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  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 at the Town Hall to... 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 and Fire’ Poppea White – ‘Water... 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 writer is festivals, where we... 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 fiction powerhouses Dervla McTiernan and... 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 allergies, and busting out the... 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 French in schools and universities,... 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 of $1750 in prizes. There... 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 ranging from the impassioned to... 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 60 trivia die-hards gathered as... Read More

Many thanks to the Rotary Clubs of Wyndham Harbour and Werribee, who have combined to provide additional sponsorship of the Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award in 2023, which will help... Read More

2023 Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize Judge (with Gayelene Carbis) Andy Jackson has won the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for poetry for his collection, Human Looking. The announcement was made in... Read More

  We are thrilled to announce our panel of judges for Willy Lit Fest’s 2023 suite of writing prizes.   With a lifelong love of language and literature, and a... Read More