Join us for the final edition of The Next Big Thing for 2024, as five emerging voices explore themes of search, loss and discovery. Don’t miss the last edition of Next Big Thing for 2024. This beloved ...

Alexis Wright will be joined by Evelyn Araluen to unpack her latest novel, 'Praiseworthy'. Three First Nations performers, Laniyuk, Nardi Simpson and Jazz Money reflect on connection, Country and ...

Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA, a member of the Bidjara and Birri Gubba Juru peoples, is currently leading the work for Treaty/Treaties in Queensland. In popular demand as a speaker on Aboriginal issues, ...

Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards.

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Jacinta Halloran is a Melbourne GP and writer. She has written on medical topics for a wide variety of publications, including the Sunday Age and Inside Story. Her second novel, Pilgrimage, was ...

Acclaimed author Patrick Ness explores his diverse body of work and what it means to write across genres. Patrick Ness is one of the most prolific and celebrated writers in contemporary fantasy and ...

A season of curiosity unleashed. Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your ...

Join Australian literary icon Tim Winton for a special event delving into his long-awaited propulsive new novel, Juice. Following two fugitives’ journey across a desolate landscape, Juice is a searing ...

Anne Hunter is a passionate relationships coach and is one of Australia’s most experienced polyamory educators. She has been poly for over two decades and with her partner Pete, she co-founded PolyVic ...

Brian Castro is the author of twelve novels, a volume of essays and a poetic memoir and cookbook. His novels include the multi award-winning Double-Wolf, Shanghai Dancing and Blindness and Rage. He ...

The Wheeler Centre exists to support writers, readers and thinkers. Through live and digital conversations, debates, readings, performances and discussions, it deepens public engagement with the most ...