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Bendigo Writers Festival updates; NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults; festival programs launched

Industry news this week featured heavily on the Bendigo Writers Festival, which ran a truncated program 15–18 August 2025 after 50 authors and the festival bookshop withdrew  in protest of a code of conduct. As a result, Bendigo Writers Festival cancelled both its opening and closing night ceremony, along with more...

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Category: This week’s news