OUR NEW GUEST OF HONOUR - PIP WILLIAMS AT HISTORY UNBOUND
Pip Williams will appear at History Unbound!
We’re delighted to announce Pip Williams will join us at History Unbound as a Guest of Honour alongside the fabulous Anita Heiss, Natasha Lester and Fiona McIntosh. These authors will be interviewed in plenary sessions across the weekend of 1-2 November 2025 at Parramatta Town Hall, Sydney. Don’t miss the chance to meet them afterwards for a book signing.
Take a sneak peek!
Here’s a sneak peek of the program with details of all our Guests of Honour – Anita Heiss, Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh and Pip Williams together with our program outline so you’ll know exactly when you can see your favourite author on the weekend.
Pip Williams
Pip is the author of social research, essays, memoir and the odd poem, but she is best known for her companion novels, The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho. Since its publication in 2020, The Dictionary of Lost Words has won a number of major Australian book awards, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and shortlisted for the prestigious Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction in the UK. In 2022 it was chosen for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club, and it became a New York Times best seller. As well as being adapted for stage, The Dictionary of Lost Words is being turned into a book concerto and has been optioned for a limited series. Pip’s second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho was published in 2023 and was an instant best seller. In 2024 it won the Australian Book Industry Awards general fiction book of the year and was Dymocks’ number one book in its top 101. Pip’s books have been published around the world and translated into more than 30 languages.
Join us in person or online
We haven’t forgotten those history fans who can’t make their way to Sydney. The festival is a hybrid event with virtual tickets on sale, too. Recordings of all sessions will be available for 3 months after the festival so you won’t miss out on any sessions. In a break from the past, we’re also offering half-day tickets as well as our customary one day and full weekend passes.
Register your interest
Tickets will go on sale very soon. Register your interest to be the first to hear when Early Bird begins.
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Save the Date of 1-2 November now – for History Unbound Historical Novel Festival!