This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. One of Australia’s literary icons unveils her latest work about family, ...

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 ...

Renowned novelist Robbie Arnott is joined by host Astrid Edwards at an in-conversation event presented at Moutain Festival. They will discuss his latest novel, Dusk, as well as wild and haunted ...

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 ...

Welcome to the Shaun Micallef variety hour, where anything goes ... as long as it’s in praise of the latest addition to the Australian literary canon: Micallef’s new book Slivers, Shards and Skerricks ...

One of our most daring and original novelists Michelle de Kretser discusses her new book Theory & Practice. It’s 1986 in Melbourne, and ‘beautiful, radical ideas’ are in the air. Theory & Practice’s ...

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 ...

These five outstanding writers will each receive $15,000 to develop their work. The Wheeler Centre will match each writer with an experienced mentor to undertake a 12-month mentorship. The Wheeler ...

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 ...

The Next Big Thing takes place every month at the Moat and is a cherished Melbourne institution. It's the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work.

Wilhelmina Stracke is the Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council. She was previously an Associate Solicitor at Slater & Gordon before commencing as an organiser with the Australian ...