Writing and Publishing
Inaugural Aussie Global Book Crawl
Australia joins a worldwide network of bookstore crawls.
Book review: After the Fall, Kirsten Alexander
A story about benevolent and malevolent connections and the elasticity of morality.
Melbourne International Film Festival
Critics Campus
Applications are open for the Melbourne International Film Festival Critics Campus program, an intensive, week-long program of panels, workshops and…
Opportunities and awards
National Still Life Award entries open, call-out for art on billboards in NYC, plus winners of emerging composer wards.
Stella Prize shortlist 2025
For the first time since its inception, the Stella Prize shortlist comprises all POC authors.
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June Shenfield National Poetry Awards 2025
The 2025 June Shenfield National Poetry Awards are now open! An annual prize celebrating emerging Australian poets and the power of…
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Finding Beauty Poetry Prize
The inaugural Finding Beauty Poetry Prize for emerging poets is now open for entries. The prize recognises and rewards new…
Varuna
The Eleanor Dark Fellowship for Fiction
Established in memory of Blue Mountains writer Eleanor Dark, this three-week writing fellowship will be awarded to a fiction application…
Varuna
The Jerra Studio Fellowship for Writers with Disability
This two-week fellowship will be awarded to an aspiring or emerging writer with disability whose work is of outstanding quality.…
Writers Victoria
Introduction to Copywriting
You’ll build your knowledge and develop a new vocabulary. It will improve your persuasive writing and may even give you…