



EOIs Due: Anne Edgeworth Fellowship
The Anne Edgeworth Writer’s Fellowship - Expressions of Interest Due

Entries Due: ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
2025 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize entries due.

ANU/Canberra Times: Meet the author - Steve Vizard
Steve Vizard will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on Nation, Memory, Myth. Gallipoli and the Australian Imaginary.

MARION: June Shenfield National Poetry Awards
The June Shenfield National Poetry Awards for emerging writers.

Book launch: Red Dust Running with Anita Heiss
Join Anita Heiss as she discusses her new book Red Dust Running at the National Library of Australia.

Paperchain Book Launch: Madeleine Cleary
Join the team at Paperchain for the launch of The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary


Finding Beauty Poetry Prize
Deadline for entries: Finding Beauty Poetry Prize for emerging poets.

Harry Hartog ANU Book Launch: Bernadette Hince
Journalist and proud Gamilaroi woman Brooke Boney will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on her new book All of It. Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between.



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.

Entries Due: 2025 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition
2025 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition entries due.



Entries Due: Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition
2025 Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition Entries Due




Entries Due: 2025 Daisy Utemorrah Award
Deadline for Submissions: 2025 Daisy Utemorrah Award

ANU/Canberra Times: Meet the author - Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville will be in conversation with Ann McGrath on her new bookUnsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place.


NLA Book Launch: She Shapes History
Join Sita Sargeant, founder of She Shapes History Walking Tours, as she launches her debut book, She Shapes History: Guided Walks and Stories About Great Australian Women.


The Street Theatre - Irma Gold
Join Irma Gold as her latest novel, Shift is launched by Karen Viggers at The Street Theatre.

Entries Due: GriffithReview Emerging Voices Competition 2025
GriffithReview Emerging Voices Competition 2025 entries due.



Book Launch: Sarah Hayden
Book Launch: Parenting Different by Sarah Hayden at Harry Hartog ANU.

Book Launch: Peter Stanley
Book Launch: The Sherrin by Peter Stanley at The Book Cow Kingston.




Book Launch: Catherine Bishop, The World We Want
Book Launch & In Conversation with Catherine Bishop

That Poetry Thing: Audrey McCormick and Leonard James
That Poetry Thing: Audrey McCormick and
Leonard James

Book Launch: Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern
Book Launch: The Ariana Treasure series by Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern at The Book Cow, Kingston.


Teacher Librarian Event with Sandy Bigna
Teacher Librarian Event with Sandy Bigna’s Little Bones.

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY: Sunrise on the Reaping
MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY: Sunrise on the Reaping

ANU/Canberra Times: Meet the author - Vincent Fantauzzo
Vincent Fantauzzo will be in conversation with Helen Musa on his memoir Unveiled, the incredible true story of how a street-fighting petty criminal, who was kicked out of school at fourteen, became one of Australia’s most celebrated and successful portrait artists.


Book Launch: Fire in the Head by Daniel Oakman
Book Launch: Fire in the Head by Daniel Oakman

ANU/Canberra Times: Meet the author - Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh on his new book Chameleon: A memoir of art, travel, ideas and love.




The Book Cow Book Launch: Lisa Fuller
Join the team at The Book Cow for the launch of Washpool by Lisa Fuller.

NLA: Book Launch, Blue Poles by Tom McIlroy
Join journalist Tom McIlroy as he discusses his book Blue Poles.