Book lovers and storytellers rejoice! The city’s very own writers’ festival is heading to town next month with an action-packed line up of author sessions, book launches, networking events, workshops, panels and free, family-friendly community events set to take over the Gold Coast.

Held from March 14 to 16, the 25th annual Somerset Celebration of Literature Festival will see more than 30 of the country’s celebrated authors and illustrators converge on the Gold Coast to inspire the next generation of writers and avid readers with an action-packed line up of author sessions, networking events, workshops, panels and free, family-friendly community events.

The festival will be an opportunity for people of all ages to bury their noses in a new book, discover some of Australia’s acclaimed authors and let their imaginations come to life as they wander in and out of author sessions, workshops and free, family-friendly events throughout the week.

The 2018 lineup of authors includes Sha’an D’Anthes, Jackie French, Jessica Watson, Clementine Ford, Nevo Zisin, Richard Fidler, Kari Gislason, James Roy, Nikki Parkinson, Joe Gorman and more.