Writers' festival is on again
The Words on the Waves Writers Festival will be held around the Peninsula for the second year on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5.
A number of special events will running outside these dates.
These include Late Night Lit on Thursday, June 2, An Evening with Hannah Kent on Friday, June 3, a cinema screening on Saturday, June 4, and a Literary Cruise on Monday, June 6.
The main venues will be the Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club and the Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
Some events will also take place at Naughty Noodle Fun Haus in Ettalong, the Work Collective in Umina, at Woy Woy Library and in Umina Beach Public School Hall.
The aim of the festival is "to deliver an immersive annual festival of stories, ideas and connection, and to enrich the cultural landscape of the region year-round. Its vision is to become one of Australia's leading regional literary festivals, known for its vibrant and diverse program as well as its unique setting".
Sessions must be booked and tickets cost around $90 per day or $160 for the weekend.
SOURCE:
Media release, 11 May 2022
Words on the Waves Writers' Festival