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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/2026-09-16/
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:Auslan Storytime
DESCRIPTION:If you love a story\, you’ve come to the right place! \nAuslan Storytime brings stories to life through visual language\, expression and movement – delivered entirely in Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Come along every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at State Library Victoria as we welcome Deaf storytellers from Expression Australia for Auslan Storytime. \nThis is an inclusive early years program designed to be engaging and accessible for Deaf\, hard-of-hearing and hearing children alike. Sessions are delivered directly in Auslan (not interpreted from spoken English)\, providing authentic language modelling and a rich introduction to Deaf culture. \nA qualified Auslan interpreter supports each session so hearing participants can follow along\, creating a shared and inclusive experience for all families. These interactive sessions may include signed storytelling\, movement\, repetition and informal interaction after the session. \nPerfect for kids aged 3-5 and their families. \nNo bookings required. Sessions run on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month\, excluding public holidays and Victorian school holidays. \n  \nPresented by State Library Victoria with Expression Australia\, as part of the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Storytime Program. This program is funded by the Victorian Department of Health under the Multicultural Storytime Grant Program (2023–2027). 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/auslan-storytime/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:State Library Victoria
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Libraries
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SUMMARY:Holly Ringland in conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are beyond ecstatic to invite you to an evening of literary conversation between two incredible authors\, Holly Ringland and Sally Hepworth.\n\nHolly Ringland\, international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart\, is back with comes a luminous\, deeply emotional\, and utterly absorbing new novel\, The World Beneath Her Feet.\n\nIn her late thirties\, Maggie Byrd lives a charmed life in London. She works with fossils and gems at the Natural History Museum\, and shares a home with the two people she loves most: her best friend\, Harriet\, and her partner\, Joe. However\, beneath this carefully constructed facade lies a past Maggie buried deep inside herself and resolved never to unearth: the story of a guilt-ridden\, heartbroken girl who left Australia in her early twenties and swore never to return. But when she learns that she’s inherited her beloved uncle’s rewilded land in a lush valley of southeast Queensland\, Maggie’s London life begins to fracture.\n\nTickets\nBook and ticket: $35 per person\, includes a signed copy of The World Beneath Her Feet\nGeneral admission: $10 per person\, book not included
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/holly-ringland-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Cinema Nova\, 380 Lygon St\, Carlton\, Victoria\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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SUMMARY:Speaking to Pictures
DESCRIPTION:Watch as words and pictures fly off the page at Speaking to Pictures\, where comic book artists read to you their favourite works.  \n \nAn EWF edition of Pink Ember Studio’s ongoing event\, the night brings together artists with stories that usually tinker with emotions in tiny boxes\, but deserve big stages.  \n\nPresented in partnership with Pink Ember Studios
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/speaking-to-pictures-2/
LOCATION:Pink Ember Studios\, 22 Allenby St\, Coburg North\, VIC\, 3058\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Comics and Graphic Novels,Festivals
ORGANIZER;CN="Emerging Writers' Festival":MAILTO:info@emergingwritersfestival.org.au
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SUMMARY:Reading Party Melbourne @ Mr Mills
DESCRIPTION:Join us mid-week on Wednesday 16 September\, at Mr Mills in central Melbourne for a cosy evening of reading and conversation. \nThis is not a book club. There are no assigned chapters\, no homework\, no judgments about what you should be reading. Just you\, your book (or e-reader)\, and the joy of making the time to read while being around other people doing the same thing. \nIt’s time to read more\, meet new friends\, and get off your phone for an evening equal parts wholesome and fun. \nTickets include a select wine\, beer or non alcoholic beverage. \nEvent info: \n⏰ 6pm – 8pm\, Wednesday 16 September. \n📍Mr Mills\, 130 Russell St\, Melbourne. \nAbout Mr Mills: \nMr Mills is a hidden basement cocktail bar tucked beneath Melbourne Place\, with a moody\, intimate atmosphere\, plush lounge seating and a distinctly late-night feel. Inspired by the flavours of coastal Spain\, the bar serves creative cocktails\, wine and Iberian-inspired snacks\, and is the perfect setting to settle in\, switch off and get into your book. \nPlease note that Mr Mills is a basement bar and is accessed via stairs.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/reading-party-melbourne-mr-mills/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Places to Visit
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SUMMARY:Salon After D'Arc: How Memory Makes Meaning
DESCRIPTION:Why do some moments stay with us\, while some fade away?  \nSalon After D’Arc returns in 2026 with 4 thought-provoking evenings exploring the forces that shape how we love and remember.    \nJoin host Jamila Rizvi (Deputy Managing Director of Future Women) for our final event in the series\, How Memory Makes Meaning\, as we explore the ways in which we remember and how memories are constructed.  \nDrawing on her own research and professional experience\, Professor Yen Ying Lim will kick off the evening\, delving into how memory is formed\, stored and recalled\, and what contemporary medical and scientific research can tell us about memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.  \nDiscover how scent is deeply tied to memory and it can connect you with old memories and help you create new ones through a powerful scent meditation led by Erin Adams\, founder of Smell Art. Erin will then lead you on a guided scent tour of the Dome before a meaningful reflection activity.  \nIn conversation with writer Astrid Edwards\, Jamila will share her personal journey of how she navigated a brain tumour diagnosis. \nThe Salon After D’Arc series is generously supported by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust. It is an opportunity to delve deeper into interesting topics\, make connections in the beautiful surrounds of the Library and view rare books acquired through the Women Writers Fund initiative.   \nPresented in State Library Victoria’s 170th year\, Salon After D’Arc invites audiences to consider not only the stories we inherit\, but those still being written\, and whose voices are finally being brought to the forefront.   \nPlus\, don’t miss out on a special collection viewing from 6.30pm.    \nBook your tickets now.   \n  \nPlease note: This event is for people aged 18 and over and may contain adult themes. Please check nearer to the event for content advisory. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/salon-after-darc-how-memory-makes-meaning/
LOCATION:Conversation Quarter\, State Library Victoria\, 328 Swanston St\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:Libraries
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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/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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