Queensland

This tag gathers Queensland's two book fairs: Brisbane Writers Festival and Somerset Storyfest. One belongs to the capital, the other to the hinterland behind the Gold Coast. Between them they cover the south east corner, from the river to the ranges, and they are the book festivals in Queensland that readers here plan their year around.

Queensland's book fairs sit far from the festival circuits of New South Wales and Victoria, and that distance shapes them. Brisbane Writers Festival carries the state's largest city, drawing writers and readers into the river city for panels and conversations. Somerset Storyfest works from the Gold Coast hinterland, built around schools and young readers rather than a metropolitan crowd. Where Ontario or England cluster their events along dense transport lines, these two stand alone, separated by hours of coastline, each serving its own corner of the state.