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Welcome to the official blog of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

The 2010 festival will run from Friday 27 August to Sunday 5 September 2010.

The Melbourne Writers Festival is a nationally and internationally acclaimed festival that has been taking place for 25 years. Situated in the heart of Melbourne at Federation Square, MWF features around 400 writers from overseas, throughout Australia, and locally.

MWF is a ten-day festival that includes three days of events for school. There are approximately 300 events over the ten-day festival and each day runs from 10am to 10pm. The main festival takes place at the BMW Edge and the ACMI cinemas at Federation Square. The Keynote Speeches are held in the Melbourne Town Hall and the popular Big Ideas sessions take place at RMIT’s Capitol Theatre. Special events include a series of masterclasses, workshops and seminars for emerging and experienced writers.