Bendigo Writers Festival Review

A short survey is open inviting input into a review of the Bendigo Writers Festival.

 To complete the survey, visit

Past ticketholders, past participants including authors, hosts and speakers, staff and volunteers, local businesses and community members are encouraged to contribute to the review.

The review will consider what has worked well in the past, what could be improved and what the event may look like in the future. It will consider if the Festival continues in its current format, if it is reimagined into a different format, or if funding should be reallocated to support the delivery of other literary events.

We acknowledge the 2025 Festival was not the Festival we wanted to hold, so now is an appropriate time to consider a range of options to help us move forward.

A key focus of the review is to understand people’s views on the value of the Festival to the community, as well as the types of sessions they have enjoyed attending, what they have liked most about the Festival, how it can be improved and for those who have not attended, what has stopped them from doing so.

All views on the value of the Festival are important and feedback provided through the survey and direct engagement with select stakeholders will inform the outcome of the review.

 The survey closes Monday October 27.