Join us for a range of author talks, panel discussions, workshop and kids and family events at this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

Join the free listening party for the ABC Radio National Top 100 Australian Books countdown.

ArtsNational Canberra and Graham Jones present a lecture exploring how the military plans and delivers the United Kingdom’s greatest ceremonial events, from state visits to national commemorations.

Dr Shine Choi presents her recent Fellowship research, focusing on North Korea’s connections with the visions of the global world.

Catherine Dwyer presents her recent Fellowship into the life of women’s liberationist, artist and scholar Suzanne Bellamy.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present their annual collection viewing event.

Celebrate the launch of one of NLA Publishing's newest children’s books Bird Park, with a morning of stories and wildlife encounters.

Cartoonist, writer and illustrator Judy Horacek brings her comedy cartoon slide show to the National Library – a show about public transport, climate catastrophe, a certain green sheep and getting older (for real).

Join People For Nature and the Alliance Française de Canberra for a special community screening of Nature - The Call for Reconciliation, a powerful cinematic experience connecting global environmental challenges to local action. Presented as part of Citizen COP Australia 2026.

Celebrate the launch of one of NLA Publishing's newest children’s books Paddle Steamer Pearl, with a morning of stories, craft and wooden boat races!

Join Professor David Headon AM as he explores the extraordinary partnership of Walter and Marion – and how it has affected his life.

Ray Bradbury famously described Science Fiction as ’The art of the possible.’ Join the Friends and multi-award-winning Australian Science Fiction authors to explore the many ways science fiction writing tangles with real life, and to consider the possibilities this brings with it.