Events+for+Writers

What's on? Events for Writers.... out and about with authors and book lovers...
//Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, celebrating its 65th birthday in 2010.//
 * **At School:** || Children's Book Week is coming soon. August 21st - 27th 2010

Premier's reading challenge has started for 2010. Get the booklist here! ||
 * **In NSW:** ||  ||
 * [[image:swf_logo.gif align="left"]] || Sydney Writers Festival has activities for young people and adults alike. Join in the workshops with authors to get the real tips!

Other festivals and events in NSW here.. share your experiences at these events with us! ||
 * [[image:varunalogosmall.jpg width="92" height="99" align="left"]] || **Varuna - The Writers House** //- Australia’s only national writers’ centre, Varuna’s purpose is to identify and develop the best new Australian writing, providing writers with residential space, professional development and pathways to publication via selective programs and innovative partnerships.//
 * [[image:varunalogosmall.jpg width="92" height="99" align="left"]] || **Varuna - The Writers House** //- Australia’s only national writers’ centre, Varuna’s purpose is to identify and develop the best new Australian writing, providing writers with residential space, professional development and pathways to publication via selective programs and innovative partnerships.//

//Sydney Writers Festival program for Blue Mountains is here too//.. ||
 * [[image:childrensbookshopgraphic.gif width="104" height="119" align="left"]] || The Children's Bookshop, Beecroft - //the oldest specialist children's bookshop in NSW Australia. Our strength has always been the expert advice provided by the dedicated and enthusiastic staff who enjoy finding the right book for the young reader and adults alike//
 * [[image:childrensbookshopgraphic.gif width="104" height="119" align="left"]] || The Children's Bookshop, Beecroft - //the oldest specialist children's bookshop in NSW Australia. Our strength has always been the expert advice provided by the dedicated and enthusiastic staff who enjoy finding the right book for the young reader and adults alike//

Other bookshops with regular events: Gleebooks, Glebe ||