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Sydney Writers' Festival partners with State Library of NSW for new literary hub 

Sydney Writers' Festival and the State Library of NSW have partnered on an initiative allowing year-round storytelling.

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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 28 July to 3 August 2025

ArtsPay releases No Fuss funding, 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards now open, callout for new romance anthology, New York residency…

Five middle-aged Caucasian artists standing in a gallery with beige walls and artworks, including four long hanging tapestry or textile pieces. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Top arts prize winners, shortlists and finalists: 22 to 28 July 2025

Winners of LGBTQIA+ choir competition, 2025 Pinnacle Awards, plus arts grant recipients sharing $15 million and more.

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The Revisionists review: Michelle Johnston's third novel is a masterpiece

Michelle Johnston's The Revisionists, is a powerful book about the complex responsibilities of journalism.

2025 Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities

The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?

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Pissants review: Brandon Jack's hilarious book about unruly footballers

The young men’s antics in Brandon Jack's book Pissants will astound and amaze you.

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Brown. Female. Doctor. review: Sarah Arachchi's marvellous medical memoir

Brown. Female. Doctor. examines the professional and personal life of a Sri Lankan paediatrician.

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Project Hail Mary may break itself on film

Andy Weir’s acclaimed novel, Project Hail Mary, is hailed as a modern classic, but the upcoming film has already sparked…

The romance book Onyx Storm.
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8 sizzling 2025 romance releases you need on your shelf

From fantasy dragon-riders to queer Napa Valley love stories, these are the 2025 romance releases setting hearts (and sales charts)…

Trauma narratvies have dominated recent literary prizes. This is a black and white image showing a young person looking downward.
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Trauma narratives dominate Australian literary prizes – why?

Trauma narratives are everywhere in Australian literature – but surely they're not the full story?

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