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

    Life Writing Workshop 2024
     
    The Life Writing Workshop is a two-day dynamic workshop for people who want to tell stories about their own lives or the lives of other people.
     
    Thursday, Septepmber 12 and Fri, September 13
    9am – 4pm
    Hotel Sorrento

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    Chef and author Annie Smithers in conversation with Corrie Perkin
     

    As part of our successful @corrieisreading series, Victorian chef Annie Smithers will be at the library, in person and in conversation, to discuss her new food memoir, Kitchen Sentimental, the memoir of a beloved cook, told through the kitchens and recipes that shaped her.

    Tuesday, September 17
    6pm-7pm
    Toorak/South Yarra Library 

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    Don Watson on the US election in conversation with Corrie Perkin
     

    Historian, speechwriter and award-winning author Don Watson will discuss  his new Quarterly Essay – to be published late September – on America’s forthcoming presidential election.

    Tuesday, October 8
    6pm-7pm
    Toorak/South Yarra Library

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    International bestselling crime writer Chris Hammer: In Conversation
     

    International bestselling crime writer Chris Hammer discusses his new novel The Valley with critic and bookseller Tim Byrne

    Tuesday, October 22
    6pm-7pm
    Toorak/South Yarra Library

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    Lunch with Jock Serong: To celebrate his new novel Cherrywood
     

    Lunch with author Jock Serong in conversation with Corrie Perkin to celebrate his new novel Cherrywood.

    Thursday, October 24
    12pm
    The Baths, Sorrento

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    Dinner with Don Watson and Emma Shortis
     
    On the eve of the presidential election, Dr Don Watson and Dr Emma Shortis discuss likely outcomes, victors and villains – and why the US will never be the same.
     
    Thursday, October 31
    6.30pm
    The Baths, Sorrento

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    Sorrento Creative Writing Prize 2025
     
    The Sorrento Creative Writing Prize is a Future Leaders Initiative. The Prize celebrates the annual Sorrento Writers Festival and its mission to bring writers and readers together.

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