Susan Choi talks her favourite books, her unconventional choice to break a reading slump and what types of chairs she prefers. 🔦 Listen to Susan's Festival appearance discussing her Booker shortlisted novel Flashlight on our podcast program. 🎧 #SydneyWritersFestival…

What do Australian politics, social media outrage and the housing crisis all have in common? There are FREE talks on all of them this spring at the State Library of NSW. 🙂‍↕️ Hear from a wide-range of erudite guests as they dissect pressing issues, Australian democracy and some of our best…

Another magical Family Day chapter done and dusted. 🪄 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the State Library of NSW on Sunday. Be the first to know about future storytime sessions, illustrator workshops, kids presentations and much more by signing up to our newsletter. 🎥 Jacqui Edmont…

Sydney-based writers listen up! 📣 As part of Homegrown, we're gathering some of the best antipodean writers at the State Library of NSW to give invaluable insights into their creative processes and literary careers. And because it's Homegrown, they're all FREE. 💡 Shining a Light | Saturday 19…

What's better than incredible writers' events? FREE incredible writers' events. 😎 Over 25 free events are coming to the State Library of NSW as part of Homegrown – here are our team's picks! Explore the full program and get your tickets on our website. #SydneyWritersFestival #booktokaustralia…

Hot people read translated works. 🙂‍↕️ Catch International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree this August at State Library of NSW. Find out more on our website. #SydneyWritersFestival #booker #bookerprize #sydneyevents #thingstodoinsydney

Five books that are here for a good time AND a long time. 🐋 What's your favourite long read? #SydneyWritersFestival #bookrecommendations #booktokaus #booktokaustralia #fivethings

Heartstopper Forever and always. 🔒🩷 Following the heart-touching finale, don’t miss your chance to hear from the mastermind behind Nick and Charlie's love story, Alice Oseman, at Sydney Town Hall this October. 📅 Wednesday 14 October, 6.30pm #SydneyWritersFestival #heartstopper…

The Booker Dozen drops this Tuesday – here are some of the books we hope make the cut. ⭐️ #SydneyWritersFestival #bookerprize #booktokau #booktokaustralia

Ever fall in love with a Festival guest? Us too. 🤭 Hear Meg Mason this August discussing her latest novel, a tale of love and loneliness set at a writers' festival. 📅 Meg Mason: Sophie, Standing There | Thursday 6 August, 6pm 🎟️ Tickets available via link in bio. #SydneyWritersFestival