Best-selling children’s authors share their skills in special Literary Festival events PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Zeno Sworder’s workshop has been rescheduled to Friday October 2. The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will this year host two incredible children’s events with best-selling authors Zeno Sworder and George Ivanoff in partnership with … [Read more...] about Best-selling children’s authors in special Literary Festival events
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Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival
Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival Chris Hammer, one of Australia’s leading Australian crime fiction writers and author of the hugely successful and award-winning novel Scrublands, will launch an expanded Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival in October. Hammer, who has sold more than 1.5 million books around the world and won the … [Read more...] about Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival
Join the DRLF Organising Committee!
Planning is well underway for the 2026 Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival! We need more people to help ensure it is even better than last year’s inaugural event. Do you, or someone you know, want to join the fun, friendly organising committee? We’re looking for people to be part of the General Committee, as well as various Sub-Committees that create the incredible … [Read more...] about Join the DRLF Organising Committee!
Do you live for fantasy or real-life yarns?
More than fantasy: capturing the YA audience What makes a great book for young adults? How do you capture the attention of readers who have so many distractions with social media, which provides instant gratification and little effort? Writers of three different styles of young adult books will discuss what they think it takes to engage the YA audience at the … [Read more...] about Do you live for fantasy or real-life yarns?
Opening Night with Hannah Kent now sold out!
The Opening Night of the Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival featuring guest speaker Hannah Kent is now sold out! Tickets are still available to hear from a host of extraordinary writers throughout the main day and a wait list is now available for the opening night event in case spaces open up. In the meantime, you also can join Hannah on Saturday, October 18 as she … [Read more...] about Opening Night with Hannah Kent now sold out!