Our annual literary celebration, Words at Pearls, will take place on Saturday November 15, 2025.
After a successful first outing in 2024, we are delighted to once more bring this one-day literary soiree to the readers of the Central Coast, in partnership with Pearl Beach Progress Association.
Nestled in amongst lush green trees and ferns and hosted at a charming community hall, this will be an intimate day of deep-dive author conversations and book signings.
The Day Pass entitles you to four (4) author talks followed by book signings. Umina Beach Book Nook will be onsite as festival bookseller.
FIRST AUTHOR REVEAL
Our first author reveal for the second ever Words at Pearls is a big one! We are beyond elated that Markus Zusak, the internationally bestselling author of The Book Thief, will be joining us on the day to speak to his tender memoir about animals and our relationship with them, Three Wild Dogs and the Truth.
What happens when the Zusaks open their family home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs? The answer can only be chaos … and a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love – and the joy and recognition of family.
There’s a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us. It’s love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things…
EARLY BIRD OFFER – $84 including GST (+ booking fee) $5 DISCOUNT
We are offering an Early Bird discount for the first 25 people to book their tickets before midday September 11 (they may go quickly).
The full program will be released in mid September. Stay tuned for more exciting reveals!
| Words at Pearls | Saturday 15 November From 9:45am – 4:15pm | Pearl Beach Memorial Community Hall 9 Diamond Rd, Pearl Beach NSW Early Bird: $84 + booking fee Day Pass: $89 + booking fee |
