South Coast Readers & Writers Festival

Thirroul District Community Centre and Library
Fri 24 Jul '26 – Sun 26 Jul '26
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Overview

The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival returns to Thirroul for 2026 with a vibrant lineup of literary talent, from rising stars to international bestsellers. With headlining authors Evelyn Araluen (The Rot), Antoinette Lattouf (Women Who Win), James Bradley (Landfall), Sulari Gentill (Five Found Dead), Michelle de Kretser (Theory and Practice), Tara Moss (The Italian Secret), Kate Mildenhall (The Hiding Place) and Andrew Pippos (The…

The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival returns to Thirroul for 2026 with a vibrant lineup of literary talent, from rising stars to international bestsellers.

With headlining authors Evelyn Araluen (The Rot), Antoinette Lattouf (Women Who Win), James Bradley (Landfall), Sulari Gentill (Five Found Dead), Michelle de Kretser (Theory and Practice), Tara Moss (The Italian Secret), Kate Mildenhall (The Hiding Place) and Andrew Pippos (The Transformations), plus many more festival guests to be announced.

Held in the Thirroul District Community Centre and Library, the Festival is a celebration of all things reading, writing and creativity on the South Coast of NSW. Choose from 12 unique sessions on Saturday and 10 sessions on Sunday on topics ranging from crime fiction, history, young adult literature, poetry, environmental writing, publishing, memoir, literary journals and more.

Plus, book launches, author workshops and a free "The Library That Made Me" event on Friday night brought to you by the State Library of New South Wales.

Dive into a celebration of writing, ideas, and voices that inspire, challenge, and connect, in the picturesque village of Thirroul on the NSW South Coast.

Location

Thirroul District Community Centre and Library

352-358 Lawrence Hargrave Drive Thirroul NSW 2515 Australia

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Location - 352-358 Lawrence Hargrave Drive Thirroul NSW 2515 Australia

FAQs

Accessibility

Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)

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