Blue
Mountains
Writers’
Festival

82 speakers
51 events
14 workshops
3   days
1   unmatched location

Friday 31 OCT — Sunday 02 Nov

Nature

Ageing

Power

Protest

Kinship

Memory

Community

Oceans

Ghosts

Dreams

Nature • Ageing • Power • Protest • Kinship • Memory • Community • Oceans • Ghosts • Dreams •

Inspiring awe and wonder, the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival immerses readers and writers in an intimate festival of ideas and creativity.

Over three vibrant days, the program showcases Australia’s sharpest minds and most expansive thinkers, offering challenging, playful and exhilarating opportunities for connection.

Our 2025 theme – a path to wonder – invites audiences to engage with literature with an open mind and sense of possibility. To wonder is to approach the world with curiosity, to question without agenda, to allow for beauty, space and reflection, or to explore new ways of thinking and being in the world.

Early-bird weekend passes on sale Tuesday 29 July

platinum pass

Friday - Sunday

gold pass

Friday - Sunday

silver pass

Saturday - Sunday

“The festival had a huge vibe that spanned the whole of Katoomba. Beautiful venues, eye-opening events and wonderfully friendly volunteers.”

Festival Attendee, 2024.

Proudly brought to you by Varuna, The National Writers’ House, in collaboration with our major sponsors and funders