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Writers Victoria

Online Feedback: Picture Books

This online feedback clinic is an opportunity to work on your current picture book project or embark on a new…

Workshops

Varuna, the National Writers' House

WORKSHOP: Memoir Writing with Benjamin Law

A five-day intensive workshop with Benjamin Law for writers who are ready to share their life story, outside of friends…

Workshops

Varuna, the National Writers' House

WORKSHOP: Making poems with Felicity Plunkett

Join Varuna’s in-person weekend workshop with Felicity Plunkett and find a community of fellow poets ready to read, write and…

The longlisted books for the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize. Image: Supplied.
News

15 novels longlisted for one of Australasia’s richest literary awards

The 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize longlist spans millennia, continents and untold histories, with $155,000 up for grabs.

Workshops

Institute of Professional Editors

Designing and producing accessible books

This practical webinar is designed for design and production teams in all forms of publishing, including trade and educational.

Anna Woods, author of LIT. Photo: LJS Studios.

Anna Woods' debut novel LIT gives architects the thriller treatment

Anna Woods’ Kiwi thriller revolves around ill-gotten gains and three architects trapped in an eternal triangle.

Book Launch

National Library of Australia

Book launch: Paddle Steamer Pearl

Celebrate the launch of one of NLA Publishing’s newest children’s books Paddle Steamer Pearl, with a morning of stories, craft…

Artist Kaylene Whiskey is nominated for the artist monograph The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love?, co-authored with Natalie King and Iwantja Arts. Photo: Rhett Hammerton.
Industry News

2026 NT Book Awards shortlist celebrates the breadth of Top End talent

This year's shortlist for the NT Book Awards ranges from poetry and family history to Indigenous-language picture books and even…

Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies and Big Little Truths. Photo: Über Photography.
Interviews

Liane Moriarty returns to Big Little Lies: ‘Nobody can change my book’

More than a decade after Big Little Lies took the world by storm, the maestro of mystery Liane Moriarty returns…

Tamara Zimet is the incoming Artistic Director of Sydney Writers' Festival. Photo: Laura Meek.
Industry News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week, the Sydney Writers' Festival appoints its new Artistic Director.

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