Five of our word wizards at #ManlyWF26 - the Manly Poetry Salon - in the gorgeous Sky Theatre. From L-R: Cocoa Deep-Amek, Liz Deep-Jones, Yvette Henry Holt, Michele Seminara, Ruth Larner & Toby Davidson.

What a festival it was! Thanks for being part of our 2026 chapter, and for the curiosity and respect you brought to every conversation. See you in 2027! #ManlyWF26

Our final session of #ManlyWF26 - the launch of Anna Dombkins’ book, ‘Home, Forever’, officially launched by Saul Eslake, with Caroline Baum in the host chair.

One of Australias's great social thinkers to start your Sunday. Hugh Mackay at 10am — on who we are, how we’re changing, and what holds us together.
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Worth heading to Manly! #ManlyWF26

Day two of the Manly Writers’ Festival — and we’re building into a big Sunday.
If you’re planning your weekend, tomorrow brings Michelle Bridges, Saul Eslake, and a powerful final day of conversations.
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Enjoying listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social at #ManlyWF26 about #democracy under pressure.

A tense thriller that draws on its author’s experience in the Balkans war Ian Kemish’s first foray into fiction is informed by his time working in international relations.

Interested in hearing more from Ian Kemish? He's one of the three former Ambassadors in The Diplomat at #ManlyWF26 tomorrow at 2.30pm. Don't miss it! buff.ly/yEU5d5h Tickets: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

My session today is sold out, but there’s plenty more to see and do at the Manly Writers Festival, both today and tomorrow. Don’t miss out! Get yourself down there!

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#Manly is known for a lot of things. This weekend, add this: Thomas Keneally. Bob Carr. Hugh Mackay. Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Amy Remeikis. Peter Hartcher. Saul Eslake. 40+sessions, 4 days, one postcode.

Stories Across Manly — and not a sunscreen joke in sight. #ManlyWF26 Tickets at buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Meet Dave Warner. A local, a musician, and a prolific author of #crime #fiction. Saturday at #ManlyWF26 with other crime writers. buff.ly/0qGMQ2b Tickets at: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Some conversations matter more than others. This is one of them. The Thomas Keneally Oration will see a giant of Australian literature talk about the world we’re living in now. The kind of occasion that stays with you long after you leave the room. Don’t miss it: 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

“#Wealth = #choice. So why does it still feel uncomfortable to say?”

Hear from Melissa Browne at #ManlyWF26

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We asked William J. Byrne about a book he returns to.

He'll be at #ManlyWF26 this Friday with John Morrissey talking about Country and the Stories We Tell.

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I wish we’d taken more photos: Debra Adelaide on losing her best friend after 50 years On the first day of high school, Debra Adelaide forged a bond with fellow author Gabrielle Carey that would last for decades.

Debra Adelaide is appearing at #ManlyWF26 with Sue Woolfe, both talking of their new/forthcoming books. Debra Adelaide writes about her book here in the Sydney Morning Herald: buff.ly/nSyqpw6 See Debra & Sue on Friday. manlywritersfestival.org.au

Some sessions are sold out. Some are selling quickly. If you were *thinking* about these, now is the time to act. #ManlyWF26 buff.ly/rbKgDuA

TWO days. #ManlyWF26 opens on Thursday with the inaugural Thomas Keneally Oration given by Tom Keneally. Don't miss living history! Several sessions are down to their last seats. If you've been meaning to go, this is the moment. Program: buff.ly/zW4aZr0 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Want to hear from @amyremeikis.bsky.social in a relaxed, beachfront Friday night vibe kind of way? Join us at #ManlyWF26 from 19-22 March. Amy is on Fri, 8pm, talking all things #democracy.

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Hugh Mackay has spent fifty years listening to Australians. 'Just Saying' at #ManlyWF26 this weekend is your chance to put the questions back to him. One of Australia's most trusted social observers — in conversation, five days from now. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Kylie Moore-Gilbert is in Frontlines (Sat 21/03, 1pm) and Ruptured Lives (Sun 22/03, 11.30am) this weekend. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Can human creativity survive AI, or is that the wrong question entirely? The Night Shift brings together novelists, poets and tech thinkers to find out. One of the most talked-about sessions at #ManlyWF26.

This Thursday–Sunday, Manly. Tickets at: buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Kylie Moore-Gilbert spent 804 days in an Iranian prison. Mike Amor was a foreign correspondent for 30 years. Together on stage at #ManlyWF26 this weekend for Frontlines. This is not a session to miss. 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Three days. Forty-plus sessions. Ninety-plus novelists, journalists, poets, diplomats, economists and people who've had genuinely extraordinary lives. The Manly Writers' Festival opens on Thursday. Tickets at the link. #ManlyWF26 events.humanitix.com/manly-writer...

Some sessions are selling really quickly! If any of these are on your list, now’s the moment. Tickets: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Explore the full program and find your favourites. manlywritersfestival.org.au

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One of Australia’s most important contemporary writers is coming to Manly. Michael Mohammed Ahmad — author of The Lebs and founder of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement — joins #ManlyWF26 for a conversation about storytelling, identity and contemporary Australia & his new book, Bugger. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

We asked Kumi Taguchi what's the book you keep coming back to? Kumi is joining us at #ManlyWF26. Will you? buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Love comes in so many forms and in unexpected ways at unpredictable times. Join A Speed Date with Love, hosted by Alice Fraser with a bevy of fabulous writers about #love. Friday 20/03 Happy Hour time, followed by Money & Choice with Mel Browne. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Graeme Simsion of 'The Rosie Project' is joining us at #ManlyWF26 to talk about his new novel with co-author & wife, Anne Buist. Will you? buff.ly/rbKgDuA

For fifty years Hugh Mackay has been listening to Australians. Now it's your turn to listen to him. Just Saying, Sunday 22 March, 10am, in conversation with Sarah Dingle. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Not sure where to start with #ManlyWF26? Here are three sessions we think you’ll love.
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Three Saturday sessions exploring the same deep question: who are we, and where do we belong?
🕦 Becoming Yourself Under Pressure, 11.30am
🕐 Land, Identity and Who Gets to Belong, 1.00pm
🕝 Inheritance, Survival and Belonging, 2.30pm
#ManlyWF26 Saturday 21 March. buff.ly/rbKgDuA