MICHAEL BURGE regularly appears at literary events as a guest author and/or moderator.

Please check directly with all venues and events for updated information about bookings.

This page will be updated regularly so please check back for new events!

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UPCOMING 2026 APPEARANCES

MARCH 14
Tim Ayliffe and Matthew Spencer in conversation with Michael Burge
Rural Wine & Crime, BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at Tulloch Wines, Pokolbin, NSW Hunter Valley
MORE INFO TO COME

MAY 2-4, 2026
Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival
MORE INFO

MAY 15-16, 2026
Kyogle Readers and Writers Festival
MORE INFO

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2025 APPEARANCES

DECEMBER 7
Dirt Trap book launch at New England Noir comes to Uralla
Michael Burge, Sophie Masson, Jypsi Bennett and Brydie O’Shea in conversation with D’Arcy Lloyd
Seasons of New England, Uralla

DECEMBER 6
Dirt Trap book launch at Dark Deeds in the Highlands
An afternoon of crime writing
Michael Burge, D’Arcy Lloyd and Chris McIntosh in conversation with Yolanda Sanders
High Country Books at The Makers Shed, Deepwater

DECEMBER 1
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Georgia Harper
The Red Room, Rosetta Books, Maleny

DECEMBER 2
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Poppy Gee
Books at Stones, Brisbane

NOVEMBER 23
Writing in Isolation: Rick Slager and Michael Burge in conversation with Prudence Hemming
Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide

NOVEMBER 22
To Whom It May Concern: Complaint Letters Live
Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide

NOVEMBER 22
Love & Attraction: Rochelle Siemienowicz and Michael Burge in conversation with Kylie Cardell
Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide

NOVEMBER 21
Back Your Own Book: Michael Burge Write Regardless! workshop
Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide

NOVEMBER 19
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Hayley Scrivenor
Qtopia, with The Bookshop Darlinghurst

NOVEMBER 18
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Catherine du Peloux Menagé
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts

NOVEMBER 17
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Gabrielle Chan
The Book Cow, Canberra

NOVEMBER 15
Country Crime at Carlton Court House
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with R.W.R McDonald
Readings a Day in Carlton

NOVEMBER 2
Colonial Crime: sleuthing and survival under British rule
Michael Burge, Nilima Rao and Alexandria Burnham in conversation with Claudine Tinellis at the HNSA History Unbound Festival

OCTOBER 31
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Dinuka McKenzie
Better Read Than Dead, Newtown

OCTOBER 30
Dirt Trap book launch
Michael Burge in conversation with Ryan Butta
Goulburn Mulwaree Library

OCTOBER 10
Tank Water at Central Coast Reads, Kincumber

SEPTEMBER 13
The Danger Awards
Michael Burge will be MC of this year’s awards for crime writing excellence in Australia
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts

SEPTEMBER 12
Bloody Histories: Reimagining the past in historical crime fiction
Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh in conversation with Nilima Rao, Lainie Anderson and Michael Burge
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts

JULY 25
A Night of Crime
Michael Burge in conversation with Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Sam Guthrie, Dinuka McKenzie and Hayley Scrivenor
Goulburn Mulwaree Library

JUNE 1
‘Spy Time’ Tim Ayliffe, Jack Beaumont and Sam Guthrie in conversation with Michael Burge about the art of spy and espionage fiction
Words on the Waves Writers Festival

MAY 4
‘Blood & Soil’ Fleur McDonald, Joanna Jenkins and Michael Burge in conversation with Georgia Harper about rural noir
‘Herstory Unearthed’ Laura Elvery, Jane Smith and Melissa Ashley in conversation with Michael Burge about historical womens’ stories
Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival

MARCH 8
‘Crime fiction: A paradoxical source of sustenance’ Michael Burge, Chris Hammer and Tim Ayliffe in conversation with Catherine Menagé
Scone Literary Festival, Scone NSW

MARCH 1
Write Regardless Workshop with Michael Burge
GenreCon at State Library of Queensland

MARCH 2
‘A Life of Crime’ Peter Papathanasiou in conversation with Michael Burge
‘Melting Pot’ Michael Burge and Graham Akhurst in conversation with Geneve Flynn
GenreCon at State Library of Queensland

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2024 APPEARANCES

NOVEMBER 27-29
AAWP Writing Conference 2024 at University of New England
Jane Caro, Greg Woodland and Michael Burge in conversation

SEPTEMBER 12
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at State Library of NSW
Jamelle Wells, Kate Holden and Dinuka McKenzie in conversation with Michael Burge

SEPTEMBER 13
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at State Library of NSW
Steve Johnson, Jonathan Butler and Duncan McNab in conversation with Michael Burge

