Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – January & February 2026
| Date | Host | Event Details |
| 11 | FESTIVAL | The Indie Book Fair Time: 9am – 4pm Venue: Barwon Heads Community Hall |
| 23 | Geelong Libraries | Helen Garner How To End a Story Time: 6pm Venue: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre |
| 28 | Readings Books | Hear Ben Crowe and Ash Barty Where the Light Gets In. Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. Time: 6.15pm Venue: Melbourne Town Hall |
| 29 | Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars: Susi Fox The Other Child in convo with Geoff Parkes First Law of the Bush Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel |
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| 7-8 | FESTIVAL | Festival of the Photocopier and Zine Fair Vic This is a festival exclusively for zine fans: creators, readers and collectors. Venue: 3 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne |
| 9 | FESTIVAL | Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival, Orange NSW The Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival returns to the Orange and Cabonne districts in mid-February 2026, marking the 162nd anniversary of Banjo’s birth on 17 February 1864. |
| 10 | Stonnington Libraries | Sofie Laguna The Underworlds in conversation with Corrie Perkin Time: 6pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library |
| 11 | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Bird Deity by John Morrissey Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton |
| 12 | Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars: Leonie Kelsall The Ironbark Promise Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel |
| Readings Books | Dennis Altman will be in conversation with Marieke Hardy about Righting my World Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |
| 13-14 | FESTIVAL | Blussh Romance Festival A Romance Festival for lovers of films and books Venue: Dendy Coorparoo, BRISBANE QLD AUSTRALIA |
| 14 | Great Escape Books | Chloe Adams The Occupation in convo with Magdalena McGuire All We Need Time: 6.30pm Venue: Great Escape Books |
| 18 | Geelong Libraries | An evening with Kathy Lette The Sisterhood Rules Time: 6pm Venue: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre |
| 20-22 | FESTIVAL | Genre Con QLD GenreCon is the leading conference for genre writers Venue: State Library, Brisbane |
| 21-22 | FESTIVAL | Book Fair Australia Featuring: Jenny Valentish, Ariane Beeston, CS Pacat, Astrid Sholte, Ellie Marnie, Maria Lewis, Isobelle Carmody, Vanessa Len, Caleb Finn, Jourdan Gould, Richard Pritchard Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre |
| 25 | Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars: Fiona Lowe The Drowning Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel |
| 28-March 5 | FESTIVAL | Adelaide Writers Week Too many wonderful authors and events to mention! Tickets on sale now! |