Fiction

Book review: Barren Cape, Michelle Prak
A thriller about youth homelessness with unpredictable swerves in the narrative.

Book review: The Sex Lives of Married Women, Saman Shad
A frank survey of female friendships, marriage and motherhood.

Book Review: The Confidence Woman, Sophie Quick
With her debut novel, Sophie Quick jumps into the character of an online scammer, satirising online culture, real estate and…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
The Woodend Winter Arts Festival celebrates its 20th festival this year, delivering another feast of music, film, words and ideas…

Book review: First Name Second Name, Steve MinOn
A family history traced through time, like journey lines on a map, infuses Steve MinOn’s debut novel with a ghostly,…

Book review: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
A mystery literary fiction seeded in climate change.

Book review: Signs of Damage, Diana Reid
Trauma unpacked in shifting perspectives.

Book review: Better Days, Claire ZornÂ
Modern womanhood in all its messiness.

Book review: Love Unedited, Caro Llewellyn
An obsessive love affair with a famous writer... What happens when fact and fiction intertwine.

NT Writers' Centre
NT Writers Festival Retreat 2025
The NT Writers Festival Retreat invites writers of all backgrounds to immerse yourself in eight days of writing and culture…