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Melbourne Writers Festival

MWF brings writers and readers together to be inspired, challenged and thrilled by an intelligent, rousing and diverse program of books and ideas.

Where:

176 Little Lonsdale Street South
Melbourne, VIC
AU

When:

May 08 to May 11, 2025

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