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SUMMARY:Klara and the Sun – cinema release
DESCRIPTION:Klara and the Sun\, based on the book of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro opens 22 October for a theatrical season.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/klara-and-the-sun-cinema-release/
LOCATION:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T070000
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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/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Meg Dunley%2C Creativity Coach":MAILTO:meg@megdunley.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T110000
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SUMMARY:Researching Pubs and Publicans
DESCRIPTION:Calling all pub enthusiasts\, join our librarians on a journey where history meets hops.  \nDo you have a publican in your family tree? Or have a favourite pub in Victoria you’d like to find out more about? \nAs part of Victorian History Month\, this webinar will introduce you to key tools and resources for researching pubs and publicans in Victoria. \nBook your spot now. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/researching-pubs-and-publicans/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Libraries
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T131500
DTSTAMP:20260220T022125Z
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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/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:State Library Victoria
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Libraries
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T190000
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SUMMARY:Blak Bookworms
DESCRIPTION:A book club for mob to read and yarn about books written by First Nations Authors.\n\n\n\n\nLast Wednesday of the month\, 6pm to 7pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note this book club is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People only. Email read@melbourne.vic.gov.au with ‘Blak Bookworms’ in the subject line to join the club. \n\n​Dates and reading list for 2026 \n\nWednesday 25 February: I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton\nWednesday 25 March: The Rot by Evelyn Araluen\nWednesday 29 April: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin\nWednesday 27 May: Not Quite White In The Head: Personal Essays by Melissa Lucashenko\nWednesday 24 June: Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney\nWednesday 29 July: Red Dust Running by Anita Heiss\nWednesday 26 August: The Pearl of Tagai Town by Lenora Thaker\nWednesday 30 September: Redtails In The Sunset: The Untold Story Of The Central Australian Football Club by Darren Moncrieff\nWednesday 28 October: A Savage Turn by Luke Patterson\nWednesday 25 November: Moonlight And Dust by Jasmin McGaughey
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/blak-bookworms/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:naarm ngarrgu Library and Family Services\, 141 Therry Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:First Nation,Libraries
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T203000
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SUMMARY:Writing Essentials: Crafting Stories for Young Adults
DESCRIPTION:Want to write young adult fiction? Maybe you have an idea or some writing you’d like to develop further in a safe\, creative and supportive space. If so\, this online course is for you.\n\n\n\nOver five weekly\, two-hour sessions\, participants will read\, analyse\, write and discuss how to apply the fundamentals of storytelling (character\, plot\, setting\, point of view\, voice and style) to stories for young adults\, whether they’re set in a local school or a fantastical world. By the end of this course\, participants will have a toolbox of readings\, writing and ideas to set them on their way to developing a young adult story. \nAfter the completion of the course\, participants will also have the opportunity to share up to 3\,000 words of their work-in-progress as an optional extra with one of the course tutors for developmental feedback. \nSessions will run on Wednesday 30 September\, Wednesday 7 October\, Wednesday 14 October\, Wednesday 21 October and Wednesday 28 October. \nCourse requirements: Pen and paper or a fully-charged device to participate in the writing exercises. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nMethods for developing realistic characters\nApproaches to creating an immersive\, atmospheric setting\nCommon approaches to structure on the levels of plot and scene\nStrategies for working with point-of-view\, voice and sentence-level edits\nThe relationship between character\, theme and plot\n\nAbout the Tutors:\nDemet Divaroren was born in Adana\, Turkey\, and migrated to Australia with her family when she was six months old. She is the award-winning author of Living on Hope Street and the co-editor of CBCA shortlisted anthology Growing up Muslim in Australia. Her second young adult novel Blood Moon Bride was shortlisted for a 2025 Aurealis award. Demet’s stories explore multiculturalism\, cross cultural relationships\, racism\, injustice\, gender-based oppression and what it means to be human. \nAnge Crawford is a queer and neurodivergent writer\, editor and PhD candidate in creative writing at RMIT. Her debut YA novel\, How to Be Normal\, won the inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize and was shortlisted for five further literary awards; her experimental spatial essays have also appeared in several anthologies.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/writing-essentials-crafting-stories-for-young-adults/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Education,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Kim Beazley on the American Moment
DESCRIPTION:Kim Beazley\, former Australian Ambassador to the United States and former Minister for Defence\, makes a rare appearance to examine the forces reshaping American politics ahead of the defining 2026 midterm elections.\nAustralia and the United States have shared one of the world’s closest strategic alliances. But as global power is reshaped and America’s political divisions deepen\, that relationship is being tested. What does this new era mean for Australia’s security\, influence and place in the world? \nAs the United States approaches the pivotal 2026 midterm elections and commemorates 250 years since its independence\, Kim Beazley brings decades of diplomatic and political insight to one of the most consequential moments in modern American history in this edition of The Fifth Estate. \nWith host Sally Warhaft\, Beazley will reflect on the American experiment\, examine the forces reshaping its politics and culture and explore what they mean for America’s future – and for Australia’s relationship with its most significant ally.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/kim-beazley-on-the-american-moment/
LOCATION:The Edge – Federation Square\, The Atrium Flinders Street Federation Square\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T203000
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SUMMARY:How to interview a writer
DESCRIPTION:If you’re a writer or involved in the book industry\, it’s likely that at some point you’ll be asked to interview an author – or several of them at once. \nSo how do we build up the skills and techniques we need to feel confident\, and to do it well? \nThis introductory online class is designed for people who chair author panels or interview writers and illustrators at festivals\, book launches\, community events\, bookshops or libraries. It will also help literary podcast hosts and event MCs. \nWe’ll cover: \n\nThe interviewer’s role\nPreparing for the event\nManaging your panel\nManaging the audience.\n\nIt’s free\, but numbers are limited\, so please book.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/how-to-interview-a-writer/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Gardiner%2C New Page Writing Retreats":MAILTO:kmjgardiner@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T044519Z
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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/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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