The Whitsundays Writers Festival will take place Friday 6 – Sunday 8 September 2024.
The three day event will comprise an engaging mixture of genres from crime to memoir, romance to screenwriting, and more, as well as interactive workshops, panel discussions and author talks.
Program Highlights
- Day 1 Friday 6 September features author keynotes and conversations (9am-5pm) followed by Poetry Karaoke (5:30pm-7:30pm) at the Whitsunday Sailing Club.
- Day 2 Saturday 7 September commences with the Whitsunday Literary Heart Award presentations for best unpublished manuscript, short story, poetry, and book design, and author conversations at the Whitsunday Sailing Club (9am-2:30pm); the Big Book Club High Tea at My Rainbow Bakery (3:15pm-4:45pm); and then a lively Saturday Sundowner event (5:30pm-7:30pm) in Airlie Beach.
- Day 3 Sunday 8 September has workshops in the morning at the Whitsunday Sailing Club (9am-12pm) followed by Local Author Long Lunch at the Whitsunday Marine Club (12:30pm-2:30pm).
The full program will be released in July and subject to change.
