WRITERS & READERS
Get ready for four days of fast-tracked, smart conversation from some of the world’s best thinkers and talkers – and you, from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2018. Get up close and intimate with local and international stars in the Michael Fowler Centre, Renouf Foyer, Circa Theatre and the fabulous Festival Club
We have revealed five new sessions ahead of the full programme launch on Thursday 1 February. Go to General Sessions to see a taste of the 2018 line-up.
Tickets are still on sale for three special sessions.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
OPENING NIGHT: WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD
WRITERS & READERS 08 MAR
We kick off 2018 Writers & Readers on International Women’s Day with a celebration of women, their words and their power to change.
RADICALISM AND TOLERANCE
WRITERS & READERS 09 MAR
In a time of rising extremism around the world, discover first-hand why former Islamist extremist Maajid Nawaz, political commentator Ali A Rizvi and activist Yasmine Mohammed are on a quest for peace and tolerance.
TAKE 5 PASS
Beat the Writers & Readers rush and grab your Take 5 Pass now. You’ll get a 20% discount on tickets (excluding special sessions), plus first pick of the full programme before it goes on sale to the general public on 8 February 2018.
That’s five hours of booklovers bliss for just $75!
SPEAKERS
Discover events, guests and themes to satisfy the straightest and strangest literary appetites. Here are a few of the incredible voices to be heard at Writers & Readers in 2018. We’re busy creating keynote sessions, panel discussions, debates and workshops and will be revealing the full programme of events on 1 February.
CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
UNITED STATES
TEJU COLE
NIGERIA
CORY DOCTOROW
CANADA / UNITED KINGDOM
SONNY LIEW
MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE
PATRICIA LOCKWOOD
UNITED STATES
