Writing and Publishing
MARION
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…
MARION
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…
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.
Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
Meet the VCA – Online Grad Study Expo
Join an online event, including info sessions and Q&A with academics, to explore study at the Victorian College of the…
Book review: Barren Cape, Michelle Prak
A thriller about youth homelessness with unpredictable swerves in the narrative.
Book review: I Ate The Whole World To Find You, Rachel Ang
A graphic book of stories that touch on the surreal nature of life.
Biggest BookTok releases of 2025 (so far)
BookTok has already smashed decades-old records in 2025. Here's a list of the most popular books so far.