Perth’s Premier Literary Festival is back in 2026

This year’s festival will take place over two massive days in two concurrent theatres at ECU Joondalup on 21 and 22 November 2026.

Get ready for 80 incredible authors, 10 publishing industry professionals, panels, workshops and book signings over two amazing days – this is Perth’s biggest and best book-based event!

Ticket Prices

📚 Day Pass Readers Theatre Tickets

Saturday 21st November: $45 ($30 concession ticket)

Sunday 22nd November: $45 ($30 concession ticket)

📚 Day Pass Writers Theatre Tickets

Saturday 21st November: $45 ($30 concession ticket)

Sunday 22nd November: $45 ($30 concession ticket)

Readers’ and Writers’ Theatres

One theatre will be purely for reader entertainment. It will feature back-to-back panels of bestselling authors on a range of fun and insightful topics and is aptly called our Readers’ Theatre.

Running at the same time, 150m away in another auditorium, will be our Writers’ Theatre. This will include presentations of mini-masterclasses by some of Australia’s best authors and panels, featuring publishers and literary agents.

Doors open both days at 8am with a start time of 8.40am, running through until 5.45pm.

Bermuda Cafe will be open throughout, as well as coffee and food vans on site. Dymocks is offering continuous book sales so you can get your new books signed by the authors, and there’s even a booklovers’ merch stand from That Store Over There.

Check the program and choose which days and which theatres you’d like to attend.

You can buy Day Pass tickets to both theatres if you wish, and choose to attend on one or both days.

Got a question? Email us at festivaloffiction@gmail.com.

Pitching opportunities for writers

We’re bringing back our 5 minute in-person pitching opportunity for aspiring authors with leading publishers and agents, spread over both days of the weekend. Tickets for pitching are $60 and are separate to festival tickets.

You don’t need to buy a festival ticket to be able to pitch – all you need is the separate pitch ticket. (Although you will need both if you want to attend the festival as well as pitching). More details on pitching to come – pitch tickets go on sale on 15 August at 8am.

Check out our 2025 highlights reel