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Emerging Writers’ Festival Programme Launch: The Awkward Stage / New & emerging writers

With Izzy Roberts-Orr, Aïsha Trambas, Kat Clarke and 3 others

The 2019 Emerging Writers’ Festival launches with a night of readings. What, exactly, is an ‘emerging’ writer? At what point do you come out of the chrysalis?

From this special opening-night event, hear from Kat Clarke, Vidya Rajan, Sumudu Samarawickrama and Ahmed Yussuf, as they each tell us about the first time they considered themselves a writer. Hosted by the…

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition #3 / New & emerging writers

With Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey and 5 others

In this edition of the Next Big Thing, glimpse works-in-progress from our third and last intake of 2019 Hot Desk Fellows – fresh from ten weeks of work on their projects inside the Wheeler Centre.

Featuring new writing from Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey, Hayley Lawson-Smith, Gabriella Munoz, Jennifer Nguyen, Oliver Reeson and Jasmine Shirrefs.

This event will be…

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

Meet the third intake of Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellows, and take a peek at the projects they'll be working on.

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The Next Big Thing

Lost and Found Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Tyson Yunkaporta, Kathryn Hind and 2 others

In October at The Next Big Thing, we’ll explore themes of escape and discovery; estrangement and re-connection. It’s the Lost and Found edition, and we’ll be hearing new work from some incredible writers.

Kathryn Hind’s debut novel, Hitch, is about a young woman’s perilous hitchhiking journey through the Australian desert. Katy Warner’s Everywhere Everything Everyone is a high-concept YA…

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

Guest post by Nimity James

A selection of poems from Nimity James's collection, Fox Dialogues: reports from the natural world, exploring the seemingly deep need to have animals as a powerful, even mythical force in our lives.

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The Next Big Thing

Heartbeat Edition / New & emerging writers

With Nina Kenwood, R.W.R. McDonald, Yamiko Marama and 1 other

Our thumping hearts can’t be – won’t be – stilled at the Heartbeat Edition of Next Big Thing, when we hear from some great new writers whose work is concerned with racing pulses, high stakes, young love and coming of age.

Nina Kenwood’s YA novel It Sounded Better in My Head is a tender exploration of first love, friendship and…

Anything and everything in New & emerging writers from across our archives.

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition #1 / New & emerging writers

With Mandy Beaumont, Ana Maria Gomides, Samantha Hill and 3 others

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The Next Big Thing

2016 Emerging Writers’ Festival edition / New & emerging writers

With Kate Mildenhall, Michelle Wright, Susie Anderson and 1 other

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Working with Words: Michaela McGuire / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Michaela McGuire

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Joel Magarey on the Prism of Darkness / New & emerging writers

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The Next Big Thing

Most Underrated Book Award Edition / Awards & prizes

With Louise Swinn

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Shortlist Announced: 2015 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript / New & emerging writers

By Jon Tjhia

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Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2017: Introducing the Fellows (round one) / Books, reading & writing

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The Next Big Thing

September: Hot Desk Edition / New & emerging writers

With Meaghan Bell, Elin-Maria Evangelista, Chad Parkhill and 4 others

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The Next Chapter 2018 Announcement: Benjamin Law and Sophie Black in conversation with the first recipients / New & emerging writers

With Benjamin Law and Sophie Black

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Working with Words: Victoria Hannan / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Victoria Hannan

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The Next Big Thing

Young Adult Fiction / New & emerging writers

With Alison Whittaker, Marlee Jane Ward, Emily Gale and 1 other

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New News by the Centre for Advancing Journalism

Upstarts Vs the Old Guard / Editing, publishing & book design

With Paul Chadwick, Phoebe Montague, Andrew Dodd and 1 other

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Hot Desk Extract: From Grains to Gold / Poetry

Guest post by Magan Magan

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Working with Words: Bri Lee / Books, reading & writing

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Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2016: Introducing the Fellows, round two / New & emerging writers

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The Next Big Thing

October: Claire Varley, Lucy Treloar, Luke Beesley, Rafael S.W. / New & emerging writers

With Lucy Treloar, Claire Varley , Luke Beesley and 1 other

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Working with Words: Jane Rawson / Creativity

By Jo Case

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Hot Desk Extract: Vietnamatta / Biography & memoir

Guest post by Stephen Pham

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