York Regional Writers Weekend opens new chapter with 2025 return X-Press Magazine Entertainment in Perth [Video]

The York Regional Writers Weekend is back in 2025, taking over the historic town of York from Friday, May 23, to Sunday, May 25. 

Presented by The York Festival and Writing WA, the annual festival will feature a weekend of writing and storytelling, with author talks, workshops, exhibitions, and a book launch for attendees to enjoy.

Nyungar Balardong writer and academic Marion Kickett will get the weekend underway with a Welcome to Country and launch the Elders’ collection at The Rookery. This will be followed by highlights across the three days that include ‘Meet the Author’ sessions with Sarah Foster, Rachael Johns (romance), Bernice Barry (historical), and Emily Bridget Taylor (poetry), plus meet-and-greets with crime author David Whish-Wilson and poets John Kinsella & Shey Marque.

Following a Welcome to Country and the launch of the Elders’ collection by Nyungar Balardong writer and academic Marion Kickett, the weekend will feature ‘Meet the Author’ sessions with …