Bookings for MWF Schools 2025 are open!

Get in quick. Last year it sold out in three hours.

This morning the Melbourne Writers Festival has announced the full 2025 lineup for the MWF Schools program! And bookings are open!

For the fourth year, I’ll be hosting the events that run from 5-9 May, and I can’t wait! I also played a role in programming the sessions and am very pleased to finally be able to announce that this year the presenters include…

• Nat Amoore

• Reece Carter

• Nabeel Khan

• Jess Sanders

• Robyn Dennison

• Gary Lonesborough

• Solli Raphael

• Neal Shusterman (USA)

What a lineup!

Download the full program here.

MWF Schools connects some of the most sought-after storytelling talents with primary and secondary school students for a day of creativity, inspiration and imagination, all taking place at the State Library of Victoria.

The MWF Schools program has become such a big highlight of my year, and I feel so lucky to take part. It’s a chance for young people to establish a deeper connection to the books they’re reading, and see up close what it is to forge a creative career. Every year I am …