A Day in Carlton – new writers’ festival in Melbourne’s inner north

This November, bookmark Carlton not just for its pizza and gelato, but also for the mental nourishment of a writers' festival.
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Those who regularly frequent Carlton, the popular Italian-flavoured suburb in Melbourne’s inner north, will be pleased to know there will be a new writers’ festival that will take place in the area.

As first reported in The Age, A Day in Carlton Festival will occur on 15-16 November this year, with events scheduled to occur at Carlton landmarks that include Cinema Nova and Church of All Nations.

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Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the books editor of The Big issue for 8 years. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Twitter: @thuy_on Instagram: poemsbythuy