Festival News

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.

Festival 2020: Postponed to August 12-15, 2021

Thank you for your patience and for giving us the time and space we needed to make a really difficult decision. We are very sad to announce the cancellation of the 38th Festival of the Written Arts that was scheduled to take place August 13-16, 2020.

Summer Intern Position

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is seeking a Volunteer Co-ordinator/Administrative Assistant. This is a temporary position: Tuesday, May 19 to Friday, August 21.

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.

Remembering Bill Terry

We are sad to share the news that author, photographer, gardener and community volunteer, Bill Terry, has died.

Legacy of Literacy Update

Thank you all for your support of the Legacy of Literacy Endowment campaign at the 2019 Festival. We were so happy to meet new friends and donors at the Festival. Almost 65% of the donations came from first-time donors. Welcome aboard and thank you for supporting this initiative. We surpassed our goal of raising $15,000 … Continue reading “Legacy of Literacy Update”

And that’s a wrap!

Thank you for joining us at the 2019 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. We couldn’t be happier with the turnout and the feedback we’ve been receiving. Our heartfelt thanks go to the writers who traveled across the country to engage with, inspire, challenge, educate and entertain us. It was a very rich few … Continue reading “And that’s a wrap!”