We were thrilled to welcome Jane Urquhart to the Rockwood Pavilion to kick off the 43rd annual Festival of the Written Arts this year. The audience was captivated by Jane’s heart warming, humorous, and insightful discussion. This was Jane’s fifth appearance at SCFWA. Tickets are still on sale! Don’t miss your chance to hear from … Continue reading “The 2025 Festival has begun!”
Category: Festival Line-Up
Special Events at the 2025 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
This year we are pleased to offer special events taking place on August 16 and August 17. Please note that festival and Saturday day passes do not include admission to Event A. For more information, or to reserve a ticket for the fiction workshop (while supplies last), order online or phone our box office at … Continue reading “Special Events at the 2025 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts”
Programming change
The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts regrets to announce that due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, Kyo Maclear (Event #6) has had to withdraw from the Festival, and Naomi Klein will no longer be in conversation with the featured author. Instead, bestselling novelist Iona Whishaw will be featured in a solo event on … Continue reading “Programming change”
Changes to Event #12 and #16
We regret to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances, Conor Kerr will not be able to join this year’s poetry panel, which also features award-winning writers Jen Currin and Cecily Nicholson. Jen and Cecily will share the stage to read from some of their newest work and discuss poetry and the writing life. Caroll Simpson, author … Continue reading “Changes to Event #12 and #16”
2023 Festival Writers
We are pleased to announce the writers/artists who will join us at the 41st Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. For full author bios, photos and a downloadable planner, please click here. Tickets go on sale June 5, 2023. If you would like to see the 2o23 brochure (we can email you the PDF … Continue reading “2023 Festival Writers”
Joshua Whitehead: Virtual Event
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, author Joshua Whitehead will not be able to attend the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts in person on Friday, August 12. His virtual event at 8:30 p.m. will take place in the Festival Pavilion and be projected live onto our big screen. While … Continue reading “Joshua Whitehead: Virtual Event”
2022 Festival Writers
We are pleased to announce the writers/artists who will join us at the 40th Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. Bios, schedule of events, and ticket information to come! Kamal Al-Solaylee S. Bear Bergman Columpa Bobb Cedar Bowers Tania Carter Ivan Coyote Farzana Doctor Norma Dunning Frances Ekwuyasi Shaena Lambert Marsha Lederman Jen Sookfong … Continue reading “2022 Festival Writers”
Newsletter – May 29, 2020
We miss you! We miss your calls and your visits to the office. We miss the energy that starts to build right about now. We even miss the chaos that erupts when the phone lines open and online sales go live.
Festival 2020 Reading List
Here’s a list of the wonderful books written by the writers we had hoped to present at the 2020 Festival. We’ve included a link to each book’s description on the publisher’s website.
2020 Festival Programming
The programming for the 2020 Festival of the Written Arts is now complete! You can find the list of writers and very brief biographical sketches here.