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A row of books lined up so you can see their pages. Bakers Lane Books prize.
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Bakers Lane Books launches with $10,000 prize to support emerging women writers

A new kid on the block promises to amply Australian women's voices.

art books, a woman reads a book in front of an open fire.
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Curl up with these new art books this winter

15 books that beckon you to stay in … even on a sunny winter’s day.

A person with the word poetry on a white t-shirt. They are wearing jeans and holding a book. Poetry Month. Red Room Poetry.
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Poetry Month returns with nationwide coverage

Red Room's annual celebration returns to showcase the breadth of Australian poetry.

Two panels. On left is a blonde woman wearing a blue jacket and white t-shirt. On the right is the cover of a book 'The Haunting of Mr & Mrs Stevenson'. It has a profile silhouette cut out of a man and woman against a blue background.
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Book review: The Haunting of Mr & Mrs Stevenson, Belinda Lyons-Lee

Who or what inspired the writing of Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

Mushroom Murder Trial. a photo of a death cap mushroom in Ukraine. Erin Patterson.
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Mushroom Murder Trial: the TV series, documentary, panel discussion and books

In the fallout of Erin Patterson's conviction, there's no shortage of coverage in the offing.

Writing Australia: a hardcopy of a manuscript on a table with a pair of glasses placed on top of the front page (birds eye view).
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Can new Writing Australia council address writers’ most urgent needs?

Will this ‘new page’ for Australia’s literary sector bring the support Australian writers and publishers have been waiting for?

A textile work of two thin strips in red, pink, brown and light purple, hung on a white wall.
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Opportunities and awards

Regional Arts Fund project grants now open, plus AFCM Pathways Program ensemble and Young Archies winners, and more!

Red cabinet on street filled with free books. Street Libraries.
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Parramatta leads Australia in street libraries

Parramatta tops the nation in global Street Library movement.

Two panels: One the left is a woman with pink hair and a man with grey hair. On the left is the cover of their book 'The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death.'
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Book review: The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death, Gareth and Louise Ward

This cosy crime thriller is as cosy and thrilling as it gets.

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The book that changed your life

A selection of books that inspired and influenced, and left an indelible impression.

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