Ryding appointed director of Melbourne City of Literature office
Arts Victoria has announced the appointment of David Ryding as the inaugural director of the Melbourne City of Literature office based at the Wheeler Centre. Ryding is a former executive...
Melbourne City of Literature Office to open
A UNESCO City of Literature Office will open in Melbourne in June.Victorian Arts Minister Heidi Victoria announced the news at the launch of the Emerging Writers’ Festival on 27 May....
Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards
A new creative writing initiative in Victoria--the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards--was announced at the opening night of the Emerging Writers’ Festival in Melbourne on Friday 22 May. The initiative...
Llewellyn steps down as Centre director
Caro Llewellyn, the former director of PEN World Voices Festival who was appointed director of the Melbourne's new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in December, has announced that she...
Llewellyn appointed director, Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
Caro Llewellyn, former artistic director of the Sydney Writers' Festival and director of the New York-based PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, has been appointed the director of Melbourne's...
Scottish literary delegates to visit Melbourne
Nineteen delegates from Scotland and northern UK will arrive in Melbourne on 9 November to meet with Melbourne's literary community. The delegates are from trust organisations, libraries, publishers, festivals, magazines,...
Board appointed for Melbourne Centre for Books
Crikey publisher Eric Beecher will head up the inaugural board of the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. The centre is part of Melbourne's winning UNESCO City of Literature bid....