#SWFProgramLaunch That's it for the program launch! We wish we could list every event gracing our stages this year. See the entire 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival program on our website. Tickets are on sale from 10am tomorrow! bit.ly/3JoHUU0

#SWFProgramLaunch Celebrated Australian author Richard Flanagan delivers the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival Closing Night Address, talking about the vital importance of telling our own stories to shape the future: bit.ly/3mYCibs

#SWFProgramLaunch Every year, the free Curiosity Lecture series sees Festival guests choose a niche topic to deliver a talk on. Learn about the importance of Benedict Cumberbatch; our unconscious minds; past, present and future pandemics; and more: bit.ly/3Lp9WBB

#SWFProgramLaunch This year's Opening Night Address will see Bernardine Evaristo (@BernardineEvari), Benjamin Law (@mrbenjaminlaw) & Alexis Wright speak on how the past shapes the future, followed by a performance from poet Madison Godfrey (@howtobeheld): bit.ly/3TkiDPu

#SWFProgramLaunch As always, Sunday is Family Day. Start out the day with The Power of Story before settling down to a lunch of bugs – yes, bugs! – with @BrytheFlyGuy. Check out more of the (sometimes explosive) program here: bit.ly/3ZSaFQa

#SWFProgramLaunch It wouldn't be a complete Festival without a stunning line-up of YA authors ready to educate and excite the younger generation! Learn about the booming rom-com genre, how to build fantasy worlds and navigate our contemporary world: bit.ly/3JdwQJq

#SWFProgramLaunch Grab a drink and join us After Dark at Carriageworks for love-filled performance, deep conversations and our annual Queerstories event hosted by Maeve Marsden (@maevemarsden). See all the naughty and nice events at: bit.ly/3mZ6aVa

#SWFProgramLaunch The future of our planet lies in our hands. Delve into honest, and hopeful, discussion on the climate such as Future Food with Damien Coulthard and Matthew Evans (@MatthewEvansFPF) and Climate Hope with Joëlle Gergis (@joellegergis) and more.

#SWFProgramLaunch How does the past impact the present? Writers and thinkers delve into the past, present and future. Including Richard Fidler(@rfidler), Durkhanai Ayubi (@Durkhanai), S. Shakthidharan (@shakthidharan), Andrew Quilty (@andrewquilty) and more.

#SWFProgramLaunch How do we find the time and energy to sort through the noise of the 21st century? Paul Callaghan, Brigid Delaney (@BrigidWD), Toby Walsh (@TobyWalsh), Nat's What I Reckon (@natswhatireckon) and others discuss How To Live Now.

#SWFProgramLaunch Saturday 27 May sees us celebrate all things food. Grab a coffee at @Carriageworks markets and join the likes of Asma Khan (@Asma_KhanLDN), Stephanie Alexander (@GrowCookEat), Maggie Beer (@maggie_beer), Adam Liaw (@adamliaw): bit.ly/3JoHUU0

#SWFProgramLaunch Sydney Town Hall returns with the SWF Great Debate: The Future is Worth Waiting For, Storytelling Gala: Letters to the Future and The Dinner That Changed My Life, and two special events from Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) and Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks).

#SWFProgramLaunch New homegrown talent includes Robbie Arnott (@RobbieArnott), André Dao, Tracey Lien, Fiona McFarlane, Kate Scott and Benjamin Stevenson.

#SWFProgramLaunch Booker Prize–winning authors Bernardine Evaristo (@BernardineEvari), Shehan Karunatilaka (@ShehanKaru), Colson Whitehead (@colsonwhitehead) and Richard Flanagan are amongst the international acts coming to the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival!

#SWFProgramLaunch We are so excited to finally be able to share this year's Sydney Writers' Festival theme – Stories For The Future.