Themes of community and building bridges between diverse groups are at the heart of this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, encapsulated by the phrase ‘Take Me Away’. Acting as a place for readers, writers and thinkers alike to come together over 223 events will take place across Sydney from 20-26 May.
Ann Mossop, the Festival’s Artistic Director, says, ‘In 2024, the Festival brings together writers of the everyday and the fantastical, writers of dazzling fiction, magical words, captivating life stories and sweeping accounts of history and ideas. As ever, the Festival puts diverse views and voices onstage for audiences seeking different experiences. Listening to a story or reading a book builds bridges to a community of fellow readers, irrespective of time and place. But when we have the chance here and now to share a conversation with writers and fellow readers, we instantly become part of a living community. Come and join this community, and let the Festival take you away.’
