WAM 2026 Program

Write Around the Murray (WAM) will celebrate our 20th festival from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 September 2026. We will host 65+ author talks, workshops and other storytelling events at sites across Albury Wodonga. Purchase the WAM Festival Pass for access to 8 author panel talks. All programming for kids plus many other events are free of charge.

Authors and illustrators Program Reading List

Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Albury LibraryMuseum

Festival Pass

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 10:30 - 11am

Lavington Library

Storytime with Tania Ingram

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 11 - 11:30am

Albury LibraryMuseum

Festival Launch with Carly Findlay and Adrian Beck

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 4 - 5pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Make Your Own Broccoli Bro for Kids 8 and Under (And Their Parents/ Carers)

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 6 - 7pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

How To Make A Picture Book

Festival Pass Talk

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery

Preparing for a Poetry Slam

Thu, 10 Sep 2026, 10:30 - 11am

Albury LibraryMuseum

Storytime with Lucinda Gifford

Thu, 10 Sep 2026, 5:30 - 6:30pm

Booktique Albury

Writing a Verse Novel

Thu, 10 Sep 2026, 5:30 - 7pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

How To Encourage Dyslexic Kids to Read

Thu, 10 Sep 2026, 6 - 9pm

Regent Cinema

Film Screening: (Hu)man's Best Friend

Thu, 10 Sep 2026, 7 - 9pm

Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery

WAM Poetry Slam

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 10:30 - 11am

Lavington Library

Musical Storytime for Toddlers

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 12 - 3pm

Mantra Albury

Dorothy Simmons Extra Long Literary Lunch

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 1 - 2:30pm

Lavington Library

The Songs of Your Life

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 4 - 5pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

How To Create The Perfect Crime (Fiction) For Kids Aged 12 To 16

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 4 - 5pm

Lavington Library

If You Tell Anyone, You're Next!

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 6 - 7pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Past Lives: The Craft Of Writing Historical Fiction

Festival Pass Talk

Fri, 11 Sep 2026, 7:15 - 8:15pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Controlling The Narrative: All About Censorship

Festival Pass Talk

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 9:30 - 11am

Lavington Library

How To Pitch to Children's Publishers

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 10 - 10:45am

Albury LibraryMuseum

Songs and Storytime with Mitch Tambo

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 10 - 11:30am

Albury LibraryMuseum

Writing Dangerously

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 11am - 12pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Drawing for Kids Aged 8 to 12 with Sean

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 11am - 12pm

Murray Art Museum Albury

The Art of A.I.

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 11:30am - 1pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

So, You Want to Write a Memoir

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 11:30am - 1pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Barry Young River of Stories Awards Presentation with Will Kostakis

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 1 - 2pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

The Mystery of Becoming a Published Novelist for Kids (ages 12 to 16)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 2:45 - 3:45pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

All About Poetry

Festival Pass Talk

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 4 - 5pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Books for the Ears: The Art of Writing Audio Books

Festival Pass Talk

Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 7 - 9:30pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

WAM 20th Festival Celebration Showcase

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 10:30am - 12pm

Murray Art Museum Albury

Black Out Poetry

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 10:30am - 12pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Writing for the Screen

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 11am - 1pm

Wodonga Tennis Centre

WAMbledon

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 11am - 12pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

A Celebration of Life (and Death)

Festival Pass Talk

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 1 - 3pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Stand Up and Write Your Comedy

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 1 - 2pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Criminal Acts: A Conversation About Crime Fiction

Festival Pass Talk

Sun, 13 Sep 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm

Albury LibraryMuseum

Book of the Festival

Festival Pass Talk

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