This investment will support writers' festivals around the country to connect Australian authors with readers and peers and promote their work.

Writers' festivals play a vital role in strengthening Australia's literary community. They provide space for ideas, dialogue and discovery, while promoting Australian writers to a wide range of readers. This investment will support writers' festivals in regional areas and capital cities to connect authors with readers and peers.

The fund prioritises authors travelling from or to regional locations, First Nations authors, children's authors and illustrators, and early to mid-career writers, while encouraging a broad mix of voices and festivals.

Investments of $10,000 to $30,000 are available to support festivals to cover travel, accommodation, appearance fees and per diems.

Writers' festivals that are organisations are eligible to apply. For the purposes of this investment, a writers' festival is defined as a series of contained literary programming run over a defined time period.

To apply, your festival must:

• take place in Australia
• be majority Australian owned and controlled and be physically located in Australia
• have been in operation for a minimum of three continuous years and delivered at least two festivals prior to application
• pay writers appearance fees according to ASA rates.

• Email: enquiries@creative.gov.au