Exciting Opportunity
QLF is hiring!
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) Committee seeks to contract the services of a single provider or individual providers for three functions:
Event management
In conjunction with the Program Director and committee members, coordinate and oversee the planning and staging of festival events. This includes the main festival, staged over two weekends, in October, providing operational assistance to the Schools Program in May, and a minimum of two pop-up events in July 2026 and January 2027.
Communications / publicity management.
In conjunction with the Program Director and the operations committee develop, design, produce and disseminate QLF communications to promote the QLF and our events to multiple stakeholders. This includes communications / publicity management for the main festival staged over two weekends, a minimum of two pop up events in 2026, and the Schools Program.
Ticketing management
In conjunction with the Festival Manager and the operations sub committee, refine, implement and monitor ticketing systems for all QLF events, including pop-ups and our October festival.
About the Queenscliffe Literary Festival
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) brings the best of established and emerging Australian literary talent to the Borough of Queenscliffe and the greater Bellarine community. The festival has become a recognised and anticipated cultural event on the local calendar. The purpose is to curate a lively, intelligent and engaging season of events that stimulates discussion and provides opportunities participation. The program aims to be inclusive, accessible, thought-provoking and diverse. It celebrates Australian literature across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, music, and visual art, and is delivered by an exciting and diverse range of authors, storytellers, and social commentators to the Borough of Queenscliffe and the wider community.
More information about the functions and how to apply can be accessed here: Management Tender Document
Tenders close at 5.00pm on Friday 20 March 2026.
Virginia Todd
President
We acknowledge that the Festival is held on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people;
we honour and pay our respects to elders past and present.
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