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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Jun 26

Join our #Donors Circle before #EOFY for a tax-deductible donation in FY25. buff.ly/gZkJjPm

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Apr 27

Against the Welcome to Country? You are missing the point. buff.ly/os3YLoG #connection #storytelling

‘Stop welcoming me to my own country’? You’re missing the point

Those who jeered or condemned the Welcome to Country at Anzac Day ceremonies misunderstand its significance and intention. It does nothing to divide us.

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Apr 2

We hope you enjoyed #ManlyWF25 as much as we did. We hope you enjoy some of the memories in this short video too.

If you want to put the dates in your diary for next year, we'll see you from March 20th to 22nd, 2026.

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 30

As the final pages turn on this year's festival, we are inspired, appreciative, and full of stories we have yet to write. Thank you to every reader, writer and thinker who made it unforgettable. We hope to see you in 2026.

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Don't miss it! The fabulous #finale to #ManlyWF25. Your very own Chairman's Lounge Experience with #hightea, #champagne, #stringquartet... and JOE ASTON! Sunday March 30th, 3pm for 3.45pm until 5pm. Tickets essential. buff.ly/0HImse2

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 30

Delighted to meet Josh Pittman who has seen his book, ‘Behind the Mask’ for the first time at today’s festival. It is released later in April. #manlywf25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

On the other side of our Sunday program is #creativelives and #authors who share their journeys. A fabulous line-up. | Sunday 30th March, 10am-3pm #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Doing anything Sunday? We've got nine fabulous sessions covering #creativelives and #sport, starting at 9.15am with some fabulous sport talk with some of the best #fiction & #nonfiction sports writers. | Sunday 30th March, 9.15am-3pm #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 29

Come to #ManlyWF25 and grab some coffee from our on-site barista right next to Gleebooks bookshop.

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

An aerial view of last night's opening night event—the launch of Blanche d'Alpuget's latest book, 'The Bunny Club', on stage with Jeremy Fernandez at Manly Spirits Distillery. There are still two more days of #ManlyWF25. Join us! buff.ly/kVwbYcD

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Don't miss it! The fabulous #finale to #ManlyWF25. Your very own Chairman's Lounge Experience with #hightea, #champagne, #stringquartet... and JOE ASTON! Sunday March 30th, 3pm for 3.45pm until 5pm. Tickets essential. buff.ly/0HImse2

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our Saturday #specialevent is a #Literary #Trivia Night in support of cancer care & people living with cancer in the local area. Please join us! Great prizes for teams & individuals. | Saturday March 29th, 7pm-10pm, Manly SLSC. buff.ly/0xTF3CD

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Doing anything Sunday? We've got nine fabulous sessions covering #creativelives and #sport, starting at 9.15am with some fabulous sport talk with some of the best #fiction & #nonfiction sports writers. | Sunday 30th March, 9.15am-3pm #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

Best-selling #author Heather Morris with journalist/author/host Michael Brissendent at #ManlyWF25. Heather was our opening guest author.

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 28

On the other side of our Sunday program is #creativelives and #authors who share their journeys. A fabulous line-up. | Sunday 30th March, 10am-3pm #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

The #authors you'll hear from this weekend. Don't miss out. *THIS* weekend. 28, 29, 30 March. buff.ly/NLcEMmG

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Bonita Mersiades @bonitamersiades.bsky.social · Mar 27

Delighted to be hosting the session with Australia’s finest foreign correspondents. Saturday!

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

Join us at 2.50pm on Saturday 29th March for a stellar panel of #foreigncorrespondents, #travel writers, a discussion on #mentalhealth episdoes and Australian historical #fiction. #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our final sessions on Saturday encompass #geopolitics, a sporting legend, #fiction royalty & #poetry. Don't miss it! | Saturday 29th March, 4.10pm #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our Friday #specialevent. A #booklaunch with Blanche d'Alpuget of 'The Bunny Club' - her first #crime novel. Released tomorrow and available at #ManlyWF25. | Friday 28th March, 6.30pm. Tickets essential. buff.ly/TZTKWHN

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

Join us at 2.50pm on Saturday 29th March for a stellar panel of #foreigncorrespondents, #travel writers, a discussion on #mentalhealth episdoes and Australian historical #fiction. #ManlyWF25

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

How do David Lloyd George & the 'special relationship' btwn UK & US impact us today? What's it like to grow up #Indian in Australia? How do #medicine & #storytelling go together? Why is the #landscape so much part of #crimefiction? And how to you write your life story? | Sat 29 March, 1.30pm

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

More on Saturday 29 March at #ManlyWF25, this time the 12.10pm time slot. We talk #trust, #AUKUS, #dispossession, meet three new #fiction voices, and learn how to write your life story. Come along, grab a coffee from our on-site Hennessy Coffee Barista, & join the conversations.

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

What's on Saturday 29th March at 10.50am? Author Lech Blaine talking about his memoir of two very different families, and two former journos turned crime writers on their inspiration for their #crimefiction. #ManlyWF25

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Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our busiest time at #ManlyWF25 (quite accidentally) is Saturday, first thing. So much to do! @[email protected] #author talk, AI & #socialmedia, big public works projects, reflections on #conflict, #truecrime & #editor workshop. So much choice! | Saturday 29 March, 9.30am

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Mar 26

Finishing the day sessions on Friday are two: #loss and #grief and how we deal when a loved one goes suddenly, and for something completely different, historical fiction, but rather sophisticated #historicalfiction (no torn bodices or ripped shirts). | Friday 28 March, 3.20pm