Cannon by Lee Lai lingers as a quiet and powerful work

Cannon is a reminder that exhaustion, obligation and the search for connection rarely fade neatly with time.

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Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’ with Susannah Fullerton

Join Susannah Fullerton for a lecture exploring the writer, Oscar Wilde.

Recharge Your Poetry Practice with Felicity Plunkett

Writing with Heart and Humour with Rick Morton

The Art of Dialogue with Mary Anne Butler

Write Your Novel with Sofie Laguna

Stella Prize 2026 longlist celebrates the power of memory, truth and creative fiction

Twelve works are in the running for the Stella Prize, Australia's major literary award for women and non-binary writers.