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Get Your Work Published: A Short Story Workshop
This writing workshop will help you make your short stories stand out!
Historical Fiction: Transforming Research into Story
Plan or perfect your historical novel with author Elisabeth Storrs!
Meet Bluey’s Bandit & Wayne D. Kramer at WILDLIFE Sydney Zoo
Join Bluey's David McCormack & Wayne D. Kramer at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo for Penny Pangolin family adventure fun day!
Meet Wayne Kramer in store & special guest David McCormack
Free Dymocks event for children
Online Feedback: Romance with Anne Gracie
In this online course, author Anne Gracie will provide feedback on your romantic fiction.
Online: Writing Mind, Body, Spirit with Maggie Hamilton
In this lively online writing course, Maggie Hamilton will take you through the art of writing for mind, body and spirit
The Infinite Look: A History of Gazing Skyward
An exhibition that traces humanity's evolving understanding of the cosmos, from ancient stargazers to modern astronomers
Bilingual storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Bilingual rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Learn Spanish by reading . Level A1 - First Steps
Take your first steps into Spanish reading with short, simple texts.
Online: Year of the Novel with Amy Lovat
Make 2026 the year you finally write that book in this course from author Amy Lovat.
Georgie Tunny: Over to You
In her gripping novel Over to You, Georgie Tunny rips back the glossy curtain on television news
Bilingual storytime at Darling Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun bilingual storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Storytime at Surry Hills Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Bilingual rhymetime at Darling Square, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Midweek Minds: The Engagement Generation
Vivid Sydney’s Wednesday night gatherings for the creative industries and curious at the State Library of NSW.
Rhymetime at Newtown Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Rhymetime at Surry Hills Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Storytime at Newtown Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
The Library Book Club: Pictures of You
A book club that celebrates great Australian writing, lively conversation and the joy of reading together.
Rhymetime at Glebe Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Storytime at Glebe Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Deprivation Book Launch: a dark, dystopian debut
Debut author Roy V Marshan is launching his dark dystopian novel ‘Deprivation’
Book Launch: Sinophone Australia
Join us for the book launch of Sinophone Australia at the Museum of Chinese In Australia.
Surry Hills Vintage Market
The first Sat of every month Since 1981. The best recycled, second-hand & handmade goods. Come say hi!
Stan Grant: When Words Fail Us - Truth Beyond Time
Can silence save us from this angry and fractured world?
Midweek Minds: Legally Bonded
Vivid Sydney’s Wednesday night gatherings for the creative industries and curious at the State Library of NSW.
Online: The Art of the Personal Essay with Zoya Patel
Learn about the personal essay form, and how to leverage its many benefits to tell compelling stories.
Creating Unforgettable Characters
Join Deborah Pikes to bring characters to life.
Fresh Takes: Winter '26
Discover some of the best new works publishing this season, featuring readings from established and emerging writers.
Crafting Style in Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction
Join Anthony Macris to strengthen your narrative voice
Seminar: Working with Editors with Catherine Hill
Learn about the different stages of editing and how to work with an editor
In Conversation with Tim Ayliffe & Michael Brissenden
A conversation where the fictional and the real come uncomfortably close.
BAD Sydney Crime Book Club at SMSA | June
June Pick: Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox, hosted by Sue Turnbull
City of Sydney online book club: Spanish literature
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
A Play in Two Days with Hilary Bell
Learn the fundamentals of playwriting with award-winning playwright Hilary Bell.
Defence Strategic Review 2026 - Update Lecture
A/Professor Adam Lockyer - has the Defence Strategic Review 2026 lived up to expectations?
Launch conversation: Law in the New Democracy
Public lecture and book launch
Online Feedback: Non-Fiction with Fiona Murphy
Award-winning writer and editor Fiona Murphy will provide feedback on your creative non-fiction writing over 5 months
Online Feedback: Poetry with Alicia Sometimes
Hone your poetry skills with Alicia Sometimes over five months.
Where is the Green Sheep?
A wild and woolly adventure to find that elusive green sheep.
Write Winning Flash Fiction with Amanda Scotland
Go behind-the-scenes in the addictive world of flash and microfiction competitions.
Seminar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Gen AI
An online seminar for writers on generative AI, copyright and publishing.
In Conversation with Judi Morison & Zohra Aly
NAIDOC week calls us to listen.
City of Sydney online book club: Spy Fiction
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration
Small Magic: Kindle Your Creativity with Monikka Eliah
This is a course designed to help you break through creative barriers and rediscover your writing flow.
Online: Pitching to Publishers: How to Place Your Work
This three-hour workshop with Dr Erin O'Dwyer demystifies the pitching process
Festival of Dangerous Ideas Opening Night: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie returns to Sydney for the first time in 12 years to open Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2026.
Writers Dreaming: Working with Dreams, Symbols and Motifs
Dig deep into the symbolic meanings contained in dreams to create rich cohesive stories that resonate with readers.
Recipe for Murder: The Leongatha Mushroom Murders
In Conversation w Duncan McNab & Michael Duffy
Book Fair Australia Sydney 2026, presented by Book Addiction
Book Fair Australia presents a literary festival that celebrates stories of all genres.