Annual literary celebration, Words at Pearls, will take place on Saturday November 15, 2025.
After a successful first outing in 2024, Words on the Waves is 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.
This year’s theme is Wandering Wild, taking its inspiration from the much-loved natural surrounds of Pearl Beach to engage deeply and diversely with nature, in all its guts and glory.
Audiences will hear the unsettling truth about what is happening in our tall eucalypt forests with ‘Australia’s most cited scientist’ and forest expert, Professor David Lindenmayer AO. - Bestselling author of The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, will speak to his tender memoir about animals and our relationship with them, Three Wild Dogs and the Truth.
- Award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou OAM will discuss the tales of wonder in an age of extinction explored in her book, Nature’s Last Dance (Bob Brown called it ‘astonishingly good.’)
- Yuwaalaraay storyteller and musician Nardi Simpson will explore the intertwining of place, nature and life itself in her poetic homage to Country, The Belburd.
- Nardi – who is one-half of renowned musical duo The Stiff Gins – will conclude our magical day with a song.
A Pearl Beach Progress Association representative said, ”Words at Pearls was a wonderful event in 2024 with the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall full of enthusiastic readers. The community is looking forward to the event this year with once again an exceptional range of authors.”
Words on the Waves Festival Director Angela Bennetts says, “Words at Pearls is evolving into a jewel in the Central Coast cultural calendar. This boutique literary celebration will truly enchant and inspire book-lovers and nature-lovers alike. We are delighted to work closely with Pearl Beach Progress Association to once more bring this event to life.”
Words at Pearls: Wandering Wild
A one-day literary celebration held as a partnership between Pearl Beach Progress Association and Words on the Waves Writers Festival
When: Saturday November 15, 2025
9:45am – 4:15pm
Where: Pearl Beach Memorial Hall
9 Diamond Rd, Pearl Beach
Tickets are $89 + booking fee for the full day, are available now via www.wordsonthewaves.com.au
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ABOUT WORDS ON THE WAVES
Words on the Waves is the Central Coast’s first and only writers’ festival. It will celebrate its sixth annual literary event May 27 – 31, 2026.
ABOUT PEARL BEACH PROGRESS ASSOCIATION
The Pearl Beach Progress Association was formed in 1929 by some of the original residents of Pearl Beach. The Association now works to promote the best interests of the ratepayers and residents of Pearl Beach, protect and enhance the environment and encourage nature conservation within the village of Pearl Beach, and to maintain the Association’s Memorial Community Hall. In 2025, the Association and community celebrates the Hall’s 75th Anniversary.
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