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Arborescence to Blue Poles: all the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards finalists
The finalists for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards have now been announced.
Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'
Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…
Blak & Bright Writers Festival asks who has the right to offend?
Authors at this year's Blak & Bright Writers Festival will gather to discuss censorship, resistance and who is punished for…
Stella Prize 2027: judges & prize schedule
Hannah Kent and Michaela Kalowski are among the judges for the 2027 Stella Prize.
All the world’s a page: Poetry Month 2026 program revealed
Poetry Month 2026, presented by Red Room Poetry, is coming to a library, billboard, computer screen or Opera House near…
Blak & Bright Writers Festival 2026: Evelyn Araluen and Tony Armstrong announced
The first guests announced for the 2026 Blak & Bright Festival include Tony Birch and Brooke Blurton.
Miles Franklin Literary Award: the 6 shortlisted books for 2026
The six novels shortlisted for the Miles Franklin include Josephine Rowe's Little World and Randa Abdel-Fattah's Discipline.
Helen Garner & Charlotte Wood lead a new free Body of Work series at Melbourne's Fed Square
Body of Work invites 'some of the country’s most significant writers into expansive, career-spanning conversations'.
2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award: longlist announced
The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist features 'ten novels that collectively offer a portrayal of Australian life in all…
Anna Funder takes up writing position at University of Sydney
The University of Sydney has appointed award-winning writer Anna Funder as a Professor of Practice in Creative Writing.
