Sydney Writers’ Festival Live & Local Program Returns

Published on 13 May 2025

Sydney Writers’ Festival Live & Local Program Returns

Sydney Writers’ Festival’s much-loved Live & Local program returns to Wangaratta Library in May. The Live & Local program streams a curated selection of headline events to more than 140 libraries, theatres and cultural venues nationwide, from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May.

Now in its most expansive year to date, audiences from Alice Springs to Albany, Queanbeyan to Kalgoorlie will gain free access to world-renowned storytellers and urgent conversations — all direct to their local communities.

“Live & Local is one of the most powerful ways we connect with readers around the country,” said Ann Mossop, Artistic Director of Sydney Writers’ Festival.

“We know not everyone can make it to Sydney, but that shouldn’t mean missing out on extraordinary conversations. Whether you’re joining us from a city library or a small regional town, Live & Local gives audiences the chance to hear from some of the world’s most compelling writers, completely free of charge.”

Wangaratta Library will live stream the following events:

Thursday 22 May
10am - 11am   Markus Zusak: Three wild dogs and the truth
12pm - 1pm     Gina Chick: We are the stars
2pm - 3pm      David Nicholls: You are here
4pm - 5pm     Past and future of Indigenous Recognition
6pm - 7pm      Kaliane Bradley: The Ministry of Time
8pm - 9pm     State of the Art: The novel

Friday 23 May
10am - 11am   The Moriarty Sisters
12pm - 1pm     Helen Garner: The season
2pm - 3pm      Alan Hollinghurst: Our evenings
4pm - 5pm     Colm Toibin: From Brooklyn to Long Island

Saturday 24 May
10am - 11am   Bakers' Delight
12pm - 1pm     A.C Grayling on cancel culture

Wangaratta Library contact:

Loueen Twyford l.twyford@wangaratta.vic.gov.au