Adelaide Writers’ Week 2027
Adelaide, Australia · 27 Feb – 4 Mar 2027 · T2 Strong
Adelaide Writers' Week (AWW), known locally as Writers' Week or WW, is a large and mostly free literary festival held annually in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia in February and March. It forms part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts and comes under its governance. Writers' Week is held outdoors in the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, where attendees meet, listen, and discuss literature with Australian and international writers in "Meet the Author" sessions, readings, and lectures.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- general lit
- Organizer
- Writers SA, Pink Shorts Press, along
- Format
- in-person
- Founded
- 1960
- Duration (days)
- 6
- Next edition
- 27 Feb – 4 Mar 2027
- Author participation
- Invited international + Australian programme; free public lawn events
- Tickets
- There are also free events for children and young adults, at which children's authors present their work
- Audience
- Writers' Week is held outdoors in the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, where attendees meet, listen, and discuss literature with Australian and international writers in "Meet the Author" sessions, readings, and lectures.
- Age policy
- There are also free events for children and young adults, at which children's authors present their work for a range of ages, and other activities take place.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Programme
- Each Adelaide Writers' Week includes six days of free panel-sessions presented live in the gardens, later made available online via podcast.
- Awards
- The MUD Literary Prize has been awarded to an emerging talent for a debut novel at Writers' Week each year since 2018, and the MUD Literary Club, a philanthropic organisation dedicated to Australian literature, also sponsors an established author as well as an emerging author at the event each year.
- Past guests
- followed in the early 1970s by Anthony Burgess, Edna O'Brien, John Updike, University of Adelaide, alon, Trent Dalton, Natasha Stott Despoja, Chloe Hooper, David Stratton, Melissa Lucashenko, Ben Quilty, Eddie Woo
- Past editions
- 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026