Queenscliffe Literary Festival

The Queenscliffe Literary Festival is a boutique literary festival that celebrates Australian author talent and literature across all genres, including fiction and non-fiction, each weekend in May. The festival will include two high-profile keynote speakers and a VCE Writing Prize for students on the Bellarine Peninsula. The festival is proud of its annual Kids Day event in which local students participate in a free event with authors and illustrators.

Current Events

Past Events

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Creative Writing Workshop

Sunday 27 May 2018

The Queenscliff Neighbourhood presents an introduction to creative writing.

Queenscliff Neighbourhood House
Finale

Saturday 26 May 2018

Finale of community, art, and books inspired by the Archibald. Geelong Art Gallery Director Jason Smith announces the winner of the Borough of Queenscliffe primary school Portrait Prize.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Travel: New York

Saturday 26 May 2018

Authors Alexandra Carroll and Heather Rose, 2017 Stella Prize winner, talk about the magic of the city that never sleeps.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Travel: Paris

Saturday 26 May 2018

Francophiles and writers Alexandra Carroll (Paris: An Inspired Wander Through the City of Lights) and Jayne Tuttle share their passion for Paris.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Travel: Kyoto and Tokyo

Saturday 26 May 2018

Book designer Michelle Mackintosh and author Steve Wide discuss their pocket guides to the best cultural hangouts, shops, bars, and eateries in Kyoto and Tokyo.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Native Garden Design

Saturday 26 May 2018

Native Art and Design with Australian Plants with Kate Herd and Jela Ivankovic-Waters

Queenscliff Town Hall
Exploration

Saturday 26 May 2018

The Queenscliff Library and the Borough of Queenscliffe invite people of all ages to write a short story on 'exploration'. Please drop stories into the Queenscliff Library between Tuesday 1 May and Saturday 19 May. A number of writers will then be invited to read their stories in the library.

Queenscliff Library
A Camino Experience

Sunday 20 May 2018

'Two Steps Forward', with authors Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project) and Anne Buist (Medea's Curse).

Queenscliff Town Hall
Foreign Correspondence

Saturday 19 May 2018

Acclaimed journalists Michael Brissenden and Hugh Riminton in conversation with Damien Kingsbury, Professor of International Politics at Deakin University.

Queenscliff Town Hall
The Attachment

Saturday 19 May 2018

An exploration of letters arising from an unlikely friendship with author Ailsa Piper and Monsignor Tony Doherty.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Shooting the Past

Saturday 19 May 2018

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Clare Wright will no longer present this event. The event will still go ahead, as planned, with photos, scooters and local memories, facilitated by Marylou Gilbert, Festival President in collaboration with Queenscliff Historical Museum.

Queenscliff Uniting Church
Crime Writing

Saturday 19 May 2018

Renowned journalist Michael Brissenden and author Sarah Bailey in conversation with Angela Savage, Director of Writers Victoria, on crime writing.

Queenscliff Town Hall
YA Writing Workshop

Saturday 19 May 2018

Author Cath Crowley, 2017 Gold Inky Book Award winner, and editor Alison Arnold host a Young Adult writing workshop.

Queenscliff Neighbourhood House
Local Voices

Saturday 19 May 2018

Greg Jones (Walk A Crooked Mile) and Col Moyle (Indebted), facilitated by local author Dorothy Johnston. Note change: Ian Duckworth will not be at the event.

Point Lonsdale Board Riders
Writing and Walking Workshop

Friday 18 May 2018

Author Ailsa Piper uses the local Queenscliff environment as inspiration for writing. Limited numbers.

Queenscliff Neighbourhood House
Death Over Dinner

Thursday 17 May 2018

A conversation about life, not about death, with authors Ailsa Piper and Dr Leah Kaminsky in conversation with acclaimed journalist Caroline Baum over dinner. Limited numbers. SOLD OUT

Salt Contemporary Art Gallery
Australia in the New Asia

Sunday 13 May 2018

Hugh White, author and Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU, discusses his new Quarterly Essay 'Without America'.

Queenscliff Uniting Church
Lighthouse Arts Collective

Saturday 12 May 2018

Local author and Lighthouse Arts Collective member, Sally Lewry, launches her debut poetry book, 'Able in the Presence of Rocks', a collection of poems exploring themes of death, grief, life, and birth.

New Hall
The Memories of Music

Saturday 12 May 2018

Andrew Ford, music writer, composer, and Radio National presenter, discusses his latest book with Professor David McCooey of Deakin University and local musician Andrea Robertson.

Tussock Upstairs Gallery
Miles Franklin Award-Winners

Saturday 12 May 2018

Miles Franklin award-winners Josephine Wilson (Extinctions 2017) and Sofie Laguna (The Eye of the Sheep 2015) in conversation with Associate Professor Maria Takolander. This tour is presented in association with Writers Victoria through the Touring Victoria program which is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Pompey Elliott at War

Saturday 12 May 2018

'Pompey Elliott at War: In His Own Words' explored in his letters by award-winning historian and biographer Ross McMullin.

Queenscliff Town Hall
The Library

Saturday 12 May 2018

The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders. An exploration of libraries, a celebration of books and spaces, past and present, with author Stuart Kells and Geelong Library CEO Patti Manolis.

Queenscliff Town Hall
The Barabaig

Saturday 12 May 2018

Life, Love and Death on Tanzania's Hanang Plains with author Charles Lane.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Writer's Workshop

Friday 11 May 2018

Josephine Wilson (Extinctions), winner of the Miles Franklin Award 2017, writing exploration from beginning to end. Limited numbers. This tour is presented in association with Writers Victoria through the Touring Victoria program which is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Queenscliff Neighbourhood House
YA QLF / Deakin VCE Writing Prize

Thursday 10 May 2018

QLF / Deakin VCE Writing Prize has now been cancelled

Point Lonsdale Board Riders
Keynote Robert Dessaix

Sunday 6 May 2018

Opening Weekend / Keynote Address with acclaimed author Robert Dessaix - A Writer's Walk Around the World.

Point Lonsdale Bowls Club
Keynote John Bell

Saturday 5 May 2018

Opening Night / Keynote address and Q&A with John Bell AO and OBE and Living National Treasure and Bell Shakespeare founder: My Life in Shakespeare. Wine and cheese included.

Queenscliff Town Hall
Australian Literary Print Exchange

Friday 4 May 2018

The Opening of the Australian Literary Print Exchange, displays artist's visual interpretation of the work of Australian authors, playwrights and poets, through printmaking. Special guest John Bell AO (Bell Shakespeare Company) Includes wine and nibbles. Sponsored by Shelter Shed and Jack Rabbit Winery.

Queenscliff Gallery Workshop
Conversation with Peter Carey - QLF

Sunday 19 November 2017

A wonderful opportunity at Salt Gallery Queenscliffe - Peter Carey in conversation with Brian Matthews

Salt Contemporary Art Gallery
Queenscliffe Literary Festival 2017

Between Saturday 6 May 2017 and Saturday 27 May 2017

The Queenscliffe Literary Festival 2017 is held each weekend in May. There are three or four events each weekend throughout different venues in Queenscliffe & Point Lonsdale. There are 40 authors and presenters for adults and children.

Queenscliffe Town Hall
Queenscliffe Literary Festival 2016

Between Saturday 7 May 2016 and Saturday 28 May 2016

The Queenscliffe Literary Festival 2016 is held each weekend in May. There are three or four events each weekend throughout different venues in Queenscliff & Point Lonsdale. There are 40 authors and presenters for adults and children.

Queenscliff Town Hall