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Writers Victoria

Picture Book Magic

Learn how to develop picture books under the guidance of editor and children’s author Irma Gold. Leave this course with…

Four panels. Two of them are colour photos of a man and a woman, the third is of a woman in black and white. Fourth panel is cover of a book, 'The Brownout Murders' which features a woman wearing a green stack hat.
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Book review: The Brownout Murders, Luke C Jackson and Kelly Jackson, illustrated by Maya Graham

A WWII graphic novel set in Melbourne.

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University of Melbourne

Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship

Archives and Special Collections is proud to announce the relaunch of the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship in 2025, named…

Workshops

Writers Victoria

Developing Autobiographical Graphic Novels

Get a crash course on the history of autobiographical graphic novels and seize this opportunity to learn scriptwriting and the…

Banned and celebrated around the world, memoir Gender Queer has been re-approaved by Australian classifiers. Image: Simon & Schuster.
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Australian censors forced to review celebrated Gender Queer book

One of the most banned books of recent years, graphic memoir 'Gender Queer' has been the target of conservative campaigns…

Audience listening to presentation. Live & Local. Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025

Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.

Two panels. On the left is an illustration of author Rachel Ang in blue and white. On the right is the cover ot her book 'I Ate The Whole World to Find You", which features an illustration of a young woman in a doorway. She's in the act of dropping a plate of food.
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Book review: I Ate The Whole World To Find You, Rachel Ang

A graphic book of stories that touch on the surreal nature of life.

'Hajji and her daughters', an artwork by Amani Haydar. Image: Supplied, courtesy of Amani Haydar.
Features

Arts with law: a complementary and powerful combination

Creating social change and addressing the inadequacies of systems around gendered violence, through arts and law's intersection.

eventually everything connects. Image is of woman with hair up wearing a read patterned dress and sitting with hands in lap.
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Book review: Eventually Everything Connects, Sarah Firth

This debut graphic novel is a series of visual essays that explore interconnectedness.

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Empowering mid-career artists to create bold new work 

The journey of an artist often requires a "day job" to maintain the freedom to pursue their creative practice. By…

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