OWF 2026

Held in Winton, Outback Queensland, we're dedicated to engaging writers and readers who will continue to enjoy and advocate for more Australian stories, encouraging the children of isolated and rural families and indigenous children to engage in more reading and writing of stories that they can associate with, to promoting the Outback as an important tourism destination for Australian and overseas visitors, to tell the stories of the Outback as an iconic Australian cultural art form, and to tell the history of the Australian Outback, the indigenous people and their culture and the generations of settlers that opened this frontier as well as those who live in it today.