SAVE THE DATE.

Thank you to everyone who made Mudgee Readers’ Festival 2024 such a fabulous weekend. We look forward to bringing more literary discussions and events your way again soon. In the meantime, mark down 16-17 August in your diaries.

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Happy readers at the MRF Book Swap Bench outside the Mudgee Library

Amal Awad with Kitty Eggerking at Mudgee Art House

Market Street on the sunny MRF Saturday

Benjamin Law and Summer Land in conversation at Pipeclay Pumphouse

Silent Reading Party

Mike Munro and Zoya Patel in Generation Me or Generation We

Make Your Own Book with Not Quite Newtown at the Mud Factory

Sharelle Fellows and Sally Hepworth discussing The Mother in Law

ILF Youth Ambassador Kiara Harris launching BANGAMALANHA

Sophie Hansen's cooking demonstration at the Little Cooking School

Rosalie Ham, Ursula Dubosarsky, Bill Bennett and David Henley in From Page to Screen and Stage

Sunday Story-time with Ursula Dubosarsky and Kiara Harris

Australian Poetry Slam Mudgee heat, hosted by Miles Merrill

Outside MRF HQ

Faith Chaza in Queerstories at Mudgee Brewing Company

Cadence Bell in Queerstories at the Mudgee Brewing Company

Tyrolin competing at the Australian Poetry Slam Mudgee heat

High Tea from A Basket at the Door at The Little Cooking School

Chloe Higgins reading from The Girls in Bending Autobiographical Boundaries

Breakfast with Benjamin Law at Pipeclay Pumphouse

Make Your Own Book with Not Quite Newtown at the Mud Factory

Bending Autobiographical Boundaries at the Mudgee Art House

A coffee and book break at Alby & Esther's

Chris Hammer in Generation Me or Generation We at the Town Hall Theatre

Our Story

The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has been running for fifteen years, a huge achievement for a festival created by a small team of passionate readers, with the first modest events held in Lawson Park. Over the years the Festival has gone from strength to strength, with an exciting line-up of events across our gorgeous town, including bibliotherapy sessions, storytelling events, book and wine matching and, of course, our Long Lazy Lunch.

In 2023, after a Covid-enforced hiatus, the Mudgee Readers’ team returned to a full-format festival. Follow Us →

I am honoured to see such great minds, ideas and senses of humour come to the fabulous region we call home.

— Summer Land, Mudgee Author

Our Mission

At the Mudgee Readers’ Festival, we pride ourselves on presenting dynamic, fun and thought-provoking events. We want our attendees to be an active part of the Festival: engaging with conversations, creating content and sharing ideas with brilliant writers.

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of 2023 survey respondents said that the Festival introduced them to new books, authors or genres

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street libraries were erected in front yards across Mudgee in 2018 after our Street Library session

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Wiradjuri publications have been launched at the Festival

While the Festival has been running sessions for young people since the beginning, in 2018 these events grew into the Mudgee Young Readers’ Festival. Harry Potter trivia, a Street Library session for families, YA Book Swap, Sunday Story-time plus school sessions with bestselling authors are just some of the MYRF events that have wowed our youth audience.

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Get Involved

This event simply could not happen without a dedicated team of volunteers powering the Festival. Each year the efficiency and warmth of our volunteers is noted by attendees. If you love reading, meeting new people and helping your community, then we want to hear from you!

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