2022 Festival
What a joy to return to our in-person festival!
After two years of Covid disruptions and taking our festival online, on Sat 3 September 2022, we finally returned to Tradies, Gymea for a packed day of author talks, workshops, panels, and networking.
Thank you to everyone who attended and to all our presenters, volunteers, and festival partners for making it such a fun and enjoyable day! With special thanks to our fabulous festival bookseller, The Best Little Bookshop In Town.
(Photo credit: Susan Low)
“Whether you’re an aspiring, emerging or established author, Writers Unleashed is a wonderful opportunity to learn, grow, and network. The program truly offers something for everyone and has developed into a wonderful fixture on the festival calendar.”
“Writers Unleashed provides an engaging and fun opportunity for emerging writers to learn from established authors across a wide variety of genres. Its volunteer team delivers a professional-quality, inclusive festival. I especially appreciated the lengths they went to in accommodating my disability, starting with program planning and straight through to the event day. This dedicated support of writers, and of Australian literary culture, is meaningful and rare, and should be celebrated and supported in turn. ”
“Writers Unleashed 2022 felt like a family reunion - it was such a brilliant forum for writers and readers to connect, inspire, learn and share. I had such a wonderful time and can’t wait to come again next year. ”
“The name Writers Unleashed belies the warm and nurturing environment the festival provides for aspiring authors to mingle with published authors and industry professionals! Plus the quality of the panels gets stronger and stronger every year.”
“Writers Unleashed is that rare thing: a wonderfully intimate festival where writers and readers can mingle over the course of a whole day. With food provided, and plenty of time to chat, it’s one of my favourite festivals for catching up with fellow writers. ”
“The Writers Unleashed Festival has one of the best vibes a lit fest can have. I love smaller festivals where authors, presenters, publishers and literary festival ticket holders can mingle and chat. It was a jam-packed, warm, fun and chilled event. The highlight is always the interview with the publishers, but WOW the other sessions were amazing!”
