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Q-Lit is Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers

Over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists will be in attendance at Q-Lit's first festival.

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Features

10 Australian literary scandals

The Australian book world has long been enlivened with scams and misdemeanours.

Workshops

Stephanie Preston

Online writers workshop series: Curious Writers Book Club

Part book club, part writing class (minus the homework) for new and emerging writers who love words and want to…

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News

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

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Book review: Highways and Byways, Jimmy Barnes

If you liked Barnes’ previous books, this won’t disappoint.  

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Book review: Saturation, William Lane

A derivative dystopian political thriller. 

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News

Plagiarism claim from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi

Are the allegations true or half-baked?

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News

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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Q&A

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.

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