Venue Information

Brisbane Writers Festival is staged in venues in and around the State Library of Queensland and the Gallery of Modern Art at South Bank as well as other venues throughout Brisbane.

Brisbane Writers Festival site map. Read more
Google Street map. Read more

State Library of Queensland
cultural precinct, Stanley Place, South Bank

Venues include:
Level 1
Knowledge Walk, Loris Williams Meeting Room, Meeting Room 1A,
Meeting Room 1B, River Deck, Talking Circle kuril dhagun, The Studio, Training Room

Level 2
Queensland Terrace, Red Box, slq Auditorium 1, slq Auditorium 2, slq Gallery, Meeting Room 2A

Level 4
B.o.Q Heritage Collection Room, Fox Family White Gloves Room, Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery, Meeting Room 4A, Meeting Room 4B

Security procedures are in place at the State Library during the festival. Please ensure that baggage is kept to a minimum. Cloakroom facilities are limited. Please allow time to cloak before your session. 

Students are encouraged to bring their own food and beverages. Note: Food is not permitted within the State Library of Queensland.

Breezeway Maiwar Green
between the State Library of Queensland and Gallery of Modern Art

The Edge
Stanley Place , Cultural Centre, Southbank

Gallery of Modern Art
Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

Venues include:
Level 1
GoMA Cinema A, GoMA Cinema B

Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
cultural precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

Queensland Museum South Bank, theatre
Corner of Melbourne and Grey Street, South Brisbane

Greystone Bar & Cellar
7/166 Grey Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101

QPAC Concert Hall
Cnr Grey and Melbourne Sts, South Bank

Brisbane Powerhouse
119 Lamington St, New Farm

Finding the Festival

Getting there is easy! Public transport is economical and fuss-free and highly recommended by the Festival.

Bus, ferry and train timetables. Read more...

Train
The Festival venue at the State Library of Queensland is a pleasant 5 - 10 minute walk from the South Brisbane train station.

Bus
There is a temporary chartered bus set-down space at Stanley Place. Access is via Grey Street, Montague Road, the Cultural Centre tunnel or Peel Street.

The Cultural Centre Busway Station in Melbourne Street is a 5-minute walk from the Festival site. From the inbound platform walk along the river via the Boardwalk, past the Queensland Art Gallery to the State Library of Queensland. Take the stairs down to the State Library of Queensland grounds.

CityCat
A CityCat terminal is located on the Clem Jones Promenade at South Bank, just 10 - 15 minutes walk along the river via the Boardwalk to the Festival site.

Car
There is temporary vehicle set-down in Stanley Place. Access is via Grey Street, Montague Road, the Cultural Centre tunnel or Peel Street.

Parking
Parking is available throughout the Festival precinct at venues including:

  • Stanley Place car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel or Stanley Place
  • Queensland Art Gallery/Queensland Museum car park. Enter via Grey Street or the Cultural Centre tunnel
  • Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Enter via Stanley or Merivale Streets.




For young readers, writers and illustrators. Grades 4-10

 

 

The Brisbane Writers Festival acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Department of Education and Training, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.