MWF joins international festivals to form ‘The Word Alliance’
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) is one of five international literary festivals that have formed The Word Alliance (TWA). TWA was launched by Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley...
MWF joins international festivals to form ‘The Word Alliance’
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) is one of five international literary festivals that have formed The Word Alliance (TWA). TWA was launched by Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley...
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New role for HawthorneSusan Hawthorne, co-founder and director of Spinifex Press, has been appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Writing Program at James Cook University.CBCA awards to be presented on 20...
Sunshine and politics at Byron Bay Writers Festival
This year's Byron Bay Writers Festival wrapped up on Sunday after a thankfully sunny three days back at its ‘traditional' North Beach site, which had been a washout for the...
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iPad launches in NZ; 'Hairy Mclary' app at #1Apple has launched its iPad in New Zealand. Since the release of the iPad on Friday 23 July, Penguin Books New Zealand's...
BWF program launched
The program for this year's Brisbane Writers Festival, which runs from 1 to 5 September, has been announced. E C Osondu, the 2009 winner of The Caine Prize for African...
AWW to conduct ‘international search’ for new director
Following the resignation of long-time festival director Rose Wight, Adelaide Writers' Week will be ‘conducting an international search' for a replacement, according to festival chief executive Kate Gould. Gould told...
MWF 2010 program launched
The program for this year's Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 27 August to 5 September 2010, has been launched. The festival's first keynote address will feature eight writers--Barry Dickins,...
Wight resigns from Adelaide Writers’ Week
After more than 17 years as the executive producer of the Adelaide Writers' Week, Rose Wight has resigned suddenly, in protest at ‘insulting and unacceptable' terms in her new contract.In...
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HarperCollins, Hardie Grant become RHYW publisher partnersReadHowYouWant (RHYW), which produces special formats of books such as DAISY and large print, has announced that HarperCollins Australia and Hardie Grant have joined...
BBWF 2010 program announced
A full program for this year's Byron Bay Writers' Festival (BBWF) has been announced. The main program runs from 6-8 August, with workshops from 2 August. ‘We've taken as our...
MWF announces Schools Program
The Melbourne Writers Festival has announced this year's Schools' Program. This year, writers such as Cath Crowley, John Danalis, Shirley Marr, Shaun Tan, Neil Murray and Emily Maguire will be...
BWF ‘Word Play’ children’s event program announced
Details of this year's Brisbane Writers' Festival (BWF) event for young readers, writers and illustrators, ‘Word Play'--including an online program and booking forms--are now available online, here.The event is open...
SWF: Issues-based program a success
This year's Sydney Writers' Festival wrapped up on Sunday 23 May, having begun on 15 May. It was the first festival under the artistic directorship of Chip Rolley, and was...
Darwin Wordstorm 2010 writers festival wraps up
The 2010 Darwin Wordstorm festival wrapped up on Sunday, having run from 13 May.The biennial festival, which alternates with the ‘Eye of the Storm’ festival, held last year in Alice...
SWF kicks off
The Sydney Writers’ Festival was officially opened last night with some Persian poetry and a powerful opening address from Iranian-American writer and commentator Reza Aslan on the political upheaval in...
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Darwin Wordstorm Festival The 2010 Darwin Wordstorm festival kicks off today, including guests such as Tim Flannery, Germaine Greer, Wendy Harmer, Morris Gleizman. The festival runs from 12 to 16 May. The...
La Trobe announces Clunes Back to Booktown partnership
The 2010 Back to Booktown event attracted 15,000 visitors and 60 booksellers to the small town of Clunes, Victoria, over the weekend of 1 and 2 May. Shopkeepers in Clunes...
National Biography Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's $20,000 National Biography Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles, chosen from a record 62 entries, are: Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia (David Day,...
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Nam Le wins PEN/Malamud AwardNam Le has added the PEN/Malamud Award to his impressive list of prizes awarded for his debut publication, The Boat (Penguin). The prize, for excellence in...