Writers Assemble!

South Australia’s new writers’ festival
11, 12, 13 September 2026
State Library of South Australia

Writers Assemble! is a South Australian festival dedicated to the craft of writing. Across three days and seven events, this FREE festival brings together some of Australia's best writers for fun discussions on the writing life.

The panels deliberately jumble writers from different genres and age groups - spicy romance flirting with sci fi, horror side-questing with YA fantasy - to uncover the universal themes and techniques that power all stories. Each session will spotlight a different emotion -Joy, Fear, Desire, Anger, and Awe - and explore how writers bring these emotions to life in the books you love.

For emerging genre writers, an interactive session, Publishing Genre Fiction in Australia, offers a chance to hear tips directly from successful genre writers.

The festival opens with a star-studded conversation on the popular genres of romance and horror. We hope you can join our guests and celebrate the best in reading and writing.