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Available now: Collins Street Studio Offices

Creative Office Opportunity | Suitable for creative businesses, startups and tech teams. Two office spaces available, originally co-designed with the…

Douglas Stuart. Photo: Martyn Pickersgill/ Pan Macmillan.
Analysis

Douglas Stuart reveals flashes of tenderness in his violent working‑class men

In John of John, Booker Prize-winner Douglas Stuart has returned to his territory and deepened it.

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Analysis

AI might have just won a literary prize – is this writing's Deep Blue moment?

Recent high-profile discussion around AI use in literature has raised uncomfortable questions.

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2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award: longlist announced

The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist features 'ten novels that collectively offer a portrayal of Australian life in all…

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Opinions & Analysis

Tony Tulathimutte’s incels and misogynists define our era of cringe

Two years on, Tulathimutte’s book Rejection reflects an ongoing shift from heroes and martyrs to the 'freely awful'. 

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Opinions & Analysis

We need a National Cultural Policy that backs working writers

The public consultation for the next national cultural policy is drawing to a close. Author Jennifer Mills shares her own…

Lee Lei, author of Cannon and winner of the 2026 Stella Prize. Image: Giramondo
Analysis

Cannon by Lee Lai lingers as a quiet and powerful work

Cannon, winner of the 2026 Stella Prize, is a reminder that exhaustion, obligation and the search for connection rarely fade…

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Features

How children's authors are managing the fallout from Craig Silvey’s guilty plea

In a difficult time for the Australian KidLit community, authors are having much-needed conversations to keep connections with young readers…

Workshops

Writers Victoria

Turning the Screws: Building Tension in Storytelling

Tension is the heartbeat of story. It’s what makes readers turn the page in both fiction and non-fiction.

Development & Training

Writers Victoria

Online Feedback Clinic: Poetry

Join this writing course and work on your poetry under the guidance of Tim Loveday.

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