Over the past two years we have featured an exciting and diverse group of writers connected to our region and beyond.

Meet some of our 2026 Authors

We are excited to share a sneak peek of just a few of the authors who will be joining us in October for the second Western Port Writes Literary Festival. We’re delighted that these talented writers will be in conversations or on panels chatting about their books. Our theme this year is What’s the Narrative? We’ll be exploring what drives the stories that writers share.

Our Festival Program will be released in August 2026, so keep watching our socials and website for updates. And subscribe to our Enews for Earlybird ticketing.

Our 2025 Writers

Our 2024 Writers