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Tony Birch holds the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at Melbourne University. He is the author of three novels, five short fiction collections, and two poetry books. In 2023 he will release a new novel, Women and Children.

Upcoming Events

Writing Blak Legacies: A First Nations Literature Gala

Evelyn Araluen, Larissa Behrendt, Tony Birch, Kev Carmody, Zerene Jaadwa, Jeanine Leane, Jenna Lee, Nardi Simpson, Yasmin Smith, Ellen van Neerven, Archie Weller, Alison Whittaker, Tara June Winch

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6 Jul
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Past Events

The Writer's Mix Tape: Tony Birch with Jonnie Von Goes

Tony Birch, Jon Von Goes

25 Mar

Texts in the City

Texts in the City - The Secret River

Tony Birch, Tony Wilson

28 Jun

Unaccustomed as I am...

Sam Pang, Julian Burnside, Tony Birch, Sonya Hartnett, Lisa Gorton, Sophie Black, Noni Hazlehurst, Dave Graney

21 Jul

Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays

Ainslee Meredith, Maya Ward, Tony Birch, Jessica Au

21 Nov

The Wheeler Centre Gala 2012: Stories to Believe In

Andy Griffiths, Gillian Mears, Elliot Perlman, Casey Bennetto, Bob Franklin, Lally Katz, Tony Birch, Alice Pung, Kaz Cooke, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Carrie Tiffany

11 Feb

On the Road

Wangaratta

Tony Birch

29 Aug

McSweeney's 41: Australian Aboriginal Fiction Edition

Chris Flynn, Tony Birch, Melissa Lucashenko, Ellen van Neerven, Jordan Bass

13 Sep

Texts in the City

Brooklyn

Tony Birch, Corrie Perkin

12 Feb
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18 Aug 2015
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11 May 2015
It's Been, It's Here: Tony Birch on Climate Change's Past and Present

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It's Been, It's Here: Tony Birch on Climate Change's Past and Present

24 Mar 2015
A Mighty Woman, The 11.15 Train to Flinders Street, and Thoughts on Forgiveness

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A Mighty Woman, The 11.15 Train to Flinders Street, and Thoughts on Forgiveness

3 Feb 2015
Why We Should Respond to Climate Change with Patience, Not Panic

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Why We Should Respond to Climate Change with Patience, Not Panic

16 Dec 2014
Trust and Our Children: Tony Birch Reflects on the Story of Bunjil the Eagle

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Trust and Our Children: Tony Birch Reflects on the Story of Bunjil the Eagle

3 Sep 2014
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