Fiction

Book review: A Country of Eternal Light, Paul Dalgarno
A stunning story about the ephemeral nature of life in a human body.

Book review: Compulsion, Kate Scott
A decadent tale of sex, drugs and, yes, music.

Book review: Emma After, Anthony O'Connor
A unique and humorous YA ghost story.

New regional festival celebrates queer writers
With events across Victoria in centres such as Shepparton, Traralgon, Warrnambool and Geelong, Q-Lit aims to connect the queer community…

Book Review: Sweeney and the Bicycles, Philip Salom
This psychologically perceptive novel Illuminates states of stagnation and change in the context of a traumatic past.

Book review: Forty Nights, Pirooz Jafari
A multilayered, multi-voice tale of dispossession and dislocation.

Book review: Scavengers, Robert Hood
A novel that stitches crime and modern monsters together with a classic horror story at its heart.

Book review: The Other Olivia, Tamara M Bailey
A tightly constructed sci-fi of international proportions, influenced by the Canadian series Orphan Black and The Matrix but set in…

Winners of 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards announced
Writers across six categories took home $80,000 each, with a focus on stories of war.

Book review: The Furphy Anthology 2022
The winning, shortlisted and commended stories from the Furphy Literary Award gathered in a collection.