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Discover the next wave of standout voices in Australian writing at the first edition of The Next Big Thing for 2026.
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The Next Big Thing
Diem Nguyen
Diem Nguyen
Diem Nguyen is the Program Producer at The Wheeler Centre.
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Join us for an electrifying edition of The Next Big Thing as five emerging voices explore stories of power, control and self-discovery.
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The Next Big Thing: Fates and Furies
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Dive into a daring evening of fiction, poetry and spoken word at this special showcase of Singapore’s rising literary talent.
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The Next Big Thing: Stories from Singapore
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Discover exciting new writers at a special Emerging Writers’ Festival edition of The Next Big Thing.
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The Next Big Thing: Emerging Writers' Festival 2025 Edition
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Be the first to hear from emerging writers as they share what they’ve been working on during a ten-week fellowship at The Wheeler Centre.
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The Next Big Thing: Hot Desk 2025 Edition #1
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Are you ready for your next great read?
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The Next Big Thing: Roads Less Travelled
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Join four talented writers as they showcase their anticipated debut works at one of our most beloved series, The Next Big Thing.
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The Next Big Thing: Echoes
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Five of Australia’s most talented emerging voices usher in the May edition of our beloved Next Big Thing series.
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The Next Big Thing: Into the Ether
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For this Spring Fling instalment of the Next Big Thing series, we’re spotlighting new and adventurous writers whose work goes above and beyond literary boundaries.
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Next Big Thing: Above and Beyond
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Six compelling debut voices in Australian fiction join us for a genre-loving edition of the first The Next Big Thing in 2025.
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The Next Big Thing: Twists and Turns
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Six of Australia’s best emerging literary voices share their work at a special Melbourne Writers Festival edition of The Next Big Thing.
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Melbourne Writers Festival
The Next Big Thing: Melbourne Writers Festival 2025 Edition
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For this Spring Fling instalment of the Next Big Thing series, we’re spotlighting new and adventurous writers whose work goes above and beyond literary boundaries.
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Next Big Thing: Above and Beyond
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Discover and celebrate exciting new writers at the annual Emerging Writers' Festival edition of Next Big Thing.
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The Next Big Thing: 2023 Emerging Writers’ Festival
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In this instalment of our popular Next Big Thing series, we’re showcasing writers from the first intake of the 2023 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships.
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