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Double Booked Club

Sreedhevi Iyer and Jamie Marina Lau / Fiction

With Jamie Marina Lau, Sumudu Samarawickrama, and Sreedhevi Iyer

In partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re presenting two writers whose exceptional debut books were published in 2018.

Jamie Marina Lau is a writer and musician. Her first novel, Pink Mountain on Locust Island, won the 2018 Melbourne Prize for Literature Readings Residency Award and was shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. It's an innovative work of fiction…

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The Next Big Thing

2019 Emerging Writers’ Festival Edition / New & emerging writers

With Sara Saleh, Shirley Le, Julie Keys and 1 other

On 24 June, prepare for a strong literary gale blowing in from the north, as we host four incredible interstate writers – all in Melbourne as guests of the Emerging Writers Festival – for our next edition of The Next Big Thing.

If you're keen to hear new stories and discover emerging literary voices, join us at the Moat and…

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Nick Earls: ‘It’s also good when mentoring includes the business side' / New & emerging writers

Guest post by Nick Earls

Nick Earls discusses why he agreed to become a mentor as part of The Next Chapter writers' scheme.

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

Our Hot Desk Fellowships are back for 2019. Find out who's been selected, and take a peek at the projects the first intake of Fellows will be working on.

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Hot Desk Extract: self upon self upon self / Biography & memoir

Guest post by Shu-Ling Chua

An excerpt from Shu-Ling Chua's self upon self upon self, a collection of essays exploring the intersections between life and art.

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

Guest post by Luke Horton

Writer and editor Luke Horton on growing up around bookshops, his early detective stories and reading something at the right moment.

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

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The Next Big Thing

Crime Fiction / Crime & pulp

With Laura Elizabeth Woollett, Emma Viskic, Anna Snoekstra and 1 other

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Working with Words: Holly Childs / Creativity

By Jo Case

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Working with Words: Amie Batalibasi / Film

Guest post by Amie Batalibasi

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The Next Big Thing

The Lit Mag Edition / Journals & magazines

With Laura Stortenbeker, Anna Kingston, Ellen O'Brien and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Most Underrated Book Award Edition / New & emerging writers

With Toni Jordan, Ben Hutchings, Christina Kennedy and 2 others

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Hot Desk Extract: The Animals in that Country / Fiction

Guest post by Laura Jean McKay

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The Emerging Writer / New & emerging writers

With Karen Pickering

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Working with Words: Alison Whittaker / Books, reading & writing

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Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays / New & emerging writers

With Amber Beilharz, Sydney Smith, Kristin Henry and 1 other

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Lunchbox / Soapbox

The Human Experience in the Digital Age: Conversation, Relationships and Social Connection / New & emerging writers

With Anita Sethi

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

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Working with Words: Karen Andrews / Creativity

By Jo Case

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Debut Mondays

November: Lily Chan, Sarah Martin, Catherine Deveny and Katia Pase / New & emerging writers

With Katia Pase, Catherine Deveny, Lily Chan and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Poetry Edition / Poetry

With Saaro Umar, Autumn Royal, Chloe Wilson and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Suzanne McCourt, Spiri Tsintziras, Darrell Pitt and Robbie Coburn / New & emerging writers

With Darrell Pitt, Suzanne McCourt, Robbie Coburn and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing / 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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The Next Big Thing

Secrets and Lies Edition / New & emerging writers

With J.P. Pomare, Sonia Orchard, Nicola Redhouse and 2 others

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