Non-Fiction

Writing NSW
Writing Compelling True Stories
This workshop with author and educator Dr Sian Prior will introduce you to some of the essential skills required to…
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…

Book review: The Best Australian Science Writing 2024, Jackson Ryan and Carl Smith (editors)
Now in its 14th iterative, the anthology continues to bring forth a new array of science writing.

Book review: Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks
A memoir about grief by a writer at the top of her form.

Book review: I'll Never Call Him Dad Again, Caroline Darian
In a book written prior to Dominique Pelicot's criminal convictions, his daughter reveals the effects of his horrific crimes on…

Book review: Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century, Jessica O’Bryan and Scott D HarrisonÂ
A wide-ranging examination of the musical theatre profession focusing on current practices with valuable input from the profession and its…

Book review: Hour of the Heart, Irvin D Yalom
The 'father of group therapy' moves to a different model of treatment.

Upcoming Australian fiction and non-fiction for 2025, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…

Book review: Cat Lady Manifesto, Anna Go-Go
A jaunt through the history of that most maligned trope, 'the (crazy) cat lady', and a reclamation of its power.

Book review: The Moment of the Essay, Daniel Juckes
Some interesting analysis of Australian essayists, but greater breadth and depth would have been welcome.