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Gasworks Script Lab 2025

This free, immersive playwriting development program, aims to support script writers of all skill levels

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Plagiarism claim from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi

Are the allegations true or half-baked?

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Actors championing Australian short stories

Love short stories and want to hear them read by professional actors on stage? Come to Newtown or listen to…

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What I've learned, Ed Wright, Puncher & Wattmann

27 works of fiction, seven non-fiction, 10 books of poetry and one poetry anthology later, the Publishing Director is ready…

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Book review: Orpheus Nine, Chris Flynn

A disaster novel, but one with a sense of playfulness.

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…

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Book review: Say Everything, Ione Skye

A memoir of a tumultuous Gen X icon growing up in California among musicians and artists.

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Book review: The Butterfly Women, Madeleine Cleary

A serial killer loose on the streets of 19th century Melbourne.

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Opportunities and awards

Funding available for governance training, plus winners of the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards and Heritage Award finalists, and more!

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Learn stand-up comedy in Melbourne this May 2025 with Doug Chappel

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