What's On
The Sorrento Writers Festival stages events throughout the year. Our mission – to bring writers and readers together – continues in various locations around the Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne and regional Victoria. Wherever you are, we hope you’ll join Sorrento On Tour for more gatherings of great ideas.
To see what’s coming up, check this page, sign up to our e-news and stay in touch with us via Instagram at @sorrentowritersfestival
It’s Time: Gough Whitlam and The Australia He Imagined
On the 50th anniversary of The Dismissal, we welcome Whitlam biographer Troy Bramston to Sorrento.
Friday October 31, 12 – 2.30 pm
The Baths, Sorrento
3278 Point Nepean Road, Sorrento
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How America became the United States Divided
Help us celebrate the arrival of The Shortest History of the United States of America and join Don Watson at South Yarra Library. Don will be “in conversation” with Sorrento Writers Festival Director Corrie Perkin. We hope you will join us for our final author event for 2025.
Tuesday, November 25, 6-7pm
Toorak/South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Road, South Yarra
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The United States Divided, Part Two
Following the swift sell-out of our first event with historian and award-winning author Don Watson, we’ve decided to stage a second night – this time at Gasworks in Albert Park.
Together with Avenue Bookstore and Gasworks Arts Park, we celebrate Don’s extraordinary new book The Shortest History of the United States of America. Don’t miss out!
Tuesday, December 2, 6-7pm
Gasworks Arts Park
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