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269ome of Australia's best wordsmiths on stage across Sydney. Tickets on sale now.</p></div><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/program" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg w-100">Explore what's on</a></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="banner-detail"><h2 class="display1 m-0">Alice Oseman: Heartstopper</h2><div class="wysiwyg-content "><p><strong><em>Heartstopper</em>'s international book tour is coming to Sydney!</strong></p><p>On Wednesday 14 October, join writer and graphic novelist Alice Oseman for a heartwarming discussion about queer youth and love and their international bestselling sensation <em>Heartstopper</em> at Sydney Town Hall.</p><p><strong>Tickets selling fast.</strong></p></div><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/program/out-of-season-2026/alice-oseman-heartstopper" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg w-100">Book now</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col-8 offset-4 col-md-9 offset-md-3 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1"><div class="carousel-media-wrapper"><div class="swiper swiper-media"><div class="swiper-wrapper"><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="slide-content"><a class="media-wrapper" title="" href="https://www.swf.org.au/program?viewmode=list&eventfilters=eventStatus:616acae9-dc2f-496f-812b-83c0014b8121"><picture><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/0i0ojlde/swf26_homegrown_website_homepage_1080x1350px_v2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=992&height=1320&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="992" height="1320" type="image/webp"/><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/0i0ojlde/swf26_homegrown_website_homepage_1080x1350px_v2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=1228&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="768" height="1228" type="image/webp"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/0i0ojlde/swf26_homegrown_website_homepage_1080x1350px_v2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=992&height=1320&format=png&quality=90 1x" width="992" height="1320" type="image/png"/><img src="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/0i0ojlde/swf26_homegrown_website_homepage_1080x1350px_v2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=1228&format=png&quality=90" width="768" height="1228" class="video-poster object-fit-cover image" alt=""/></picture></a></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="slide-content"><a class="media-wrapper" title="" href="https://www.swf.org.au/program"><picture><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=672&height=864&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="672" height="864" type="image/webp"/><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=552&height=710&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="552" height="710" type="image/webp"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=422&height=502&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="422" height="502" type="image/webp"/><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=554&height=660&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="554" height="660" type="image/webp"/><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=672&height=864&format=png&quality=90 1x" width="672" height="864" type="image/png"/><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=552&height=710&format=png&quality=90 1x" width="552" height="710" type="image/png"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=422&height=502&format=png&quality=90 1x" width="422" height="502" type="image/png"/><img src="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/xiikia5p/audience-members-laughing-at-the-state-library-of-nsw-photo-credit-katje-ford.jpg?rxy=0.47408113730929263,0.391123439667129&width=554&height=660&format=png&quality=90" width="554" height="660" class="video-poster object-fit-cover image" alt=""/></picture></a></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="slide-content"><a class="media-wrapper" title="" href="https://www.swf.org.au/program/out-of-season-2026/alice-oseman-heartstopper"><picture>
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277s words.</p></div><div class="article-action show-when-active align-items-end justify-content-start flex-grow-1"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-can-we-handle-the-truth">Read article</a></div><a class="stretched-link" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-can-we-handle-the-truth"><span class="visually-hidden">Read article</span></a></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="11"><div class="d-flex flex-column article"><div class="article-image"><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-whats-the-scoop"><picture><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/ol2aor1x/swf_19_05_26_credit_jacquiemanning-156.jpg?rxy=0.6510639178957685,0.46093192189488713&width=480&height=360&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="480" height="360" type="image/webp"/><img src="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/ol2aor1x/swf_19_05_26_credit_jacquiemanning-156.jpg?rxy=0.6510639178957685,0.46093192189488713&width=480&height=360&format=png&quality=90" width="480" height="360" class=" object-fit-cover image" alt="" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1 article-content"><div class="article-info-wrapper"><a class="text-decoration-none link-brand-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-whats-the-scoop"><h4 class="article-title">What's the scoop?