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Ten days of chat, banter and provocation with the world's top writers, the Melbourne Writers Festival is where the ideas come alive and words are made flesh. whether you want to take flights of fancy or be bought down to earth, there's bound to be session or two in the more than 250 events that you will want to hear. Check out our festival marquee, where you can buy your books, have your favorite author sign them and stay on for music, debates and fun and games.

Founded in 1986 as a joint initiative between the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and the City of Melbourne, the Melbourne Writers’ Festival was set up to raise awareness of the importance of the contribution of writers and their work to Australian society and also foster and encourage interest in literature generally, especially amongst the young. It was to provide a forum for intellectual and cultural debate on a local, national and international scale.