2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Pip Williams
Pip Williams is the author of essays, memoir, poetry, and companion novels, best known for The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho. The Dictionary of Lost Words won multiple Australian awards, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, selected for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club, and became a New York Times bestseller. Her work has been published worldwide in over 30 languages.
In Conversation: Pip Williams
Pip Williams with Tim Byrne
Australian writer Pip Williams’ first novel The Dictionary of Lost Words was one of the hits of the Lockdown year 2020 and went on to win many prestigious awards. The book was quickly followed by the successful The Bookbinder of Jericho. We are delighted to welcome Pip to her first Sorrento Writers Festival.
Drinks With The Prize Winners
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.
It’s A Girl Thing: Clever and courageous voices in fiction
Sofie Laguna, Toni Jordan and Pip Williams with Tracee Hutchison