Sydney Writers' Festival
Various locations across Sydney
Sun 17 May '26 – Sun 24 May '26
Overview
Sydney Writers' Festival brings together a broad and engaged community around the sharing of books, writing and ideas. Each May, they host brilliant storytellers across all forms in a thoughtful, challenging, riotous fun week-long Festival of writing, books and ideas at their home at Carriageworks in Sydney's Inner West and across the city.
Throughout the year, Sydney Writers' Festival also delivers a dynamic program of events at a new…
Sydney Writers' Festival brings together a broad and engaged community around the sharing of books, writing and ideas. Each May, they host brilliant storytellers across all forms in a thoughtful, challenging, riotous fun week-long Festival of writing, books and ideas at their home at Carriageworks in Sydney's Inner West and across the city.
Throughout the year, Sydney Writers' Festival also delivers a dynamic program of events at a new literature hub for writers and booklovers at the State Library of NSW.
From everyday stories to fantastical tales, dazzling fictions to captivating life stories, and sweeping historical accounts to thought-provoking ideas, the Festival offers a rich tapestry of literary experiences.
Explore upcoming events and book your tickets at the Sydney Writer's Festival website.
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Accessibility
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Employ people with disability
Have a hearing loop
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Have TVs with captioning option
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Staff are trained in Auslan
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
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)