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Primary Schools Days:  

  • Wednesday 21 May 2025 – The Concourse, Chatswood 
  • Thursday 22 May 2025 – Sydney Town Hall 
  • Friday 23 May 2025 – Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
  • Monday 26 May 2025 – The Concourse, Chatswood 
  • Tuesday 27 May 2025 – Sydney Town Hall 

Secondary Schools Days: 

  • Thursday 22 May 2025 – The Concourse, Chatswood 
  • Friday 23 May 2025 – Sydney Town Hall 

Student Sessions:

  • Wednesday 21 May, Carriageworks 

Please use the online booking form: 

Instructions are included on the initial invoice sent to you once your booking is confirmed. Options include: 

  • Pay via credit card – please follow the instructions on your invoice carefully. If you wish to pay by credit card over the phone, please call our Box Office team on (02) 9256 4200, quoting your reference number.  
  • Pay via EFT bank transfer – Westpac | BSB 032 100 | Account No 143312. Once paid, please email ticketing@swf.org.au with your EFT confirmation/remittance advice quoting your reference number.  
  • Pay via EdConnect – please refer to your invoice for guidance. PO numbers must be provided. 
  • Pay via CEO (Catholic Education Office) – please refer to your invoice for guidance. PO numbers must be provided. 

There’s no minimum booking.  

There is a maximum of 60 free tickets per school to Sydney Town Hall. You can check your school’s ICSEA value via My School. 

For every 20 student tickets purchased, you are entitled to one complimentary teacher ticket. Please select these when you are booking via the online booking form.  

Please note, this does not apply to schools with an ICSEA value under 1,000, for which all teacher tickets are complimentary.  

  • Primary School Days is best suited to Years 3–6
  • Secondary School Days is best suited to Years 7–10.
  • Student Sessions is best suited to Years 11–12

If you have any questions about which program your students should attend, please contact our customer service team on (02) 9256 4200 or email ticketing@swf.org.au. 

All Education venues are wheelchair accessible. When completing your booking form, please enter any access requirements. Alternatively, contact our customer service team on (02) 9256 4200 or email ticketing@swf.org.au to discuss your needs. 

Yes. Books by participating authors will be available for purchase at each event.

Sydney Writers' Festival employs the services of a professional photographer and videographer to record events throughout the Festival. These photos are for archival and marketing purposes. The booking of a ticket grants implied permission for these photographs/footage to be used for the intended purposes. If you, or any students in your care, do not wish to be photographed/filmed, please inform the photographer/videographer at the venue or contact a Festival representative on the day. 

The 2025 Primary and Secondary School Days and Student Sessions risk assessment can be downloaded here.

Refund requests will be carefully considered in light of current circumstances and/or changes to your school's internal policy. Refund requests must be made in writing to ticketing@swf.org.au.

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