Elise Brocklehurst

  Thanks to the 16 writers who read at the 2024 People’s Choice — and to the many more who came along to the Supper Room... Read More

FIRST PRIZE Catherine Padmore – ‘Can You Hear Me?’ RUNNER-UP Catherine Bateson – ‘Not Even Specks’ Peter Kenneally – ‘St Patrick’s Day’ HIGHLY COMMENDED (in alphabetical order) Cynthia Troup – ‘Language... Read More

  Willy Lit Fest’s very own program director, Emily Westmoreland, joins Özge Sevindik for a Writers Victoria event!⁠ One of the delights of being a... Read More

Last Monday night, we kicked off the festival season with a sold out event at the Royals Yacht Club, where we were joined by crime... Read More

THIS YEAR, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME…. And just like that, it is almost May. Here in Melbourne, it’s the month of cool changes, seasonal... Read More

With a lifelong love of language and literature, and a career spanning more decades than she cares to remember, Lis Grove has taught English and... Read More

Calling all writers! Williamstown Literary Festival Writing Competitions 2024 are now open for entries via the festival website. (Closing date March 8, 2024). A total... Read More

The 2023 version of the Lit Fest’s popular writing competition The People’s Choice was held on Sunday June 18, with a high-quality array of fourteen four-minute readings... Read More

Twenty years of the Willy Lit Fest was revisited at this year’s annual festival trivia night – and, boy, what a history we’ve had! Around... Read More