OzLit Festival 2026

About this event

Join us at Foyles for a celebration of contemporary Australian writing and ideas. From literary legends Tim Winton and Alexis Wright to global bestseller Heather Morris and the riotous Kathy Lette, OzLit Festival brings nine extraordinary writers to Foyles for one unforgettable day. Join us for stories of family secrets, haunted pasts, hidden Black history, bodies in revolt and a world on fire. Spanning fiction, memoir, history and true crime, this is Australian writing at its boldest: urgent, provocative, funny and alive. OzLit Festival at Foyles is presented in partnership with FANZA (The Foundation for Australian and New Zealand Arts) and the Australian High Commission. IMPORTANT TICKETING INFORMATION: Tickets are available for individual events or a Festival Day Ticket allows you entry to all six events . Programme : 11:30am – 12pm, followed by a 15-minute Q&A OzLit Festival: Songs from the Firefront Ahead of publication on 5 November, Tim Winton gives his first interview about his deeply personal new book live from Western Australia. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 12:30pm - 1pm, followed by a 15-minute Q&A OzLit Festival: A Life in Writing A rare encounter with Alexis Wright, live from Melbourne and in conversation with Tara Tobler. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 2pm - 3pm OzLit Festival: Black Convicts, The History Australia Erased. Santilla Chingaipe discusses the astonishing Black lives erased from Australia's national story. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 3pm - 4:30pm. Doors open at 3pm, the event runs from 3:15pm - 4:15pm. OzLit Festival: Bodies of Evidence Laura Elizabeth Woollett and Lucia Osborne-Crowley examine what happens when your body is telling the truth, but nobody is listening, in conversation with Molly Flatt. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 4:30pm– 5:30pm OzLit Festival: A Family Haunting Evie Wyld, Intan Paramaditha and Kathy Lette, three brilliantly different writers, take us on a darkly funny journey through the histories we cannot escape. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 6pm – 7pm OzLit Festival: Out of the Shadows, Hidden Lives Illuminated Heather Morris and Alice Jolly explore how fiction can illuminate the gaps left in history. Level 6 Auditorium, Foyles Charing Cross Road Included in a Festival Day Ticket or buy an individual event ticket here 7pm - 8:15pm Drinks Reception The room will be reset from 7pm, with drinks served from 7:15 - 8:15pm. Guests must depart the building by 8:30pm. Entry only valid with a Festival Day Ticket. *Please note our Level 6 auditorium is fully accessible via the lifts.