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51 Alterities review: Keri Glastonbury's poetry collection is erudite and playful

51 Alterities is a layered snapshot of contemporary life.

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Western Edge Youth Arts

MOSAIC: The Thrive Anthology

A kaleidoscope of stories – from an ensemble that refuses to be one thing.

ANAM students performing at Abbotsford Convent. The atmospheric photograph, taken in a historic venue with picturesque windows and a stage visible in the background, shows a seated audience listening to a group of six musicians, including strings, woodwind and a piano; one of the students stands behind a computer screen, suggesting the presence of electronics in the score being performed.
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Ghosts of Abbotsford Convent exorcised by poetic and musical collaboration

Poet Nam Le and former ANAM resident artist, pianist Anna Goldsworthy, join ANAM students to explore the Convent’s ‘fraught history’.

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Queensland Writers Centre

Queensland Poetry Awards

Queensland’s renowned suite of poetry awards support, recognise and celebrate emerging and established poets.

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Daylesford's Words in Winter Festival lifts poetry off the page

Picking up up retro handsets dotted across the town to listen to recorded poetry is just one of the features…

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Poetry Month returns with nationwide coverage

Red Room's annual celebration returns to showcase the breadth of Australian poetry.

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Writing NSW

Online: Writing from the Sentence Up with Emily Bitto

This online writing course with Emily Bitto will re-focus your writing on the level of the sentence, providing practical ways…

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Writing NSW

Creating Unforgettable Characters with Deborah Pike

This workshop, with author Deborah Pike, is for writers of fiction who wish to devise new characters, or deepen and…

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Writing NSW

Online: Writing for the Education Market with Louise Park

This online course with author and educator Louise Park provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to write…

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Writing NSW

Finding Inspiration Through Objects for Memoir and Fiction with Vanessa Berry

This workshop with award-winning author Vanessa Berry will guide you in using the narrative power of objects to help you…

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