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SUMMARY:Writing Momentum writing workshops
DESCRIPTION:Join creativity coach and writer Meg Dunley for a weekly online writing session designed to help you build and keep a consistent writing practice. It’s a little like a guided shut-up and write with accountability. \nEach Wednesday morning session runs for one hour and includes a poetry-based prompt to spark your thinking\, 40 minutes of silent focused writing time\, and a brief accountability check-in to start and close the session. Whether you’re working on a novel\, memoir\, poetry or any other form of writing\, you’re welcome here. \nWriting Momentum runs throughout the year. The session is recorded and sent to all members on Friday afternoon\, along with the prompt\, poem and questions. \nSessions are open to Momentum\, Focus\, Elevate and Creative Empowerment Coaching Program members. New members can join with a 7-day free trial. \nWhen: Every Wednesday\, 7:00–8:00am Melbourne time \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nMore information and to join
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/writing-momentum-wednesdays/2026-09-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Meg Dunley%2C Creativity Coach":MAILTO:meg@megdunley.com
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SUMMARY:Katie Hoskins in conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Katie Hoskins join us to talk about her debut novel\, When the Party’s Over.\n\nOne party. One pill. Mothers don’t get second chances. Natalie knows her life looks perfect from the outside: Three young children\, a loving husband\, the tastefully renovated Eastern Suburbs cottage. So why does she feel so suffocated? On her 36th birthday\, all Natalie wants is to gather her two best friends and leave their responsibilities behind just for one night. But when the party’s over\, she finds eighteen-month-old Toby clutching an unmistakable colourful tablet – with a quarter missing.\n\nWhat kind of mother could let this happen? As Toby recovers and returns home\, the fallout really begins. Because each of these women has their own truth about that night – and when it all comes to light\, will any of their friendships survive?\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/katie-hoskins-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Readings Hawthorn\, 687 Glenferrie Rd\,\, Hawthorn\, 3122\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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SUMMARY:Primary Book Chat with Sarah Armstrong & Shivaun Plozza
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is excited to bring back the popular night for Teachers\, Librarians\, Home-Schoolers\, Parents\, or any other grown-up interested in what books are being published that tick curriculum boxes or could engage young readers on any number of topics! \nBook Chat is a casual\, entertaining\, but enlightening night. \n\n\n6pm for a 6:30 start (browse the shelves before we kick off) \n\n\nMichael will lead a special guest in a Q&A/Discussion about their latest release and how it’s a perfect fit for schools and libraries – be it in the classroom\, or to promote to students for their free-choice reading. \n\n\nWe take a short comfort break. \n\n\nMichael takes us\, rapid-fire\, through some of the recent releases that might pique the interest of the Education Sector\, focusing on local publishing and quality reads. \n\n\n  \nTERM 3 SPECIAL GUESTS:\n  \nHear Sarah Armstrong and Shivaun Plozza in conversation about their new middle grade novels\, both of which weave together adventure and environmental themes. \n  \nThese two fantastic authors both have A LOT of writing experience between them and this disscussion is not one to miss! \n  \nSarah Armstrong \nSarah Armstrong is an award-winning journalist and the author of three acclaimed novels for adults\, including the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Salt Rain. Her novels for children include the CBCA Notable Book Big Magic and its sequel Magic Awry\, and her forthcoming middle-grade novel\, Run. Sarah lives with her partner and daughter in the NSW town of Mullumbimby. \n  \nShivaun Plozza \nShivaun Plozza’s middle grade debut\, The Boy\, the Wolf\, and the Stars\, was a JLG selection. Her other middle grade novels include A Reluctant Witch’s Guide to Magic\, Meet Me at the Moon Tree\, which was shortlisted for the ABIA awards\, and Summer of Shipwrecks\, which was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. Running in Circles is her latest novel. Her YA novels\, Frankie\, Tin Heart\, andThe Worst Perfect Moment\, are award-winning and are widely celebrated. Shivaun lives in Geelong with her cat\, Fenchurch. \n  \nAbout Sarah’s book\, The Wave: \nFrom the acclaimed author of Run comes this exhilarating survivalist novel about 13-year-old Max\, who is home alone when a tsunami warning hits his coastal town. \nMax loves surfing\, the beach\, and the chilled-out island he calls home – though he doesn’t love all the tourists that swarm his peaceful beach town every summer. When a warning comes that an