2018 Festival
14-16 September
Welcome to the Tamar Valley Writers Festival, recognised as one of Tasmania’s premier arts festivals. Now in its third iteration, the Festival is a biennial three-day event celebrating, exploring and dissecting writing of all genres. Inaugurated as the Festival of Golden Words in 2014 and held at the gold mining town of Beaconsfield, the Festival can already boast having presented some of the most ambitious and largest programs outside any capital city in Australia.
The hub chosen for the 2018 Festival is the charming, Swiss-inspired village of Grindelwald, just 20 minutes’ drive from Launceston with the magnificent Tamar Valley Wine Route at its doorstep. You are invited to what promises to be an exciting, enlightening, insightful and playful three days of word magic.
Remember what they say about the earlybird . . . Get clicking and book yourself in. Look forward to seeing you next September.
For those who were unable to attend Tim's presentation held recently at Launceston's Tramsheds, or who are keen to hear it again, here's the link to the freely available podcast. With thanks to Penguin, and The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australia-books-blog/audio/2018/apr/09/tim-winton-on-men-and-writing-with-my-heart-in-my-mouth-behind-the-lines-podcast
Up to date resources on festival events, information and accommodation.
See our talented line-up of writers attending the 2018 festival.
Tamar Valley Writers Festival is a biennial event (every 2 years)
Your committee was energetic and enthusiastic and the events well organised. I brought my program 'Late Night Live' with me. We recorded and broadcast quite a few sessions – and taped others for subsequent broadcasting. This amplified the voice of the Festival by many orders of magnitude.
It was very well organised: it’s good to be able to move from one tent to another, rather than have to commit in advance to particular sessions.
I can only agree in saying the Tamar Valley Writers Festival was absolutely great! Accommodation and food for the writers and illustrators was marvellous.
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival 2016 was a wonderful event. Not only was it in a spectacular location, but more importantly, the impressive diversity of writers it attracted, and the effective composition and curation of panels allowed for enjoyable and important discussions.
The Tamar Valley Writers’ Festival is already one of the finest in the country.
I met some fascinating people and made some new friends. I really don't think I can fault anything.
Throughout my panel sessions I met and spent time with more devoted teen readers, some of whom sought advice with their own writing. Some told me they rarely get the opportunity to meet Young Adult writers in person and I have corresponded with one of them since to encourage her promising effort.
Very well organised, and appreciative of the volunteers who did a fantastic job in ensuring all the writers were welcomed, and looked after so well. Refreshing to have a festival where writers are not simply ‘left to their own devices’ before and after their respective sessions.
It was an honour and a pleasure to be a part of the Tamar Valley Writers Festival 2016. Not only did I have the opportunity to perform to thousands of kids in the region, exciting them about the world of literature & reading, but I heard local authors and producers speak passionately about how their enigmatic island inspires and informs their work.
It was really good fun. And it was very well organised. Congratulations.
Delighted to be invited to the Tamar Writers Festival in 2016. I was particularly pleased to engage with Tasmanian writers who were on the program or came as attendees. The entire event was well organised and a joy to take part in.
I write in praise of the Tamar Valley Writers Festival. I've attended a great many of these events around the country over the decades but few as impressive and enjoyable as yours.
It was really good fun. I think you have a winner on your hands. Congratulations.
Allowing people to move from one tent to another within a relatively small area is a perfect way to run a writers’ festival as it gives the greatest room for chance to introduce readers to the work of a writer they may never have heard of.
As a writer for young adults I especially enjoyed the opportunity to meet and talk to local students, who appeared to really engage with the presentations.
I enjoyed myself and received great feedback from kids, teachers and parents, many of whom had travelled to get to this fantastic festival. All your volunteers did a great job.
Late Night Live has record-breaking levels of podcasts from both local and international listeners – many millions each year. And people are continuing to download sessions from your festival.
Thank you so much for inviting me! The festival was a great deal of fun and, for my part, I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the various panels and hearing so many other writers talk as well.
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APRIL 10, 2018
