2025's Magical Thinking edition of Melbourne Writers Festival was the start of a new chapter. As we invite our community to donate to MWF, we w...

To help narrow down your TBR list, the MWF team have compiled some of our favourite reads from 2025 - plus some books we've been waiting to dive int...

The weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming and the downpours have started. Spring in Melbourne has begun! To complement the new season, the...

Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2026 MWF Local Libraries Program. Each year, the festival offers a selection of libraries the opportu...

by Sonia NairSonia Nair is a Melbourne-based critic whose writing has been published by The Age, the ABC, Time Out Melbourne, Kill Your Darlings...

by Sonia NairSonia Nair is a Melbourne-based critic whose writing has been published by The Age, the ABC, Time Out Melbourne, Kill Your Darlings and...

by Tasmin Sandford-Evans   Melbourne Writers Festival and Emerging Writers' Festival are proud to partner to bring you insights into the...

by Stephanie Ongkowijoyo Melbourne Writers Festival and Emerging Writers' Festival are proud to partner to bring you insights into the 2025 Melbour...

We are excited to have Bundjalung and Kullilli writer, journalist and radio broadcaster, Daniel Browning and Yuwaalaraay storyteller and performer, Na...

Any reader will tell you that books possess a special kind of magic. They transform our understanding of ourselves and others. They animate diverg...

Dial a number on a landline handset to hear new poetry read by regional Victorian poets. From 8-11 May, look for three handsets at Festival venues and...

Looking for the perfect page-turner to pair with your summer sun sessions? The team at MWF has you covered.   From timeless classics to hot-...