Fiction

Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
Meet the VCA – Online Grad Study Expo
Join an online event, including info sessions and Q&A with academics, to explore study at the Victorian College of the…

Book review: Barren Cape, Michelle Prak
A thriller about youth homelessness with unpredictable swerves in the narrative.

Book review: The Sex Lives of Married Women, Saman Shad
A frank survey of female friendships, marriage and motherhood.

Book Review: The Confidence Woman, Sophie Quick
With her debut novel, Sophie Quick jumps into the character of an online scammer, satirising online culture, real estate and…

Writing NSW
Online: Novel Writing from Idea to Manuscript
This comprehensive course will guide you through the novel writing process, from drafting a novel, creating characters, crafting a gripping…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
The Woodend Winter Arts Festival celebrates its 20th festival this year, delivering another feast of music, film, words and ideas…

Book review: First Name Second Name, Steve MinOn
A family history traced through time, like journey lines on a map, infuses Steve MinOn’s debut novel with a ghostly,…

Book review: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
A mystery literary fiction seeded in climate change.

Book review: Signs of Damage, Diana Reid
Trauma unpacked in shifting perspectives.

Book review: Better Days, Claire ZornÂ
Modern womanhood in all its messiness.