Social commentator and novelist Jane Caro and former Greens senator and author Scott Ludlam are among the speakers who will appear at the South Coast Writers Festival in June.
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The festival, hosted by the South Coast Writers Centre, will take place in Wollongong from June 3 to June 5.
It will feature 22 speakers across 18 events that include workshops, readings, panels discussions, conversations and book launches.
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The program includes a number of local writers, including Christine Sykes, Jackie Bailey and Hayley Scrivenor.
There are events for children and teenagers, including a fantasy-writing workshop, a reading and an author talk.
In the week before the festival kicks off there are also three satellite events taking place with partner organisation: a poetry slam, a creativity event featuring bestselling novelist Kate Forsyth, and a publishing masterclass.
For more information and tickets, visit the event website.