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Brisbane Writers Festival 5 - 9 September 2012

Brisbane Writers Festival has been celebrating reading, writing and ideas with the people of Queensland for fifty years. Renowned for its energy and casual intellect, BWF brings together readers, writers, innovators, and provocateurs within the cultural precinct on the Brisbane River in the heart of the city.

Brisbane Writers Festival 2012 will take place from 5 - 9 September 2012.

Look out for your full BWF program in The Weekend Australian on 28-29 July 2012.

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Word Play 2012: For young readers, writers and illustrators.

5-7 September at Cultural Precinct, South Bank, Brisbane

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Women of Letters

Saturday 8 September, 7.30-9.30pm at Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre

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Literary Love-in

Saturday 8 September, 9pm to 8am Sunday morning at Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre

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Publishing in the Young Adult & Children's Market (PDS21)

Saturday 8 September, 10am - 3pm at Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre

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Brisbane Writers Festival Partners

Brisbane Writers Festival acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Department of Education and Training, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.