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A festival for readers, writers, thinkers and dreamers - celebrating football, writing and ideas.

20/01/2025

Join us at the Manly Writers' Festival this March, and you'll not only have the opportunity to meet and hear from some of Australia's finest writers and authors across a range of subjects and genres, but it will be the only writers' festival in the country with an entire day dedicated to football.

Yes, folks, the Football Writers' Festival has morphed into something bigger, better and mainstream (just like football itself should do!)—the Manly Writers' Festival on 28, 29, 30 March.

At this year's Football Program, you'll hear from:

Jim Fraser
Liz Deep Jones
Dr Jorge Knijnik
P.J. Laverty
Emeritus Professor John Maynard (okay, technically, his new book is about Golf, but you know he's one of us!)
Peter Paleologos
Vince Rugari
Amy Schembri
Texi Smith
Dr Ian Syson
Dr Karen Viggers
David Weiner

To stay up-to-date with the latest news, please head to manlywritersfestival.org.au and sign up as we will soon retire from this space as FWF.

The full program will be revealed on 27 January. Tickets will go on sale to Friends of the Festival on 28 January and to the general public on 3 February.

Also, a festival of this size can't function without volunteers, so if you want to be part of the action (and get a free coffee and t-shirt!), please sign up at the Manly Writers' Festival website. (www.manlywritersfestiva.org.au).

See you in March!

07/08/2024

With all the debate about the Matildas & legacy, it's fun to re-visit last year's Football Writers' Festival's Great Debate on that topic.

Head to our website, listen to the podcast and help whet your appetite for this year's festival on October 5 and 6 in Melbourne. We will have a discussion on the Matildas as changemakers and another Great Debate - this time on football's state federations.

https://www.footballwritersfestival.com.au/podcasts

05/08/2024

Why have we chosen as the theme for this year's Football Writers' Festival?

Because changemakers are the catalysts of progress in every facet of life.

They are the individuals who dare to dream and who don’t just sit on the sidelines but do something about it.

Football in Australia is no different. Despite everything, football endures.

Why? Because individuals committed to making things happen and those who want to make a difference have always been pushing, prodding, and shaping it.

Where some people see problems and just give up, changemakers are innovators, activists, champions, and leaders. They inform, educate, inspire and, most importantly, get things done.

This year’s Football Writers’ Festival celebrates 50 years of changemakers in our game.

Check out the program and the range of authors, hosts, and other speakers at our website. www.footballwritersfestival.com.au

Join us on October 5th and 6th at Preston Lions Football Club, Reservoir (Melbourne), for the fifth Football Writers’ Festival - a festival of football, writing and ideas for readers, writers, thinkers and dreamers.

31/07/2024

✨Quote of the Day✨
"...transforming Australia from being a great sporting nation into a great nation is a noble pursuit because so many people care, and its impact can transcend the game." Brendan Schwab in David Picken's 'Football Fans in their own write'.

Hear from Brendan at the 2024 Football Writers' Festival. He is giving the Opening Address.

28/07/2024

At this year's , we're celebrating and talking about in our game from the past 50 years, those who've made a difference on and off-the-field. Hear from authors including Adrian 'Noddy' Alston, Andy Bernal, Liz Deep-Jones, Lucas Gillard, Jason Goldsmith, Andrew Howe, A/Professor Jorge Knijnik, P.J. Laverty Marius Lien, Peter Paleologos, Vince Rugari, Texi Smith, Dr Karen Viggers.

October 5&6, Melbourne.

27/06/2024

We're thrilled to announce the program for the fifth Football Writers' Festival to be held at Preston Lions Football Club in Melbourne on October 5th and 6th.

The theme for this year's festival is Changemakers, and the program features fantastic sessions relevant to this theme, with the program catering to a wide range of interests.

There's so much to feature that we urge you first to take a look for yourself at the Football Writers' Festival website...an opening address, one-on-ones, panel discussions, fact file, and the FWF Great Debate.

Tickets are $44 for a 2-day pass.

13/06/2024

It was 50 years ago today...the team we now know as the played in their first match vs East Germany in Hamburg. What a team, what an occasion, what a legacy.

As the biggest publisher of books in Australia, we are proud to help bring that and even more history to subsequent and future generations of football fans. Check out our books on our website. Look for the 'Socceroos' collection.

09/06/2024

Coming soon! The preliminary program for this year's will be held in on 5 and 6 October. The theme is —past, present, future— on 5&6 October. The theme is - past, present, future - and how our game, to borrow from Gloria Gaynor, will (always) survive.

Hope to see you in Melbourne.

17/04/2024

This is good news! Our Fozz, awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Wollongong, recognised for his contribution to social justice. We are so very proud of you Craig Foster, and so very happy that you have graced us with your presence at every Football Writers' Festival to date.

10/04/2024

Our condolences to the family, loved ones, friends, teammates of Ron Lord who died earlier this week, aged 94. Ron played 13 international matches for Australia between 1951 and 1964. .

We share below his entry from Andrew Howe's 'Encyclopedia of Socceroos' (published by us in 2018 and 2022).

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Australia’s goalkeeper at the 1956 Olympics, Ron Lord played around 400 games over almost two decades with Sydney clubs Drummoyne, Auburn and Prague. After playing junior and youth level in the outﬁeld, with Rozelle Waratahs, he switched to goalkeeper at Drummoyne where he made his ﬁrst senior state league appearance in 1949. He became the ﬁrst choice keeper at Drummoyne the following year. He then moved to Auburn where he stayed until part way through the 1957 season, when he transferred from the association-backed Auburn to Prague in the new federation league. With Prague he won three consecutive NSW premierships (1959 to 1961), four state (Ampol) cups, and a premiership grand ﬁnal in 1959 (W3-2 v APIA Leichhardt) before playing out his last state league season in 1964.

His national team stint commenced with four tough matches against the touring English FA team in 1951. He made an appearance for an Australian XI against New Zealand in Adelaide in 1954 (L1-3) and played another ﬁve times for Australia throughout 1955 against the representative teams of Rapid Vienna (3 games) and South China, and an A international match against South Africa in Sydney (L0-6).

In 1956 he was selected as ﬁrst choice goalkeeper for the Olympic Games squad, where he played in both of Australia’s matches (W2-0 v Japan, L2-4 v India) in Melbourne. Hindered by Australia’s international suspension in the early 1960s, it was more than seven years before he made his next national team appearance, against Everton in Melbourne in May 1964 (L2-8). He also made several appearances for the NSW state side, including against Everton from England and Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa.

In 1999 he was inducted into the ﬁrst FFA Hall of Fame intake.

27/02/2024

Exciting news! Join us in on 5-6 October 2024 for the 5th Football Writers' Festival to be held at the home of Preston Lions Football Club. Save the date!

24/02/2024

Exciting news coming next week about the location and dates for the 2024 Football Writers' Festival!

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PO Box 4101
Jamberoo, NSW
2093

Website

http://www.footballwritersfestival.com.au/

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