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Waverley Council

Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award Judging Panel Expression of Interest (EOI)

Waverley Council invites authors, academics, literary critics, and book industry professionals to submit an Expression of Interest to join the…

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Writers SA Summer Program

Literary programs, workshops, events and talks—See what’s on, both in person and online.

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Writing NSW

Talking Writing: Storytelling Through Music

Mawunyo Gbogbo, Max Easton, and Liam Keenan, will be chatting with Katharine Pollock about how music is so often the…

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Writing NSW

Year of the Novel

Make 2025 the year you finally write that book in this course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt.

Two black and white panels. On the left a head and shoulders of an older man (Al Pacino) with black hair brushed back, goatee and moustached, in a black shirt. On the right the book cover of a younger clean shaven Al Pacino holding his hand across his forehead and wearing a dark jumper, and the words Al Pacino in gold and Sonny Boy in white.
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Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino

The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…

Two panels. On the left is of author Peter Ames Carlin. He has dark hair and a dark shirt and tan trousers. He is seated. On the right is the cover of his book, 'The Name of this band is R.E.M' which features an orange background and 4 members of R.E.M when young and Michael Stipes still had hair.
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Book review: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M., Peter Ames Carlin 

'Follow me, don’t follow me': the contradictions guiding “The Most Improbably Successful Group In The World” in this biography of…

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Writing NSW

Online: Writing Short Stories with Nick Earls

In this course, author Nick Earls focuses on key aspects of short-fiction craft, and how to approach making the kinds…

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Writing NSW

Online Feedback: Children's Books with Aleesah Darlison

In this online writing course, author Aleesah Darlison will provide feedback on your writing for children, enabling you to hone…

Winners of the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards: 024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. From left, back row: Ryan Cropp, Andre Dao, Cecelia Edwards, Penny Smith and Amy Crutchfield. From left, front row: Leah Leaman, Daniel Browning, Will Kostakis and Gregory Crocetti. Five people are standing, another four sit in front of them, in the forecourt of Parliament House, Canberra.
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Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners

Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…

Two panels. On left is author Barbara Minchinton, a woman with hair scraped back, wearing glasses and smiling. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Madame Brussels', with the title in yellow font and a black and white photo of a woman in 19th century dress.
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Book review: Madame Brussels, Barbara Minchinton

A biographical insight into one of early Melbourne's most successful businesswomen.

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