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  1. Constellations: new, decentralised writers' festivals are emerging

    "I feel like lots of the local writing community haven't necessarily had a place in (Adelaide) Writers' Week for a while."

    "Organisers reckon there are lessons to be learned in the opportunities of "bottom-up", inclusive programming and extending festivals beyond city hubs, including attracting a more diverse audience." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/con

    Only the suppressed word is dangerous. - Ludwig Boerne

    #writers #books #PublishingIndustry #events #FreedomOfSpeech #MuzzleWriters #WritersFestivals #Constellations #BRWFest #Bellingen

  2. As writers festivals start kicking off in Australia for 2023, are you planning on attending any?

    Do you have a favourite that you like to attend again and again? Have you made great contacts at a festival been inspired by your fellow authors?

    Did attending a writers festival make you pick back up your pen or put it down when you came face to face with genius and thought 'I could never do that'?

    Here's a list I've put together of Australian writers festivals for 2023
    annafeatherstone.com/writing-r

    #WritingCommunity #WritersFestivals #Australia #AustralianWriters #AusLit #AusAuthors #LiteraryFestivals