Clunes Booktown Festival

Returns First Weekend in May 2023!

Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, traditional custodians of the land on which we celebrate our love of stories through books.

Creative Clunes pays respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of lands and waters across the Kulin nation and Australia and we recognise that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.

VALE

Creative Clunes and the Booktown Festival are saddened to see that Blaise van Hecke author and principal at Busybird Publishing passed away last weekend. She was a powerhouse in the industry, an author of short stories, novels and memoirs and tireless in helping other writers to realise their publishing dreams through Busybird. Blaise was to appear on a panel at the upcoming Booktown Festival and we will miss her vibrant and encouraging presence. Our deepest condolences go to her family and friends.

Thanks To

SUPPORT

Creative Clunes Inc, the producers of the Clunes Booktown Festival, Booktown on Sunday, Book Clubs Hub and the Clunes Ceramic Award, is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

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What People Say About Us

Booktown opinions

"Clunes was fantastic! Thank you for having me Clunes booktown. What a wonderful job the organisers & volunteers do"

Gabrielle WangAuthor

"I think you run an absolutely fantastic festival. Every year it gets better and better. You give attention to every detail, the music this year was brilliant, the quality and position of the food stalls was great, even down to the public toilets that were kept clean all weekend. Well done Guys, great job"

Book Trader

"Extremely enjoyable weekend. Great collection of books for browsing and purchase. Many more book stalls and activities to participate in than I would have imagined"

Festival Visitor