Sydney Writers’ Festival is returning to southern Tasmania in 2021!

Please email felicity.lemon.tarwf@gmail.com if you'd like us to create a special ticket for you combining your chosen sessions, if it will help to reduce the booking fee.

Following sold-out sessions at the State Cinema in 2019, the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival is once again hosting one of Australia’s best-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling - the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Streaming its headline events from Carriageworks in Sydney direct to Huonville Library - a 30 minute drive from Hobart CBD - on Friday 30 April, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May, this year’s program features Judy Blume, Barrie Cassidy, Richard Flanagan, Jan Fran, Helen Garner, Judith Lucy, George Miller, Kerry O’Brien, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, Laura Tingle and a host of others.

Prepare to be engaged by conversations, debates and discussions, as the Festival brings the world’s finest authors to southern Tasmania in real time. As well as hearing new ideas from great thinkers, audiences have the opportunity to participate in Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions direct to the stage.

Join us and be part of Live & Local, streamed live by Sydney Writers’ Festival and delivered locally to southern Tasmania.

The Live & Local program is hosted in the Hobart region by the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival with the support of Libraries Tasmania, the Huon Valley Council and Events Tasmania.

The Panel Sessions

Friday 30 April

10 AM – Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Biden’s America

12 PM – Judy Blume – Are You There, Sydney? It’s Me

2 PM – Kerry O’Brien, Michelle de Kretser – But Not Forgotten

4 PM – Laura Tingle - The Larrikin Lie

Saturday 1 May

10 AM – Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Opposition and Dissent

12 PM – Isabel Wilkerson: Caste – The Lies That Divide Us

2 PM – Helen Garner & Sarah Krasnostein

4 PM – Richard Flanagan & Laura Tingle

Sunday 2 May

10 AM – Barrie Cassidy & Friends: The Canberra Bubble

12 PM – George Miller

2 PM – Jan Fran & Judith Lucy

4 PM – Margaret and David Return - Great Adaptations

For a full description of each session, including all panellists, please go to the Sydney Writers' Festival Live&Local page by clicking here.

Tickets

Please note:  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all tickets must be pre-purchased.

No tickets will be available on the day. To avoid disappointment, please ensure you note the cut-off times for ticket sales.

3 Day Pass

A 3 Day Pass – all 12 sessions across Friday 30 April, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May – costs $112.50, a 25% discount on individual session prices.

A seat will be reserved with your name on it for the three days.

The cut-off time for purchasing a 3 Day Pass is 5 pm Thursday 29 April.

1 Day Pass

1 Day Passes – for Friday 30 April, Saturday 1 May or Sunday 2 May – costs $50.00 for all four sessions on that day.

A seat will be reserved with your name on it for the day.

The cut-off time for purchasing a 1 Day Pass is 5 pm the previous day, i.e. 5 pm Thursday for Friday Day tickets, etc.

Individual Sessions

A single session costs $12.50, a significant saving compared to the $35 tickets to be in the audience in Sydney.

The cut-off time for purchasing a single session is 5 pm the previous day, i.e. 5 pm Thursday for Friday sessions, etc.

Seating and COVID-19 Safety

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are a maximum of 25 seats available per session.

Seating is spaced out according to social distancing requirements.

If you wish to sit near friends, please provide their names in the notes when you purchase tickets. We aren’t able to guarantee you will be seated near each other, but we will do our best.

Please note there will be strict COVID-19 safety procedures in place, including check-ins, providing your contact details, hand sanitising, social distancing and remaining at home if you feel unwell on the day. 

Refunds and Transfers

If the event is cancelled due to Government requirements/a COVID-19 outbreak, your tickets will be refunded. 

In addition, tickets are refundable via Sticky Tickets up to 3 days before the event, i.e. up to 5 pm Tuesday 27 April 2021. 

Requests for refunds on Wednesday 28 April 2021 or to 5 pm Thursday 29 April may be emailed to felicity.lemon.tarwf@gmail.com for consideration. They will not be automatically processed by Sticky Tickets.

Refunds may not be issued after this date.

Tickets may be transferred up to 5 pm Thursday 29 April 2021. Please contact us by email if you wish to transfer your tickets to another person to ensure they meet COVID-19 registration requirements. 

Emails and other forms of communication may not be monitored after 5 pm Thursday 29 April 2021 as we prepare for and deliver the event.