Narrative Structure for Fiction Writers with Timothy Daly

This four-week course with Timothy Daly will teach you many of the narrative structures and story patterns that lie beneath…

Stella Prize 2027: judges & prize schedule

Hannah Kent and Michaela Kalowski are among the judges for the 2027 Stella Prize.

Holly Ringland – The World Beneath Her Feet (In conversation with Michaela Kalowski)

Join best-selling author Holly Ringland at Varuna the National Writers’ House, to launch "The World Beneath Her Feet", her most…

Maria Takolander’s The End of Romance follows a mother’s quest to save her son

The End of Romance creates a future that continues cycles of violence we know all too well.

All the world’s a page: Poetry Month 2026 program revealed

Poetry Month 2026, presented by Red Room Poetry, is coming to a library, billboard, computer screen or Opera House near…

A national reading campaign would be welcome in Australia

It's time for a coordinated national reading campaign to get Australians back to books.

Blak & Bright Writers Festival 2026: Evelyn Araluen and Tony Armstrong announced

The first guests announced for the 2026 Blak & Bright Festival include Tony Birch and Brooke Blurton.

Deep Reading for Writers with Emily Maguire