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Canberra Writers Festival 2026: Opening Night
15 Oct 2026 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Join us for this special 10th anniversary opening event, For the Love of Books, with a stellar panel of national and international writers.

Theatre
Books and authors
Panel discussion
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Canberra Writers Festival 2026: Friday Program
16 Oct 2026 | 4:00pm - 7:30pm

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

Conference Room
Theatre
Books and authors
Workshop
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Canberra Writers Festival 2026: Saturday Program
17 Oct 2026 | 9:30am - 7:30pm

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

Conference Room
Ferguson Room
Theatre
Books and authors
Workshop
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The black text of the Canberra Writers Festival logo is pictured beside an illustration of people reading at a Canberra concrete bus shelter with pink blossom tree in the background
Canberra Writers Festival 2026: Sunday Program
18 Oct 2026 | 9:30am - 5:30pm

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

Conference Room
Ferguson Room
Theatre
Books and authors
Workshop
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The black text of the Canberra Writers Festival logo is pictured beside an illustration of people reading at a Canberra concrete bus shelter with pink blossom tree in the background
Canberra Writers Festival 2026: ABC Radio National's Top 100 Books
18 Oct 2026 | 4:30pm - 6:00pm

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

Foyer
Books and authors
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A marching military band and parade with many instruments and United Kingdom flags

Trooping the Colour, The Mall, London. Image from the lecturer.

The art of state ceremonial music
20 Oct 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:45pm

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.

Foyer
Theatre
Talks and ideas
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Story Dogs on Sunday
25 Oct 2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Come along on the last Sunday of each month for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Storytime
Education/learning
For kids and families
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A woman with long dark hair stands leaning against a wall, smiling gently at the camera. She wears a brown V-neck sweater over a black shirt and dark pants, with her hands in her pockets.

Dr Shine Choi

North Korea’s third world diplomacy through culture and art
26 Oct 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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

Academics
Online
Theatre
Fellowship talk
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A split image: left side shows a vintage black-and-white photo of people in period attire relaxing in a park with a horse-drawn cart and city buildings in the hazy background; right side shows a modern portrait of photographer Mike Bowers holding a camera against a dark backdrop. Text at the bottom reads 'FIT TO PRINT: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive Curated by Mike Bowers'.
Book launch: Fit to Print with Mike Bowers
27 Oct 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Photographer and media commentator Mike Bowers has dived back into the Fairfax Photo Archive to produce this deluxe second edition of Fit to Print. Join him in conversation to discover new images, new ideas and why these images continue to strike a chord.

Online
Theatre
Book launch
Talks and ideas
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A woman with dark hair pulled back smiles at the camera while leaning on a wooden table. She wears a grey blazer over a patterned blouse. Several books and open notebooks are spread across the table in front of her.

Catherine Dwyer

Suzanne Bellamy and the Australian women’s liberation movement
29 Oct 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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

Academics
Online
Theatre
Fellowship talk
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Two men engaged in conversation at a wooden table near a window. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a dark sweater, is gesturing as he speaks. The man on the right, with gray hair and a dark shirt, listens attentively. Both have mugs in front of them, and a vase with branches sits on the table. Natural light streams in from the window behind them.
Drawing the Line: Geoff Pryor and David Pope in conversation
29 Oct 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The Canberra Times presents Geoff Pryor and David Pope, with Sally Pryor, as they compare experiences, debate the impact of changing tools, and explore what remains at the heart of political cartooning.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
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Friends Collection Viewing: Birds of a Feather
04 Nov 2026 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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

Friends of the Library
Theatre
Friends of the Library event
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