The Brisbane Writers Festival (September 17-21) is more than a Festival for writers; it’s for everyone who reads. Some major highlights this year will include: Mahvish Khan, author of My Guatanamo Diary, Michael Hastings, author of I Lost My Love in Baghdad, and Bruce Beresford and Li Cunxin, two extraordinary individuals who have contributed an enormous amount to the arts world.

Some of our other guests will include: Yann Martel, Simon Winchester, Kate Grenville, James Frey, Richard Holmes, Lloyd Jones, Lawrence Hill, Chris Cleave, Graeme Blundell, Anita Heiss, Tim Flannery, Peter Costello, David Marr, plus many others!

The festival will also be running a comprehensive workshop and masterclass program with classes given by writers such as Yann Martel, Michael Robotham, the Australian Society of Authors and LLoyd Jones. We also have events with Nam Le and Chloe Hooper talking about career paths for emerging writers (session 102)
For full details on the entire festival visit www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au

Copies of the program can also be found in Brisbane City Council Libraries, selected bookshops and coffee shops. To reserve your tickets call qtix on 136 246 or visit www.qtix.com.au