Katoomba will be overflowing with ideas in the first weekend of November as the country's greatest minds and most exciting new talent make their way to the / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading The 2024 program includes more than 80 authors featured in 46 sessions, 14 workshops and 10 special events. Held from November 1-3, festival headliners include author Markus Zusak, actor Noni Hazlehurst who has written her memoir, plus Liane Moriarty of and fame. They will be joined by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, first season winner Gina Chick, and award-winning stand-up comedian and crime author, Benjamin Stevenson.
Setting the festival apart is its special event program, offering one-of-a kind experiences set against the stunning backdrop of the world-heritage listed Blue Mountains. You could be hearing from writers in the rainforest, listening to poets in the sky (aka a cable car suspended over the Jamison Valley at Scenic World), or taking in spectacular starlit night skies with Blue Mountains Stargazing. Alternatively, cosy up at the historic Carrington Hotel for a few bedtime stories, evening salon events featuring a mixed line up of poetry, comedy, storytelling and music.
On Sunday afternoon, audiences can kick back with their favourite author over a beer at Mountain Culture Brewery for Beers and Books, a series of more casual events. One of the hottest tickets in town is always the live broadcast of The 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival is the fourth iteration of the fe.