Celebrate the power of storytelling

STORIES TO INSPIRE

Beyond the world famous Manly Beach and eponymous ferry, Manly has a literary life.

Just like the entire city, Manly and the Northern Beaches is an area rich in cultural and linguistic diversity and creativity.

This inaugural two-and-a-bit day festival for readers, writers, and thinkers will bring together ideas and writing, and explore issues at a time of significant change in the world, as well as simply enjoy great stories.

The Manly Writers' Festival will feed your heart and mind, and aims to leave you energised, informed, and inspired.