2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Sofie Laguna
Sofie Laguna has written four novels for adults which have won numerous literary awards including the Miles Franklin Award and the Colin Roderick Award. She has also written, to critical acclaim, over twenty books for children. In 2025 Sofie released a new picture book, The Last Egg, and her fifth novel for adults, The Underworld.
Special Event
Drinks With The Prize Winners
Friday April 24
The Ballroom, The Continental
4.30pm
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60 mins
Erin Jensen, Sofie Laguna, Bri Lee, Patrick Mullins and Pip Williams with Hannie Rayson
Join us for a drink as we welcome The Prize Winners and hear what it’s like to have your writing work acknowledged by the literary and journalism communities.
Love, Friendship, Devotion: Queer fiction comes of age
Friday April 24
Hotel Sorrento (Cooper Room)
6.00pm
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60 mins
Madeleine Gray, Sofie Laguna and Cameron Sullivan with Charlee Brooks
It’s A Girl Thing: Clever and courageous voices in fiction
Saturday April 25
Sorrento Bowls Club
4.00pm
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60 mins
Sofie Laguna, Toni Jordan and Pip Williams with Tracee Hutchison