International Artists
Festival Exclusive Artist: Naomi Novik
This is Naomi’s first Australian appearance in over a decade, and it gives us immense pleasure to brag that you can only see her at BWF.
From the fabulous alternate history of Temeraire to her dazzling reworkings of folklore in Uprooted and Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik has astonished readers with her brilliant imagination and vivid characters.
#More Incredible International Artists
Roll up, roll up! As if our slate of special events and artists isn't enough, we've got even more exceptional literary talent joining us from overseas this year. These gust include podcast and art history sensation Katy Hessel, Tokyo Vice crime writer Jake Adelstein, New Zealand literati Catherine Chidgey and Emily Perkins, Man Booker International Prize for translation winner Jennifer Croft, Burmese human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Ma Thida, current Women's Prize longlister Sarah Ogilvie plust two BWF exclusives: brilliantly contrarian novelist and screenwriter Lexi Frieman and Emmy-nominated TV news producer and meta mystery author Dann McDorman. Treat yourself!