unexpected tsunami is just hours away\, Max is home on his own and he can’t find his beloved dog\, Ralph. \nWith precious time ticking away and people speeding past him out of town\, Max is running out of time to get to higher ground. Ultimately\, he will have to choose between trying to survive a tsunami on his own\, or banding together with whichever strangers are left behind\, even if they’re tourists. And he’d better hurry\, because the tsunami is going to hit any moment … \nPerfect for fans of Tristan Bancks and Katherine Rundell\, this gripping novel explores couarage\, misplaced loyalty and survival in the face of disaster. \n  \nAbout Shivaun’s book\, Running in Circles: \nFrom award-winning author Shivaun Plozza comes this moving coming-of-age story about family\, picking your battles and the transformative power of science. \nWhen crop circles appear in Tully\, North Queensland\, twelve-year-old Dell knows it’s a hoax. She’s a future climate scientist who believes in facts\, not science fiction. But Dell’s estranged mum is an extraterrestrial fanatic. She blusters back into town armed with alien conspiracy theories and a dazzling smile. \nIf Dell can prove the crop circle is fake\, surely her mum will hightail it out of Tully again\, preferably before she causes Dell’s dad and three sisters further heartbreak. But as her mother’s claims grow more out of this world and alien fever takes over the country\, Dell worries she’s fighting a lost cause. How can she convince anyone of the truth when they’re all so desperate to believe a lie?
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/primary-book-chat-with-sarah-armstrong-shivaun-plozza/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature,Education
ORGANIZER;CN="The Little Bookroom":MAILTO:orders@littlebookroom.com.au
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SUMMARY:Motley Openhaus
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Motley Openhaus!  \nA space to let your heart bleed and words run. An inclusive\, encouraging space for writers of all experiences to come up and read whatever they’ve been working on. Long form\, short stories\, haikus\, spoken word\, if you wanna say it\, we wanna hear it! Every Wednesday evening\, 7:30 start. Free entry
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/motley-openhaus/2026-09-09/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Chaotic Musings: Poetry Social Club
DESCRIPTION:A welcoming and community-driven poetry open mic for everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\nVibe Union is an inclusive\, artistic collective welcoming diverse people of all experiences and backgrounds. We aim\, at every one of our events and in our online presence\, to create a safe space for all.  \nWe welcome all who attend our events to provide feedback and direction on how we present these spaces in the name of making all feel welcome and heard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the few short years that Vibe Union has existed\, we’ve explored many diverse ideas and been many things. But the one constant has been our focus on providing a platform for local Melbourne artists. \nFrom poetry nights to open mic live streams\, video series\, and a podcast\, we can’t exactly sit still. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing\, just that we’re creating and helping others create. \nThese days\, Vibe Union is hosting events for incredible\, like minded artists around Melbourne. \nOpen mic stages are the birthplace of many a collective or group. Unknowingly at the time\, the seeds of our humble community started in Brunswick at Bar Oussou. Over the course of a few months\, friendships formed and plans were made for collaboration. \nOver one weekend\, producers\, vocalists\, and rappers united to create whatever came organically. And quickly we had multiple songs complete and the starts of many others. \nEverything was looking poised for take off\, before lockdowns hit. \nFunnily enough\, this is what really kicked us into gear. We now had a lot of time on our hands\, and some savvy tech heads to lead the way through digital collaboration. \nLive events when we could\, live streams when we couldn’t. A podcast was recorded over Discord and new songs were created remotely. \nWe threw ourselves into whatever we could and welcomed anyone who wanted to contribute. \nAbove all else\, we had a sense of community we all desperately needed during a scary and lonely time to be living. \nAnd since then\, our group has shifted in size\, projects have come and gone\, but we keep putting on events for Melbourne. \nHigher production value projects; new exciting venues; but always locally focused. We’ve known after a few years of Vibe Union that helping artists find their feet is our passion. And above all else\, this is a welcoming\, supportive\, and inclusive space for everyone.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/chaotic-musings-poetry-social-club/2026-09-09/
LOCATION:Creatures of Habit\, 319 Brunswick Street\, Fitzroy\, 3065\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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