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About
Whitsunday Voices
Our Partners
Winchester Foundation
Past Presenters
Past Programs
The Festival
Presenters
Bookshop
Student Sessions
What's On
All Events
Launch Party
Literary Panel
Litchat Educators Event
Poetry SLAM! Competition
Competitions
Short Story Competition
Get Involved
Road to Reading Travel Subsidy
Volunteering
Our Partners
Winchester Foundation
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Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 July 2026
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THE PRESENTERS
Meet the stellar line-up of presenters at the 2026 Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival.
Featured
Adrian Beck (Grades 1–7)
Aśka (Grades 4-8)
Dr Charlie Thomson (Prep–Grade 12)
Earl Neilsen (Prep-Grade 6)
Felice Arena (Prep–Grade 7)
Kirli Saunders (Prep–Grade 6)
Lachlann Carter (Grades 1–6)
Luka Lesson (Grades 6–12)
Maryam Master (Grades 6–12)
Nikki Townley (Story Corner)
Sami Bayly (Prep–Grade 8)
Sarah Armstrong (Grades 4–7)
Shane McCarthy (Grades 7–12)
Terry Whidborne (Grades 9–12)
Will Kostakis (Grades 7–12)