Have you caught up with our most recent podcast? It's Kumi Taguchi and Lucy Nelson talking about how life doesn't always follow a script. 🎧 buff.ly/80kkwmn

The old certainties are disappearing fast. 🌏 The World on Edge explores the global instability, political tension and strategic uncertainty shaping Australia’s future. Now available as a #ManlyWF2026 podcast. 🎧 buff.ly/5jlJoTW #Politics #Geopolitics #Australia

No paid staff. No big machine behind the scenes. Just volunteers helping turn ideas into conversations and venues into stories. An end-of #NationalVolunteerWeek thank you. 💙 #StoriesAcrossManly buff.ly/bszE27R

Manly Writers' Festival is volunteer-run. Readers. Book lovers. Venue leads. Problem-solvers. Box carriers. Sign movers. Audience greeters. This week, we celebrate them. Thank you. ❤️ #NationalVolunteerWeek #StoriesAcrossManly

Bob Carr. No geopolitics. No premiers’ offices. Just love, grief, memory and what remains after loss. Recorded live at Manly Writers’ Festival in March, this conversation on 'Bring Back Yesterday' is quiet, searching and unexpectedly moving. 🎧 buff.ly/5LaU4HW #books #podcast #BobCarr #ManlyWF26

Our latest #podcast has just dropped discussing the book that most other #writersfestivals in Australia ignored. We believe we all benefit if we listen - really listen - and, hopefully, learn. buff.ly/A9vHziI

Our latest #ManlyWF26 podcast has dropped! Hear Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Mike Amor talking with Mark Corcoran about being on the #frontlines of real world #geopolitics & international relations. buff.ly/O5XgtJH

Feel like a good #conversation this Saturday evening? Have a listen to one of the sessions from this year's #ManlyWF26...Hugh Mackay in conversation with Helen Vatsikopoulos, talking about his book, 'Just Saying', as well as life, society, and how we're all doing. buff.ly/kNQgJfL

What's it like to be on the frontline of global politics representing #Australia? At #ManlyWF26, Geraldine Doogue spoke with three former Ambassadors about just that: Ian Kemish, Bob Bowker, Lachlan Strahan. Here's an extract of their discussion, via the ABC's Global Roaming. buff.ly/RlhGMyi

Five of our word wizards at #ManlyWF26 - the Manly Poetry Salon - in the gorgeous Sky Theatre. From L-R: Cocoa Deep-Amek, Liz Deep-Jones, Yvette Henry Holt, Michele Seminara, Ruth Larner & Toby Davidson.

What a festival it was! Thanks for being part of our 2026 chapter, and for the curiosity and respect you brought to every conversation. See you in 2027! #ManlyWF26

We had a fabulous four days. We hope you did too. See you in 2027.

Our final session of #ManlyWF26 - the launch of Anna Dombkins’ book, ‘Home, Forever’, officially launched by Saul Eslake, with Caroline Baum in the host chair.

TODAY at 1.15pm - a POP-UP session for existing ticket holders by popular demand: Cory Alpert, White House insider, war crimes advisor, and University of Melbourne AI and democracy researcher, returns to go deeper after electrifying The Night Shift last night.

Full rooms. Big conversations. Signed books. That’s the Manly Writers’ Festival. And Sunday is still to come — with Hugh Mackay, Michelle Bridges, Saul Eslake, and our final event, the launch of Home, Forever. 🎟️ Last chance to be part of it buff.ly/gzejpeU

And to close the Festival on Sunday — something special. The launch of Anna Dombkins’ Home, Forever — a deeply personal story of family, identity, and belonging. 🎟️ Free event → buff.ly/gzejpeU Join us for the final moment of the weekend.

One of Australias's great social thinkers to start your Sunday. Hugh Mackay at 10am — on who we are, how we’re changing, and what holds us together. 🎟️ buff.ly/gzejpeU Worth heading to Manly! #ManlyWF26

The #economy, #costofliving, #housing and what’s actually ahead. Saul Eslake brings clarity — and doesn’t dodge the hard parts. 🎟️ Sunday session, 2.30pm, Manly Youth Centre Worth booking → buff.ly/gzejpeU

Day two of the Manly Writers’ Festival — and we’re building into a big Sunday. If you’re planning your weekend, tomorrow brings Michelle Bridges, Saul Eslake, and a powerful final day of conversations. 🎟️ buff.ly/gzejpeU #ManlyWF26

Enjoying listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social at #ManlyWF26 about #democracy under pressure.

Not everything we’re talking about this weekend is comfortable. The Nightmare Sequence dives into the darker edges — power, fear, and the stories that unsettle us. If you want something sharper, stranger, and a little bit confronting… this is it. 📍 Saturday, 11.30am 🎟️ Take a seat. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Not all festival sessions happen in daylight. 👉 The Night Shift is something different — a different energy, and a side of storytelling you don’t usually see, all in the context of humans vs AI. Come for something a little off-script. 🎟️ Join us: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Interested in hearing more from Ian Kemish? He's one of the three former Ambassadors in The Diplomat at #ManlyWF26 tomorrow at 2.30pm. Don't miss it! buff.ly/yEU5d5h Tickets: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Some festival conversations are about ideas. Others go straight to the heart. In Bring Back Yesterday, Bob Carr writes movingly about love, grief and the life he shared with his late wife. A memoir of memory, loss and enduring connection. 📍 Saturday, 5.30pm 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

We are underway!

