After the wild success of Live & Local in 2024, Sydney Writers’ Festival returns to Queanbeyan Library in 2025 to bring the best of the Festival direct to you. One of Australia’s most loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will livestream its headline events from Sydney to Queanbeyan Library on Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May. Prepare to be invigorated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions featuring some of the world’s finest writers and thinkers. Audiences can also participate in live Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions straight to the Sydney stage.

Join us for Live & Local 2025, streamed live by Sydney Writers’ Festival and delivered locally to the Queanbeyan Library.

Schedule

Thursday 22 May

10-11am - Markus Zusak: Three Wild Dogs and the Truth  Book here 
12-1pm - Gina Chick: We Are the Stars  Book here 
2-3pm - David Nicholls: You Are Here  Book here 
4-5pm - Past and Future of Indigenous Recognition  Book here

Friday 23 May

10-11am - The Moriarty Sisters  Book here 
12-1pm - Helen Garner: The Season  Book here
2-3pm - Alan Hollinghurst: Our Evenings  Book here 
4-5pm - Colm Tóibín: From Brooklyn to Long Island  Book here 

Saturday 24 May

10-11am - Bakers' Delight  Book here
12-1pm - A.C. Grayling on Cancel Culture  Book here 
2-3pm - Ben Macintyre: The Siege  Book here 
4-5pm - Ian Rankin: Master of Crime  Book here 

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