Writing and Publishing
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: the 2026 winners
Evelyn Araluen wins top prize and Randa Abdel-Fattah wins People's Choice as the Wheeler Centre celebrates Victorian literature.
Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival
In A Hymn to Life, Gisèle Pelicot explores the aftermath of learning about her husband’s heinous sexual crimes against her.
Should Melbourne lose its City of Literature status?
UNESCO has never rescinded a City of Literature designation, and doing so would be a nuclear option, but...
Constellations: Not Writers’ Week – Adelaide's alternate book festival gets ready
Constellations has been organised in the aftermath of this year's Adelaide Writers Week cancellation.
Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 February to 1 March 2026
Opportunities for budding comedy critics, First Nations performers, excellence in humanities, and more.
What do our reading choices say about us?
Red-flag books and authors, performative readers – what we read is under greater scrutiny than ever before.
Rebel Heart review: SLV's new exhibition is a love letter to love letters (and librarians)
From queer bushrangers to fanmail and mixtapes, Rebel Heart asks what we lose when intimacy goes digital.
Two Tongues review: Maria van Neerven's poetry is a celebration of Indigenous women
Two Tongues, Maria van Neerven’s debut poetry collection, whispers, shouts and sings of past, present and future.
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 16 to 22 February 2026
Closing soon: amazing opportunities for musicians, photographers, poets and literary journals.
Meanjin resurrection: QUT takes on Australia's iconic literary journal
Queensland University of Technology is the new home of the literary journal Meanjin.