
2024 Festival Program • May 29 – June 3, 2024
Early Bird Tickets
Early Bird Discount available until April 6. More Program & Ticket Releases late April.
Weekend Pass
Submerge yourself in a weekend of life-changing conversations and roving exploration.
The Weekend Pass is the best value, entitling you access to eight (8) sessions across two days, Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4, and two venues, Ocean Beach SLSC and Umina Beach SLSC. You receive nearly a $20 discount when buying a Weekend Pass!
Saturday Pass
Plunge into a day’s worth of probing inquiry and playful story-sharing with your Saturday June 3 Pass, entitling you to four (4) sessions across two venues, Ocean Beach SLSC and Umina Beach SLSC.
Highlights include:
- On Kindness with Kath Koschel
- Everything and Nothing with Heather Mitchell
- Thriller Instinct with Petronella McGovern, Dinuka McKenzie and JP Pomare
- & more
Sunday Pass
Relish a series of stirring observations and timely author talks with this Sunday June 4 Pass, entitling you to four (4) sessions across two venues, Ocean Beach SLSC and Umina Beach SLSC.
Highlights include:
- Sin City with Louis Nowra, Mandy Sayer and Fiona Kelly McGregor
- Small Town Secrets with Holly Throsby and Julie Janson
- Outsiders & Outcasts with Pip Williams and Eleanor Limprecht
Workshops
Saturday June 3 – Professional Development
Introducing Writing Up Stream: a Professional Development Day in partnership with Faber Academy and Writing NSW, featuring an Inside Publishing Panel, Editing Workshop with Ellen O’Brien, and Novel Workshop with Eleanor Limprecht.
Panel: Inside Publishing
Workshop: How to Edit Your Work
Workshop: Novel Starter




