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Poetry & Spoken Word

Workshops

Writers Victoria

Poetry and the Metaphysical 'I'

Join Izzy Roberts-Orr for a workshop that will help you open space for invention, deepen emotion and question the poetic…

Workshops

Writers Victoria

Narrative Verse: Story in Poetry

Infuse your storytelling with poetry techniques and experiment with form to generate new work that pushes boundaries.

Expression of Interest

Melbourne Fringe Festival

Melbourne Fringe Festival Judges Call Out

Melbourne Fringe is seeking EOIs for members of the "Best in Category" judging panels for the 2025 Festival (30th Sept-19th…

Two panels. On left is cove of a book, 'Past & Parallel lives". On right is photo of person with short, dark hair, wearing white t-shirt, black shorts and yellow cardigan. They are leaning against a tree.
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Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz

A debut collection that explores identity through various techniques and modes.

Fellowships

University of Melbourne

Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship

Archives and Special Collections is proud to announce the relaunch of the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship in 2025, named…

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Fellowships

University of Melbourne

Peter Blazy Fellowship

The 2026 Peter Blazey Fellowship is now open. The $20,000 award is intended to further a work in progress for…

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First Nations

The University of Melbourne

Kate Challis RAKA Award

The Kate Challis RAKA Award supports Indigenous creative artists. In 2025, the $25,000 award celebrates the best book of poems…

Two panels. On the left is a young man standing in a field with livestock in the distance. On the right is the cover of a book, "The Foal in the Wire', which features a painting of a head of a brown horse.
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Book review: The Foal in the Wire, Robbie Coburn

A verse novel that tracks the intertwined paths of two teenagers after they care for an injured foal.

Two panels. On the left is an Asian woman with short hair and glasses wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Joss: A History." It's cream with some faint fingerprints on the ediges.
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Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee

Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.

Performances & Gigs

Zilla & Brook

garçon by wani toaishara

A story of boyhood and belonging presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy

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