What does the world actually look like from the front line? Hear from two people who’ve experienced conflict zones, political flashpoints and global crises — and what those experiences tell us about the world right now. This is the reality behind the headlines. 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

#Manly is known for a lot of things. This weekend, add this: Thomas Keneally. Bob Carr. Hugh Mackay. Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Amy Remeikis. Peter Hartcher. Saul Eslake. 40+sessions, 4 days, one postcode. Stories Across Manly — and not a sunscreen joke in sight. #ManlyWF26 Tickets at buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Meet Dave Warner. A local, a musician, and a prolific author of #crime #fiction. Saturday at #ManlyWF26 with other crime writers. buff.ly/0qGMQ2b Tickets at: buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Some conversations matter more than others. This is one of them. The Thomas Keneally Oration will see a giant of Australian literature talk about the world we’re living in now. The kind of occasion that stays with you long after you leave the room. Don’t miss it: 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Tomorrow, The Manly Writers' Festival opens and runs through to Sunday. If you're coming, we can't wait to see you. If you haven't got tickets yet, there's still time. Full program at manlywritersfestival.org.au. Tickets at buff.ly/rbKgDuA

“#Wealth = #choice. So why does it still feel uncomfortable to say?” Hear from Melissa Browne at #ManlyWF26 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

We asked William J. Byrne about a book he returns to. He'll be at #ManlyWF26 this Friday with John Morrissey talking about Country and the Stories We Tell. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Debra Adelaide is appearing at #ManlyWF26 with Sue Woolfe, both talking of their new/forthcoming books. Debra Adelaide writes about her book here in the Sydney Morning Herald: buff.ly/nSyqpw6 See Debra & Sue on Friday. manlywritersfestival.org.au

Some sessions are sold out. Some are selling quickly. If you were *thinking* about these, now is the time to act. #ManlyWF26 buff.ly/rbKgDuA

TWO days. #ManlyWF26 opens on Thursday with the inaugural Thomas Keneally Oration given by Tom Keneally. Don't miss living history! Several sessions are down to their last seats. If you've been meaning to go, this is the moment. Program: buff.ly/zW4aZr0 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Want to hear from @amyremeikis.bsky.social in a relaxed, beachfront Friday night vibe kind of way? Join us at #ManlyWF26 from 19-22 March. Amy is on Fri, 8pm, talking all things #democracy. manlywritersfestival.org.au

Joanna Nell started writing novels at 52. Six books later, all national bestsellers. She joins five other authors at 'A Speed Date with Love' this Friday — a session about romance, fiction and the stories we tell about the heart. Read more about Joanna here: buff.ly/KNpCvga 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Hugh Mackay has spent fifty years listening to Australians. 'Just Saying' at #ManlyWF26 this weekend is your chance to put the questions back to him. One of Australia's most trusted social observers — in conversation, five days from now. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Kylie Moore-Gilbert is in Frontlines (Sat 21/03, 1pm) and Ruptured Lives (Sun 22/03, 11.30am) this weekend. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Can human creativity survive AI, or is that the wrong question entirely? The Night Shift brings together novelists, poets and tech thinkers to find out. One of the most talked-about sessions at #ManlyWF26. This Thursday–Sunday, Manly. Tickets at: buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Kylie Moore-Gilbert spent 804 days in an Iranian prison. Mike Amor was a foreign correspondent for 30 years. Together on stage at #ManlyWF26 this weekend for Frontlines. This is not a session to miss. 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA

Three days. Forty-plus sessions. Ninety-plus novelists, journalists, poets, diplomats, economists and people who've had genuinely extraordinary lives. The Manly Writers' Festival opens on Thursday. Tickets at the link. #ManlyWF26 events.humanitix.com/manly-writer...

Some sessions are selling really quickly! If any of these are on your list, now’s the moment. Tickets: buff.ly/rbKgDuA Explore the full program and find your favourites. manlywritersfestival.org.au #ManlyWF26

One of Australia’s most important contemporary writers is coming to Manly. Michael Mohammed Ahmad — author of The Lebs and founder of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement — joins #ManlyWF26 for a conversation about storytelling, identity and contemporary Australia & his new book, Bugger. buff.ly/rbKgDuA

We asked Kumi Taguchi what's the book you keep coming back to? Kumi is joining us at #ManlyWF26. Will you? buff.ly/rbKgDuA

The World on Edge with Peter Hartcher, Bob Carr & Michael Pembroke is nearly sold out — only a couple of handfuls of seats left. If you've been thinking about it, today's the day to buy the tickets. While you're at it, check out 'The Diplomat' & 'Fronlines'. Sat 21/03 buff.ly/rbKgDuA #Insiders

Love comes in so many forms and in unexpected ways at unpredictable times. Join A Speed Date with Love, hosted by Alice Fraser with a bevy of fabulous writers about #love. Friday 20/03 Happy Hour time, followed by Money & Choice with Mel Browne. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Graeme Simsion of 'The Rosie Project' is joining us at #ManlyWF26 to talk about his new novel with co-author & wife, Anne Buist. Will you? buff.ly/rbKgDuA

For fifty years Hugh Mackay has been listening to Australians. Now it's your turn to listen to him. Just Saying, Sunday 22 March, 10am, in conversation with Sarah Dingle. buff.ly/rbKgDuA #ManlyWF26

Not sure where to start with #ManlyWF26? Here are three sessions we think you’ll love. 🎟️ buff.ly/rbKgDuA