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Working with Words: Ennis Cehic / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Ennis Cehic

We spoke with The Next Chapter recipient and New Metonyms author Ennis Cehic about working in advertising, dressing up for writing and the power of The Doors.

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UQP acquires Adam Thompson’s debut short fiction collection / Australian stories

Late last week, University of Queensland Press announced that it had acquired the rights to publish Born Into This – the debut collection of short stories by 2018 The Next Chapter recipient Adam Thompson. We spoke with Thompson – and with UQP publisher Aviva Tuffield – about the…

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UQP acquires debut short fiction collection by The Next Chapter’s Adam Thompson / New & emerging writers

Late last week, University of Queensland Press announced that it had acquired the rights to publish Born Into This – the debut collection of short stories by 2018 The Next Chapter recipient Adam Thompson. We spoke with Thompson – and with UQP publisher Aviva Tuffield – about the…

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Double Booked Club

Live-stream: Liam Pieper and Josephine Rowe / Fiction

With Ronnie Scott, Josephine Rowe, and Liam Pieper

Please note that this event will now be online only. You can tune in to the live-stream below from 6.15pm.

Two prolific Australian writers have recently published new works of fiction. Here Until August is Josephine Rowe’s collection of short stories; Liam Pieper’s latest novel is Sweetness and Light.

Rowe and Pieper have shared roots – in Melbourne’s writing community…

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The Next Big Thing

Here and Gone Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Ronnie Scott, Ellena Savage and 2 others

This event has been cancelled as part of our preventative measures to stem the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. If you have tickets for this event, we’ll be in touch with you directly via email.

Find out more about our response to COVID-19 here.

For this edition of The Next Big Thing, we present a handful of writers whose exciting new works…

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The Next Big Thing

Australiana Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Sean O'Beirne, Wayne Marshall and 2 others

This event has been cancelled as part of our preventative measures to stem the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. It will be recorded and published online at a later time instead; if you’ve booked tickets, we’ll be in touch via email with updates.

Find out more about our response to COVID-19 here.

Australian icons, landscapes, myths and monsters haunt the works…

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

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Working with Words: Luke Horton / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Luke Horton

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The Next Big Thing

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

With Paul Dalla Rosa, Inga Hanover, Jessica Knight and 5 others

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

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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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Now read this

Emily Bitto and Ceridwen Dovey / Books, reading & writing

With Emily Bitto, Michael Williams, and Ceridwen Dovey

Portrait of Jeremy Chambers

Jeremy Chambers / New & emerging writers

He has also undertaken studies with the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis. He has worked as a furniture removalist, a newspaper distributor and a hardware salesman and trained as an amateur boxer. He lives in Melbourne. His first book is Vintage & Gleaning.

Emerging Writers’ Festival Launch: Fact vs Fiction / New & emerging writers

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The Next Big Thing

Real Talk Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Justin Heazlewood, Paul Verhoeven and 2 others

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Stories of Silenced Women: The Stella Prize at Digital Writers Festival / Awards & prizes

By Jo Case

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Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2018: Introducing the Fellows (round one) / Books, reading & writing

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

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The Next Big Thing

March: Spotlight on Victoria / New & emerging writers

With Abigail Ulman, Anne Buist, Ilka Tampke and 1 other

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Working with Words: Gus Henderson / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Gus Henderson

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Debut Mondays

March: Melissa Keil, Michelle Dicinoski, Kathryn Ledson and Johannes Jakob / New & emerging writers

With Melissa Keil, Michelle Dicinoski, Kathryn Ledson and 1 other

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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 Next Big Thing

Small Town Stories / New & emerging writers

With Jay Carmichael, Kate O’Donnell, Mira Robertson and 1 other

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Announcing The Next Chapter mentors / Awards & prizes

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