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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/2026-11-25/
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/2026-11-25/
LOCATION:State Library Victoria
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Libraries
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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/2026-11-25/
LOCATION:naarm ngarrgu Library and Family Services\, 141 Therry Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:First Nation,Libraries
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SUMMARY:Memoir-writing Workshop with Alice Pung
DESCRIPTION:If you could preserve a chapter of your life forever\, what would it be? \nJoin award-winning Australian author Alice Pung for an online memoir-writing workshop where you’ll learn how to incorporate literary elements such as plot\, character and dialogue into your memoir writing. \nThis workshop is presented in conjunction with State Library Victoria’s newest exhibition\, You Have a New Memory – an exploration into how and why we remember\, through the lens of the Library’s enduring collections. Additionally\, the workshop celebrates the 20th anniversary of Alice’s beloved memoir\, Unpolished Gem. \nAuslan interpretation is available upon request. \nStart writing your story\, book your tickets now. \n  \nAbout Alice Pung \nAlice Pung OAM is an award-winning writer based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of the memoirs Unpolished Gem and Her Father’s Daughter\, and the essay collection Close to Home\, as well as the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Her first novel\, Laurinda\, won the Ethel Turner Prize at the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. One Hundred Days is her most recent novel and was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Award. Alice was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to literature in 2022.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/memoir-writing-workshop-with-alice-pung/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Libraries,Writers
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SUMMARY:Back to Back Barries: The Victorian State Election
DESCRIPTION:Join Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry for a live recording of the Guardian’s popular podcast Back to Back Barries days before the final votes are cast.\nVictoria’s Labor Government is seeking a fourth term. The Coalition wants to end 12 years in opposition. And One Nation’s resurgence in the polls continues.  \nIn 2025\, political commentators Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry took to The Wheeler Centre stage to unpack the federal election in front of a sold-out audience. Now\, they return with their sights set firmly on Victoria.  \nAs the state enters the final days of the election campaign\, the Barries will dissect the contest\, explore the issues shaping the race and consider what the result might mean for Victoria over the next four years – and for the broader national political landscape.  \nPresented in partnership with the Guardian and RMIT University
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/back-to-back-barries-the-victorian-state-election/
LOCATION:The Capitol\, 113 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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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/2026-11-25/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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