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

Guest post by Victoria Hannan

Victoria Hannan is a writer, photographer and creative director living in Melbourne. She spoke with us about an alternate life as a fisherman, the utility of the Pomodoro Technique and a Romeo and Juliet-themed water ballet.

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Hot Desk Extract: Vietnamatta / Biography & memoir

Guest post by Stephen Pham

An excerpt from Stephen Pham's Vietnamatta, a collection of experimental essays exploring geography, race and class.

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Hot Desk Extract: six gay bushrangers / Poetry

Guest post by Harry Reid

An excerpt from Harry Reid's six gay bushrangers, a collection of personal and historical poetry exploring the colonial mythos of Australia.

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Hot Desk Extract: From Below / Biography & memoir

Guest post by Leah Jing McIntosh

An excerpt from Leah Jing McIntosh's From Below, a collection of essays which consider life as a ‘mixed-race’ person in the twenty-first century.

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Announcing The Next Chapter mentors / Awards & prizes

The Wheeler Centre announces the ten mentors who will work with The Next Chapter's first cohort of writers over the next 12 months.

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Working with Words: Patrick Mullins / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Patrick Mullins

Patrick Mullins is a Canberra-based writer and academic. He spoke with us about observing politicians up close, preposterous essay advice and the power of YouTube videos of rain.

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

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Omar Musa and Maxine Beneba Clarke / Books, reading & writing

With Maxine Beneba Clarke, Omar Musa, and Jeff Sparrow

Debut Mondays: Sofie Laguna / New & emerging writers

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The Next Big Thing

May: Spotlight on South Australia / New & emerging writers

With Patrick Allington, Margaret Merrilees, Katerina Bryant and 1 other

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Our Corroboree: Emerging Writers Festival Keynote Address / Books, reading & writing

By Jo Case

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Debut Mondays

June: Jane Rawson, Mel Campbell, Lucy Neave and Laura Woollett / New & emerging writers

With Jane Rawson, Mel Campbell, and Lucy Neave

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Romance / New & emerging writers

With Daniel de Lorne, Chloë Reeson, Suneeti Rekhari and 1 other

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

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Meet Our Fellows: A Q&A with Andrew Nette / New & emerging writers

By George Dunford

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Hot Desk Edition #2 / Books, reading & writing

With Asiel Adan Sanchez, Stephen Pham, Jamie Marina Lau and 4 others

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Dangerous Minds Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Angela Meyer, Vincent Silk and 2 others

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Working with Words: Rebecca Lim / Creativity

By Jo Case

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

Guest post by Tom Lee

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Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays: Lara Fergus, Anna Krien, Lisa Lang and Kirstyn McDermott / New & emerging writers

With Anna Krien, Lara Fergus, Lisa Lang and 1 other

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The Dry: An extract / Crime & pulp

Guest post by Jane Harper

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The Book of the Night: White Night Melbourne / New & emerging writers

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition (July) / Books, reading & writing

With Cameron Baker, Alice Bishop, Susan Bradley Smith and 4 others

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Debut Mondays

September: Fiona McFarlane, Adam Browne, Kirsten Krauth and Emily Prince / New & emerging writers

With Emily Prince, Adam Browne, Kirsten Krauth and 1 other

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Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays / New & emerging writers

With Raeden Richardson, Michelle Aung Thin, Sharell Cook and 1 other

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