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Announcing Broadside. Two days of an unapologetically feminist agenda. Single session tickets now available ›
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2020. Entries now open ›

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New writing about conscience, cosmic dust, clothing stains and chlorhexidine in the latest edition of Notes – Clean ›

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Broadside: Monica Lewinsky in conversation with Sophie Black. Limited availability – book now ›

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In Kyneton, join Claire G. Coleman and Tyson Yunkaporta as they explore craft, creativity and Indigenous imaginations ›

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Zadie Smith in conversation with Jia Tolentino. Booking fast at #broadside2019 ›

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Benjamin Law joins Less author and Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer to discuss the power of writing ›

Highlights

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The Fifth Estate

Family Violence Emergency  /  Crime

 
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Young Faithful  /  Faith, religion & spirituality

News
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Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2019: Introducing the Fellows (round three)  /  New & emerging writers

 
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‘Hygiene Fidelity'  /  Non-Fiction

News
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Working with Words: Raelee Lancaster  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Raelee Lancaster

 
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Comic In Tuition: Can Comedy be Taught?  /  Comedy

Upcoming

Highlights from our calendar of events

Running thoughts

From some upcoming presenters

Portrait of Charlotte Wood

If I have a place in which to see the people of my story, I really need almost nothing else to begin a novel. 

Charlotte Wood on beginning the process of writing

Portrait of Jax Jacki Brown

I don't want to live a normal life, I want to life a different life. A life that values my disability.

Jax Jacki Brown on social norms

Portrait of Aretha Brown

I think that you can only talk about a group of people for so long, where you are literally just talking about them and you don’t actually understand their experiences.

Aretha Brown on building trust

Latest news

Updates from the Wheeler Centre and adjacents

Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2019: Introducing the Fellows (round three)  /  New & emerging writers

Working with Words: Raelee Lancaster  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Raelee Lancaster

Hot Desk Extract: Fox Dialogues: reports from the natural world  /  Poetry

Guest post by Nimity James

Working with Words: Simon Castles  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Simon Castles

Dive into our podcasts with these gateway episodes

 
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Dog Days: Bob Murphy and Martin Flanagan  /  Sport

 
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Better Off Dead

1 The invasion of death  /  Life & death

 
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The Messenger

1 Aziz, Not a Boat Number  /  Migration

 
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Lindy West on Feminism, Fat and Fighting Trolls  /  Bodies

 
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Gerald Murnane  /  Books, reading & writing

Yotam Ottolenghi

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Listen to Housekeeping – an audio mini-series about voting, beyond the ballot box

 
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Housekeeping #1: Sizzle  /  Australia

 
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Housekeeping #2: ID  /  Government

 
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Housekeeping #3: No-Shows  /  Australian politics

 
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Housekeeping #4: Scrutiny  /  Government

 
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Housekeeping #5: Locked Out  /  Crime

Some of our favourite notes

Note
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Reading into Dementia  /  Young & old

Guest post by Melanie Joosten

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The Case for Cartoons  /  Comedy & humour

Guest post by Oslo Davis

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Live the Lie: how narrative is used in crowdfunding  /  Internet, journalism, media & publishing

Guest post by Oscar Schwartz

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Beyond Bars: two perspectives  /  Social justice

By Sophie Quick

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Heat Waves: Something Good is Gonna Happen  /  Music

Guest post by Sam George-Allen

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Putting Quarters in a Broken Machine: on the merit of literary prizes in Australia  /  Awards & prizes

Guest post by Omar Sakr

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I’m Only Sleeping: Stories from the edge of wakefulness  /  Radio & podcasts

Guest post by Bec Fary

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Jumping Off Mountains  /  Biography & memoir

Guest post by Cheryl Strayed

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Deny, Deny, Deny  /  Race & multiculturalism

Guest post by Santilla Chingaipe

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Miranda July’s Internet Interventions  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Connor Tomas O'Brien

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Radio is Dead: Long live radio documentaries and features  /  Radio & podcasts

Guest post by Kyla Brettle

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The Tern  /  Fiction

Guest post by Tony Birch

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Loudest Libraries  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Stuart Kells

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Members Only: on politicians who write fiction  /  Fiction

By Sophie Quick

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Dear Lexdyslic Reader: why I love Roald Dahl  /  Literacy

Guest post by Jackie French

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Memories of an Island  /  Climate change & weather

Guest post by Xiaolu Guo

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Do Not Ask for Whom the Pinball Chimes  /  Life & death

Guest post by David Astle

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What’s the difference between a religion and a cult?  /  Faith, religion & spirituality

Guest post by Andrew Singleton

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