Entries Due: Port Writers Writing Competition
Port Writers Inc 2025 - Open Writing Competition
UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-Represented Writers Entries DUE
UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-Represented Writers
Stella Day Out Canberra - Cher Tan
Join Cher Tan as she discusses her brilliant 2025 Stella longlisted book of essays Peripathetic. Moderated by Zoya Patel.
Harry Hartog In Conversation: Mariana Enriquez
Mariana Enriquez will be in conversation with Dr. Fabricio Tocco on her latest collection of short stories A Sunny Place for Shady People
The Street Theatre - Alison Booth
Join Alison Booth as her novel Death At Booroomba is launched by Barbie Robinson with Prof Frank Bongiorno as MC.
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2026
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2026
Entries Due: Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition
2025 Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition Entries Due
An Introduction to Tanka with Amelia Fielden
Amelia Fielden will lead an introductory workshop to the Japanese poetry form, Tanka
The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026
Harry Hartog Book Launch: Jess Kitching
Jess Kitching will be in conversation with Emma Grey on her new novel The Life Experiment
MARION Science + Storytelling Prize
The MARION Science + Storytelling Prize invites ACT-based writers of all ages to creatively explore the wonders of science through storytelling.
Jack Heath: Book Launch
Jack Heath will be launching his new book Doctor Who: Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man.
Harry Hartog In Conversation: Lucy Nelson
Lucy Nelson will be in conversation with Beejax Silcox on her new book Wait Here.
Entries Due: 2025 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition
2025 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition entries due.
In Conversation with Kerrie Davies
Kerrie Davies will be in conversation with Michelle Staff on her new book Miles Franklin Undercover
The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers Submissions DUE
The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers Entries Due
State Library of NSW - Applications Due
State Library of NSW - Fellowship applications due
In Conversation: 'Refugia’ by Elfie Shiosaki
Dr Elfie Shiosaki, Noongar will discuss her latest collection of poems, Refugia, at The Book Cow.
ANU: Meet the author - Graeme Turner
Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good.
NLA: Book Launch, Peculiar Parents
Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak.
In Conversation: 'Shift’ by Irma Gold
Irma Gold will be in conversation with Karen Hardy on her new book Shift.
2025 Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards
The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards seek to capture the imaginations of school students across Australia, inspiring them to express their thoughts and feelings through the medium of poetry in their pursuit of literary excellence.
ANU: Meet the author - Cheng Lei
Cheng Lei will be in conversation with Michael Hertel on her new book Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom?
Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition - EXTENDED
Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition - Extended Due Date
Macabre Dreams - Readings and Music
Macabre Dreams - Readings and Music, featuring the launch of Lost Souls Magazine
ANU: Meet the author - Hugh White
Hugh White will be in conversation with Allan Behm on his new Quarterly Essay Hard New World: Our Post-American Future.
Canberra Airport Recognition Award for Literacy Inclusion
Nominations close for the Canberra Airport Recognition Award for Literacy Inclusion
ANU: Meet the author - Toby Walsh
Toby Walsh in conversation with Andrew Leigh on his new book The Shortest History of AI.
ANU: Meet the author - Raina MacIntyre
Raina MacIntyre in conversation with Sanjaya Senanayake on her new book Vaccine Nation Science, reason and the threat to 200 years of progress.