SEPTEMBER 8
Time Well Spent book launch, Evoke Tenterfield
introduced by Michael Burge

SEPTEMBER 6
Evoke Tenterfield opening night
Keynote speech by Michael Burge

JULY 22
Michael Burge in conversation with Elisa Hall
Dorrigo & Beyond, Dorrigo

JUNE 15
High Country Books, Glen Innes, NSW
Mary Garden in conversation with Michael Burge

MAY 18
Kyogle Readers & Writers, Kyogle, NSW
Charlotte O’Neill and Jessie Cole in conversation with Michael Burge

MAY 17
Kyogle Readers & Writers, Kyogle, NSW
Melissa Lucashenko in conversation with Michael Burge

APRIL 20
Sophie Masson in conversation with Michael Burge
High Country Books, Glen Innes, NSW

MARCH 15
WordFest, Toowoomba, Queensland
Suzanne Leal and Michael Burge in conversation

MARCH 16
WordFest, Toowoomba, Queensland
Get on Board Writers Retreat, DownsSteam Museum

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2023 APPEARANCES

DECEMBER 9
Inverell Shire Library, Inverell, NSW
Michael will be giving his Write Regardless! publishing workshop

NOVEMBER 18
Suzanne Leal in conversation with Michael Burge
High Country Books, Glen Innes, NSW

NOVEMBER 4
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at State Library of NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Duncan McNab, Jacqueline Milledge and Nicholas Stewart

NOVEMBER 3
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at State Library of NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Dennis Altman, Rob McDonald and Hayley Scrivenor

OCTOBER 28
Inverell Shire Library, Inverell, NSW
Michael will be giving his Write Regardless! manuscript workshop

AUGUST 23
2023 Honour Awards, Ivy Ballroom, Sydney

AUGUST 3
Thursday Book Club, online
Michael Burge in conversation with Suzanne Leal

MARCH 25
Seasons of New England, Uralla, NSW
Michael will be signing copies of his books

MARCH 11-12
Scone Literary Festival, Scone, NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Richard Glover & Catherine Menagé

MARCH 10
Magpie Distilling, Murrurundi, NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Janie Jordan

MARCH 4
Highlands Hub, Glen Innes, NSW
Michael will be giving his Write Regardless! publishing workshop

FEBRUARY 19 (plus dates in April & June)
Make it Tenterfield, Drake, NSW
Michael will be giving a ballad-writing workshop

FEBRUARY 11
Highlands Hub, Glen Innes, NSW
Michael will be giving his Write Regardless! manuscript workshop

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2022 APPEARANCES

DECEMBER 3
High Country Writers Festival, Glen Innes, NSW
Michael will be giving his Write Regardless! workshop

OCTOBER 13-15
Tamar Valley Writers Festival, Launceston, Tasmania

JUNE 21
High Country Writers Retreat, Glen Innes, NSW
Michael will be mentoring memoir writers

JUNE 11-13
Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival, Bellingen, NSW

MAY 13-15
Kyogle Writers Festival, Kyogle, NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Mykaela Saunders

APRIL 6
Guardian Australia Rural Network, from 12.30pm
Michael Burge in conversation with Gabrielle Chan

MARCH 26
Seasons of New England, Uralla, NSW

FEBRUARY 8
Belmont Library Geelong, Vic, from 6.00pm
Michael Burge in conversation with John Bartlett

FEBRUARY 4
Hares & Hyenas Bookshop, Melbourne, from 3.00pm
Michael will be appearing at a book-signing event

FEBRUARY 3
Readings Books St Kilda, Vic, from 6.30pm
Michael Burge in conversation with Rosalie Ham

FEBRUARY 2
Books at The Brewery, Castlemaine, Vic, from 6.00pm
Michael Burge in conversation with Paul J. Laverty

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2021 APPEARANCES

DECEMBER 11
High Country Writers Festival, Glen Innes, NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Kristy Reading

DECEMBER 3
State Library, Sydney
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival

NOVEMBER 27-28
Huonville, Tasmania
Terror Australis Readers & Writers Festival

NOVEMBER 24
The Book Cow, Canberra, ACT
Michael Burge in conversation with Nigel Featherstone

NOVEMBER 22
Gleebooks, Sydney, NSW
Michael Burge in conversation with Margo Kingston

NOVEMBER 15
Avid Reader, Brisbane, Queensland
Michael Burge in conversation with Dominique Schwartz

NOVEMBER 4-6
EnQueer Sydney’s first writers’ festival dedicated to queer voices

OCTOBER 30
The Bookshop Darlinghurst, NSW
Michael will be appearing at a book-signing event