Nature. Place. Story.
Mountain Writers Festival returns to Wurundjeri Country (Macedon) from 13-15 November.
Our interstate guests this year include legendary activist Bob Brown, author and academic Debra Dank, writer, filmmaker, musician and consultant Victor Steffensen, author Mirandi Riwoe, author, poet, rapper, visual artist and winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award Omar Musa, cellist Mariel Roberts Musa, poet and midwife Lulu Houdini, YA writer Josh Hortinela, writer and producer Johanna Bell, and critic and writer Neha Kale.
This year’s program continues our commitment to climate resilience and the craft of storytelling, with a wide range of curated sessions. Your Weekend or Day Pass gets you access to nine curated panel and in conversation sessions each day as part of our talks program.
In Conversation: Fierceland, Omar Musa
In Conversation: Fierceland
The story of a family haunted by the ghosts of colonialism, the ghosts of family, the ghosts of language, and the ghosts of the forest itself. Winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award, Fierceland is a trailblazing journey across the globe that weaves the past and the present into a powerful family saga that plays out at a mythical scale.