Sydney Writers’ Festival 2017

Each year, Sydney Writers’ Festival brings together the best and most influential writers and thinkers from across the globe. This year they bring a focused program of Young Adult fiction #loveozya as well as the best Australian writing that challenges, provokes and educates us.

On Saturday May 27 join us for a full day of Young Adult (YA) programming hosted by the Sydney Writers’ Festival YA Ambassador Catriona Feeney (aka book vlogger Little Book Owl). The colossal line-up includes international YA superstars Sarah Crossan, Rupi Kaur, Jennifer Niven and Mariko Tamaki, and local heroes Amie Kaufman, Garth Nix and James Bradley. Don’t miss the return of the ever-popular TeenCon (moderated by Will Kostakis), and be sure to catch up with fellow YA fans in the courtyard – where you will find giant games, a photo booth and food trucks. All supported by the City of Parramatta. All YA events are $15 per event and you can purchase an all day pass for even cheaper at $50. Book here (please note you must register on our website first to be able to book a package).

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  • Working Class Boy
    Q&A with Jimmy Barnes

    26 May 2017
    Riverside Theatre
    Jimmy talks to Magda Glover, reflecting on his family’s migration from Scotland to Australia, his traumatic and violent childhood, and his dream of escaping the suburbs by joining a rock ’n’ roll band.
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  • Love OZ YA Anthology
    Begin, End, Begin

    27 May 2017
    Riverside Theatre
    Some of the world’s best Young Adult writers are right under your nose, and you might not even know it.
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  • Writing in Verse
    Sarah Crossan in Conversation

    27 May 2017
    Lennox Theatre
    Sarah’s writing is honest, heartbreaking and undeniably original. What prompted her to write in this innovative form? And how did she manage to co-write her new novel, We Come Apart?
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  • Sold Out

    Expressing Herself
    The Brilliant Life of Rupi Kaur

    27 May 2017
    Lennox Theatre
    Whether she’s writing poems, taking photographs or designing books, Rupi has it covered. Her debut collection of poems, milk and honey, is a New York Times bestseller, and she has made waves as an Instapoet
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  • Keeping Company
    Characters Across a Series

    27 May 2017
    Riverside Theatre
    When a book ends, we count the days until we can meet them again and pick up where we left off. But how challenging is it for writers to take characters across multiple books? Join authors James Bradley, Amie Kaufman, Garth Nix and Lynette Noni to find out. With Caitriona Feeney.
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  • Mariko Tamaki Talks the Talk

    27 May 2017
    Lennox Theatre
    The award-winning Canadian writer chats with author Maria Lewis about the importance of dialogue in her graphic novels Skim and This One Summer, and in comics such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Supergirl, The Hulk and Adventure Time.
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  • More Than Meets the Eye
    Diversity in YA Fiction

    27 May 2017
    Riverside Theatre
    Journalist and author Sarah Ayoub is joined by writers Randa Abdel-Fatteh, Erin Gough and Will Kostakis to discuss why portrayals of Australian teenagers in books should be real rather than random.
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  • Defying Expectations
    How Do Female Writers Defy Stereotypes

    27 May 2017
    Riverside Theatre
    We unfortunately are still living in a time when female authors are pigeonholed and gender stereotypes affect readers as well as characters. Join Amie, Mariko and J.C. Burke as they look at the future of women in YA literature. With Bec Kavanagh.
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  • Talking Tough Topics
    with Jennifer Niven

    27 May 2017
    Lennox Theatre
    Jennifer talks with Victoria Flanagan about transforming real-life struggles into stories and how the act of writing can be liberating.
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