The Wheeler Centre is excited to announce a new writing prize for students in years 10 and 11. Run in partnership with ABC Education, Radio National’s Big Weekend of Books and Voiceworks.  

In honour of Women in Translation month, we spoke with literary translator Stephanie Smee about the affecting alchemy of literary translation and why you need ‘bum glue’ to make it as a writer.

We spoke with legal academic, filmmaker and writer Larissa Behrendt about writing authentically and being a cat person. 

Freelance sports journalist and host of Kick Like a Girl on RRR  Kate O’Halloran recently joined us at Ahead of the Game: Sports, Storytelling and Symbolism event, part of our Broadly Speaking series. Huddle around as Kate shares the event’s conversation highlights in her match report. 

Larissa Behrendt’s latest book After Story sees a mother and daughter take the overseas trip of a lifetime. On their journey, they discover that their past isn’t quite behind them. Larissa will be in conversation with Yorta Yorta writer and broadcaster Daniel James at The Salon Series: Country and Culture event. Together they'll…

On 28 March, the Wheeler Centre was proud to host The Di Gribble Argument 2021at the Malthouse Outdoor Stage. Honouring the late Di Gribble, an extraordinary powerhouse of Australian public life, The Di Gribble Argument provides an indelible addition to the national debate.