</h4></a><p class="article-date"><strong>20 May, 2026</strong></p></div><div class="article-description show-when-active"><p class="body-tiny">Festival Blogger George Kemp recaps the career-altering events of six journalists in The Story That Changed My Life.</p></div><div class="article-action show-when-active align-items-end justify-content-start flex-grow-1"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-whats-the-scoop">Read article</a></div><a class="stretched-link" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/2026-festival-blogger-whats-the-scoop"><span class="visually-hidden">Read article</span></a></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-duplicate" data-swiper-slide-index="0"><div class="d-flex flex-column article"><div class="article-image"><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/have-a-lavish-literary-weekend-at-homegrown"><picture><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/gf1bie3t/audience-members-at-the-state-library-of-nsw.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=360&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="480" height="360" type="image/webp"/><img src="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/gf1bie3t/audience-members-at-the-state-library-of-nsw.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=360&format=png&quality=90" width="480" height="360" class=" object-fit-cover image" alt="" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1 article-content"><div class="article-info-wrapper"><a class="text-decoration-none link-brand-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/have-a-lavish-literary-weekend-at-homegrown"><h4 class="article-title">Have a lavish literary weekend at Homegrown</h4></a><p class="article-date"><strong>26 August, 2026</strong></p></div><div class="article-description show-when-active"><p class="body-tiny">Your itinerary for a weekend of free Homegrown events at the State Library of NSW this September.</p></div><div class="article-action show-when-active align-items-end justify-content-start flex-grow-1"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/have-a-lavish-literary-weekend-at-homegrown">Read article</a></div><a class="stretched-link" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/have-a-lavish-literary-weekend-at-homegrown"><span class="visually-hidden">Read article</span></a></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-duplicate" data-swiper-slide-index="1"><div class="d-flex flex-column article"><div class="article-image"><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/introducing-our-new-artistic-director-tamara-zimet"><picture><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/bvmltuxh/tamara-zimet.jpg?rxy=0.527557903291345,0.30236438896474005&width=480&height=360&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="480" height="360" type="image/webp"/><img src="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/bvmltuxh/tamara-zimet.jpg?rxy=0.527557903291345,0.30236438896474005&width=480&height=360&format=png&quality=90" width="480" height="360" class=" object-fit-cover image" alt="" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1 article-content"><div class="article-info-wrapper"><a class="text-decoration-none link-brand-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/introducing-our-new-artistic-director-tamara-zimet"><h4 class="article-title">
277Introducing our new Artistic Director, Tamara Zimet</h4></a><p class="article-date"><strong>18 August, 2026</strong></p></div><div class="article-description show-when-active"><p class="body-tiny">After six years curating programs at Edinburgh International Book Festival and a decade since she began her programming career at Sydney Writersâ Festival, Tamara Zimet returns to Sydney in a momentous professional and personal homecoming.</p></div><div class="article-action show-when-active align-items-end justify-content-start flex-grow-1"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/introducing-our-new-artistic-director-tamara-zimet">Read article</a></div><a class="stretched-link" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/introducing-our-new-artistic-director-tamara-zimet"><span class="visually-hidden">Read article</span></a></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-duplicate" data-swiper-slide-index="2"><div class="d-flex flex-column article"><div 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winter. 280 281</p></div><div class="article-action show-when-active align-items-end justify-content-start flex-grow-1"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/midyear-tbr-lists">Read article</a></div><a class="stretched-link" href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/midyear-tbr-lists"><span class="visually-hidden">Read article</span></a></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-duplicate" data-swiper-slide-index="6"><div class="d-flex flex-column article"><div class="article-image"><a href="https://www.swf.org.au/stories/2026/farewell-to-our-artistic-director-ann-mossop"><picture><source srcSet="https://cms.swf.org.au/media/mlube0fg/ann-mossop-at-the-closing-night-of-sydney-writers-festival-2026-photo-credit-jacquie-manning.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=360&format=webp&quality=90 1x" width="480" height="360" type="image/webp"/><img 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