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Brisbane Writers Festival 2023: Have we got a story for you!
In 2023, Brisbane Writers Festival is spinning a rollicking tale of festive entertainment across five days, four nights and more than 100 events. The plot? Full of twists and turns. The characters? A diverse cast of writers, readers and thinkers coming together to enjoy a lively line-up of panel discussions, salons, special events and more.
From blockbuster bestsellers to literary luminaries and everything in between, BWF 2023 is an unmissable adventure from beginning to end.
A great way to enjoy the festival is to become a Festival Friend. Benefits include an exclusive pre-sale period when tickets go on sale, discounted tickets for the festival and online events, as well as an invitations to exclusive events. Buy your tickets here.
In addition to the main Festival held annually in May, Brisbane Writers Festival produces a number of online events throughout the year featuring local and international authors and speakers.
First Word formally opens the Brisbane Writers Festival each year. In 2023, the First Word Keynote Speaker is leading Indigenous poet and political activist Lionel Fogarty.
After, join Nat's What I Reckon in coversation with Christian Hull, Irvine Welsh on The Long Knives, Anita Jacoby on Secrets Beyond the Screen, and more.
In Border Crossing - The Importance of Translation for Korean Literature, Bae Suah and Krys Lee reflect on how translation informs their writing process and the cross-cultural potentialities of literature.
Dr Ben Bravery and Dr Dinesh Palipana unpack the biases of the medical establishment and the sometimes fraught relationship of healing to care in Physician, Heal Thyself. John Birmingham and Shelley Parker-Chan discuss the possibilities of epic writing in Through Space & Time.
Plus, don't miss Alexis Wright on Praiseworthy, Kate Legge on Infidelity and Other Affairs and Bryan Brown on Sweet Jimmy, as well as the launch of the 2022 Faber Writing Anthology.
Frances Whiting, author of Walking on Trampolines and The Best Kind of Beautiful, talks to Matthew Condon about why Queensland produces writers unique to the rest of the country.
Plus, don't miss Dianne Yarwood on The Wakes, John Safran on Puff Piece, Grace Tame on The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner, Sarah Thom-Jones on Growing in to Autism, and many more fascinating discussions.
Join Stan Grant in conversation with Clinton Fernandes on The Queen is Dead, a poignant reckoning with Australia's colonial past and its hopes for the future.
Emma Carey and Ellidy Pullin reflect on reslience, recovery and the power of hope in Good Influencers. Hayley Scrivenor, Sean Wilson, Kerry McGinnis and Garry Disher break down the rural noir renaissance in Small Town, Big Problem.
Trent Dalton and Samuel Johnson will sweep you off your feet in Lovers of Love, and later Brooke Blurton and Larry Emdur emphasise the redemptive power of love in the journey to personal fulfillment in Happy Ending.
Plus, don't miss Kate Morton on Homecoming, Brenda Matthews on The Lost Daughter, Tracey Lien on All That's Left Unsaid and many more fascinating discussions.
Join Dr Norman Swan and Dr Rebecca Ray in Growing Older Better as the two health experts contemplate how we can make the most of our time on earth. Sarah Malik and Brook Blurton examine the powerful nature of kinship and community in Belonging and Race.
Thirty years after the release of Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh joins John Birmingham to discuss his grungy modern classic. Finally, the peerless Alexis Wright will close the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival in the Last Word.
Plus, don't miss Bill Hayes on Sweat, Jenny Odell on Saving Time, Gabrielle Zevin on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and many more fascinating discussions.
