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Inaugural Aussie Global Book Crawl

Australia joins a worldwide network of bookstore crawls.

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Book review: After the Fall, Kirsten Alexander

A story about benevolent and malevolent connections and the elasticity of morality.

Mentorships

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…

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Opportunities and awards

National Still Life Award entries open, call-out for art on billboards in NYC, plus winners of emerging composer wards.

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Stella Prize shortlist 2025

For the first time since its inception, the Stella Prize shortlist comprises all POC authors.

Awards & Prizes

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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…

Competitions

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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…

Fellowships

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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…

Fellowships

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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.…

Workshops

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…

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