Brisbane Writers Festival
Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) champions curiosity and creativity in Queensland. We connect and grow Queensland’s reading and writing communities through transformative cultural experiences that elevate the vitality of the literary arts and contribute to dynamic public conversation. The Brisbane Writers Festival, presented each May, welcomes thousands of readers, writers and thought-leaders to ignite imaginations, ask big questions, showcase literature, and celebrate stories in all forms.
Throughout the year Brisbane Writers Festival also presents a series of online and onsite events.
#Download the app
The new BWF App brings tales of our city to life in the very places they happen. Keep the app open on your Android or iOS device and wander through the activated areas around Brissie to hear anecdotes, yarns and story snippets from the people who’ve called this city home.
#First Dates in South Bank
What was your first date at South Bank like? BWF has teamed up with eatSouthBank to host a ‘First Dates in South Bank’ competition.
A city-wide search for the best first date stories in South Bank has captured a series of wonderful anecdotes. Fabulous and romantic? Funny or quirky? A total fail? Hear all about it on the BWF App!
Competition is now closed.
First Date at South Bank Prize Winners
David Tran - GRAND PRIZE
Dinusha Thalagala
Tonile Wortley
Sarina Johnson
Clarissa Lazzaretti
Jacinta Gordon
Christine Betts
Shierrie Williamson
Carolyn Hinds-Edwards
Kylie Harber
To hear these winning stories and other uniquely Brisbane anecdotes, download the BWF App! Every winner has won a BWF festival pass and their story on the app. Grand Prize winner wins a night at Emporium Hotel at South Bank.
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