Vietnamese-Australian writer Shirley Le and Palestinian-Australian poet Sara Saleh, of Western Sydney-based literacy collective Sweatshop, have been announced as the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship for Sweatshop writers, run in... Read more
Writers Victoria in partnership with State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced a new annual oration called State of the (Writing) Nation. Each year, Writers Victoria will choose a prominent Australian... Read more
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has announced the recipients of this year’s round of the Contestable Fund Grants. The fund supports strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand’s publishing growth and... Read more
UK writer Fiona Mozley has won the 2018 Polari First Book Prize for her debut novel Elmet (John Murray), reports the Bookseller. The prize is awarded annually to an author whose first book... Read more
