Heart and Seoul: Brisbane Writers Festival to welcome international talent

More than 250 authors will travel from as far and wide as New York, Seoul, and London as Brisbane once again plays host to Australia’s oldest continuous writers’ festival. The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), 10-14 May, 2023, will stage 150 live events including author talks, panel discussions, workshops, and all-new Literary Salons. For the second year, BWF presents its Country of Focus programme, an initiative highlighting the dynamic literature of the Indo-Pacific region. This year, the festival, which takes place at The Edge Auditorium and spread around other city venues, has the pleasure of hosting some extraordinary South Korean talents, beginning with the incredible children’s book illustrators Gihun Lee and JiHyeon Lee. Adam Moon, general manager of Stage and Screen, the entertainment, arts, sport, and music travel company said he was proud to be supporting the BWF for the fifth year in a row. “We pride ourselves on delivering world-class travel services, making the seemingly impossible – possible. Our business values and brand DNA are designed around being unique and not afraid of a challenge – and that’s important when servicing events like the BWF,” said Moon. “Moving authors around the globe, from New York and Seoul to London and Christchurch, is like a game of chess – but it’s something we’ve become accustomed to and it’s a genuine pleasure to play even the smallest of parts in such an incredibly important cultural event in Brisbane. “The timing also couldn’t be better for South Korea to receive the spotlight as the Country of Focus at the BWF with Korean Airlines recently reinstating their non-stop Seoul to Brisbane air link with five flights a week on the Boeing 777 – a connection that will turbocharge the Queensland economy,” Moon added. Photo: Bianca Holderness