For the latest news, subscribe to our newsletter on our website. Established in 1986, Melbourne Writers Festival is an annual festival featuring literary award winners, pop culture icons, trusted journalists and exhilarating new voices. Its objective is to bring readers and writers together to be inspired, challenged and thrilled by an intelligent, rousing and diverse program of books and ideas. We provide the inspiration and framework for vital, timely conversations that expand the worldviews and reading lists of our audiences while launching and transforming the careers of writers. MWF is a singular moment in time, where this City of Literature s thoughtful citizens can gather to celebrate their favourite pasttime: reading. The 2022 Melbourne Writers Festival took place 8 11 September across key venues in the Melbourne CBD and outer suburbs, including the Athenaeum Theatre, Capitol Theatre and State Library Victoria. MWF 2022 strengthened the careers and global reputations of the writers featured, while engaging thousands of audience members in an enlightening, entertaining and fulfilling cultural experience. The 2022 program included sessions for the public, as well as a Schools Program that reached more than 3,500 primary and secondary students, a Young Adult (YA) program specifically for 15 25 year olds, and a paywhatyoucan digital program. It also included satellite events at local libraries and other cultural venues across suburban Melbourne, and workshops delivered by awardwinning writers, that helped emerging authors transform their ideas into compelling, creative works and become the writers they wish to be. First Nations writers featured across a broad scope of MWF 2022 events, sharing insights into their writing and lending crucial expertise to more than 30 discussions. First Nations Curators Jazz Money and Chelsea Watego enlivened the Festival with four events that spoke to the complexities, joys and challenges of being a First Nations creative in Australia.