The Big Issue’s annual Fiction Edition is now taking submissions. We are looking for short stories of all kinds – literary, comedy, romance, sci-fi, crime and everything in between. Previous editions have featured stories from Jane Harper, Tony Birch, Matthew Reilly, Christos Tsiolkas, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Bruce Pascoe, and Michael Mohammed Ahmad. To enter, email your story […]
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Submissions are open for the second edition of Catchment – Poetry of Place. Poets resident in Australia are again most welcome to submit work showing a sense of location, either in tanka or longer forms, or both. The Catchment team look forward to receiving another fine set of poems of place, from right across Australia, both in
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NT Writers Festivals returns to Darwin for four inspiring days of talks and performances celebrating the Territory’s unique culture. In 2024 the NT Writers Festival returns to lush Larrakia land for four inspiring days of talks, performances, workshops and children’s programs from 27-30 June at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT. Bringing people
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Expressions of Interest for the Judy Harris Writer-in-Residence Fellowship at the Charles Perkins Centre 2024 are now open. The Fellowship was first established in 2016 to foster collaboration between Australian creative writers and researchers at the Charles Perkins Centre to explore issues around health. Previous Writers-in-Residence are (left to right, below) Lech Blaine (current, 2023), Sarah Holland-Batt (2021), Tracy
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There are seven known Black Hours—illuminated manuscripts used to pray the canonical hours. Their name derives from their striking black pages, gold and silver gothic text tightly confined by colourful ornamentation—initials, medallions, grotesques. As text becomes increasingly digital, the physicality of the codex becomes apparent once more. We choose books by their cover, the quality
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Applications are now open for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships. Researchers and creators are encouraged to apply for 10 philanthropically funded fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia. ‘The Library’s Fellowships offer researchers, writers and creative artists the opportunity to immerse themselves in the collections. With support from generous
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Are you a Geelong writer or creative? Do you have a workshop you would love to present, or a creative skill you’d like to share? Or maybe you’re a Geelong author with a book you’ll release this year? Geelong Regional Libraries is currently programming for their 2024 festival and they’d love to hear from you! The Local
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Grattan Street Press are accepting short pieces about arts and culture for their MZ (Millennial/Gen Z) Blog. Word limit: ideally of 600-900 words, but with a hard limit of 1500. For more information about submission guidelines, visit the Grattan Street Press website here.
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Submissions are open for Science Write Now‘s tenth issue, ‘Underground’ What science can we find beneath our feet? The mysteries of mycology, labs beneath the earth that explore dark matter, or seed banks that prepare us for the apocalypse? How are art and writing shaped by burrowing or building in terra firma? In this issue,
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The Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival is a yearly event that celebrates and encourages a love of reading, storytelling, creativity, diversity and learning. 2024 Festival dates: Thursday 14 March ‒ Saturday 23 March 2024 Explore the program on the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival’s Eventbrite page here.
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