Trans Book Festival
Darlings, get ready for the most fabulous literary extravaganza in the southern hemisphere! The Trans Book Festival (TBF) is back and more brilliant than ever, serving you three days of unmatched trans and gender diverse excellence from 17-19 April 2026. 🏳️⚧️
After our absolutely spectacular debut in February 2025 (we totally slayed, just saying), we're returning with even more sass, stories, and sensational talent. This time around, the incomparable Eli Sutherland is taking the helm as festival director, ready to deliver a programme that'll knock your literary socks off! 💫
Why TBF Is Essential AF 💅
Let's spill the tea: In a world where anti-trans voices try to drown out our stories, we're turning up the volume on trans and gender diverse (TGD) voices. We're not just a festival; we're a revolution in paperback, a celebration in hardcover, and a party in prose! We're creating the space we deserve in the literary world, and honey, it's gorgeous.
TBF is the only writers' festival in the entire southern hemisphere dedicated to elevating and celebrating TGD literary excellence across all narrative forms. From poetry that makes your soul sing to prose that spills tea by the gallon, we're here to showcase the incredible depth and diversity of trans storytelling. 📖✨
What Makes Us Fierce 💁♀️
- We're unapologetically trans and proud
- We champion voices that deserve to be heard
- We're creating space for stories that change lives
- We're building community through creativity
- We're serving literary realness with a side of revolution
In these times, when certain folks would rather see our stories gathering dust, we're putting them front and centre on the shelf where they belong. TBF isn't just about books – it's about resistance, resilience, and pure, unfiltered fabulousness. We're cultivating a space where TGD creativity doesn't just survive; it thrives. ⭐️
Join the Literary Revolution 🌟
Whether you're a wordsmith, a bookworm, or just someone who loves a good story (and who doesn't?), TBF 2026 is your chance to be part of something extraordinary. We're building bridges between writers and readers, creating connections that span genres and generations, and showcasing the incredible talent within our community.
So mark your calendars, dust off your reading glasses, and get ready to join us for three days of literary magic. Because darling, in a world that sometimes tries to write us out of the story, we're writing ourselves in – in bold, glittering letters that cannot be ignored.
Trans Book Festival 2026: Where every story matters, every voice counts, and every page turns with pride. 🏳️⚧️📚✨