Literary Festivals 2010
Dreaming, as one does, of travel and always thinking about books and reading, Fiction Focus has compiled a far-from-complete list of 2010 literary festivals that bring together two of life’s most rewarding pursuits. Happy to add others if you bring them to our attention.
- 26 February-1 March: Perth. Perth Writers Festival
- 28 February –5 March: Adelaide. Writers Week
- 6-8 March: Dublin. Dublin Book Festival
- 12-14 March: Tucson, AZ, USA. Tucson Festival of Books
- 15-19 March: Mudgeeraba, Queensland. Somerset Celebration of Literature
- 17-19 March: Bullcreek, WA. All Saints Lit Fest of Young Adult and Children’s Literature
- 20-21 March: Faulconbridge, NSW. Norman Lindsay Festival of Children’s Literature
- 1-5 April. Perth. Swancon : WA Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
- 14-16 May: Darwin. Wordstorm 2010
- 12-16 May: Auckland. Auckland Writers and Readers Festival
- 17-23 May: Sydney. Sydney Writers Festival
- 21-30 May: Melbourne. Emerging Writers Festival
- 15-18 July: Mildura, Victoria. Mildura Writers Festival
- 6-8 August: Byron Bay, NSW. Byron Bay Writers Festival
- 14-30 August: Edinburgh. Edinburgh Book Festival
- 1-5 September. Brisbane. Brisbane Writers Festival
- 2-6 September: Melbourne. AussieCon4 – World Science Fiction Convention
- 8-12 September. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. IBBY 32 Congress
- 27 September-1 October. Brisbane. SLAQ/IASL Conference, with a literature strand
- late October. Dates to be confirmed. Waiheke Island, Auckland NZ. Words on a Small Island. Read about the inaugural festival.
- 6-10 October. Ubud, Bali. Ubud Writers Festival
Please note that not all of the above websites contain 2010 content, although the dates are correct at the time of publication.
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November 9th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Waiheke Island’s literary festival “Words on a Small Island” inaugural 2 day book festival just went off with a bang and will be back again in October Next Year. With some of New Zealand’s leading authors, writers and literary folk Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Thanks Simon. Sounds fantastic. Because it’s just finished it seems to have dropped off the Auckland festival events calendar. Are you aware of a website? Dates probably not yet firm either. I will add to the bare bones when I have more info. Regards, Judi
November 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Swancon, the WA science fiction and fantasy convention (Australia’s longest running state convention), takes place on the Easter long weekend each year. It’s kind of the baby version of Aussiecon!
http://2010.swancon.com.au/
Confirmed guests for 2010 include authors Scott Sigler and Ian Irvine. 1-5 April, All Seasons Perth Hotel, Northbridge.
Swancon the following year, 2011, is also hosting the 50th Australian convention, Natcon, and will be bigger than ever, so mark that date as well! (Easter 2011 runs into ANZAC Day…)
November 9th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Thanks, Tehani. Consider it added. Sounds great, too. Judi
November 10th, 2009 at 2:15 am
March 12-14, 2010 is the Tucson Festival of Books. More information can be found on the Worlds of Words Web site ( http://wowlit.org/events/bookfest/ ), including a link to the official Web site. We are super excited about how the children’s and adolescent authors are shaping up. I’ll be there for sure and in the meantime, I’ll dream about a few of these others you’ve listed.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:24 am
We all need a year off and a round the world ticket, Rebecca. Thanks for this addition. I know there’s a lot happening in North America, so keep the sugestions rolling, folks. What started as a germ of an idea is turning into a really useful resource (and a lot of dreaming. If only …)