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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/2026-10-12/
LOCATION:State Library Victoria
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Libraries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261014
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SUMMARY:Online Feedback: Picture Books
DESCRIPTION:This online feedback clinic is an opportunity to work on your current picture book project or embark on a new one in a supportive group environment with guidance from a professional editor and picture book author Elizabeth Cowell. \nOver the course of eight weeks\, you will submit your work four times (up to a maximum of 850 words each time) and receive individual feedback from Elizabeth and fellow group members. The sessions are designed to help you build on your strengths and encourage you as you edit\, refine\, and polish your manuscript. \nThe feedback will be tailored to each submission\, focusing on areas such as story\, character\, voice\, point of view\, structure\, pace\, language and expression. \nBetween submission rounds\, Elizabeth will recommend picture books and online articles to inform\, interest and inspire you. \nPlease note that this is a feedback-based course. There is no face-to-face component. \nSubmissions due on Tuesdays 29 September\, 13 October\, 27 October and 10 November by 11.59pm \nFeedback due on Fridays 9 October\, 23 October\, 6 November and 20 November by 10am \nOur Online Feedback clinics are asynchronous\, with no face-to-face meetings\, allowing you to engage with the content at the times of day and week that suit your schedule. They are hosted on our private WordPress server. For more information on our online feedback clinics\, please read our FAQs.  \nYou will learn:\n\nHow to test what’s working on the page and what’s not\nHow picture books are structured\nStrategies for getting a first rough draft down ​\nTips for working with literary devices like rhyme and repetition ​\nBasic information about how picture book publishers work with writers and illustrators\n\nAbout the tutor:\nElizabeth Cowell has more than 20 years’ experience working as an editor in the Australian publishing industry. She has also written several children’s picture books\, including the bestselling All About Mermaids\, under the name Izzy Quinn. Her books have been published in Australia\, the US and Canada\, and in translation in France\, Italy and Greece.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/online-feedback-picture-books/2026-10-13/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Education,Writers,Young Adult
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261013T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261013T201500
DTSTAMP:20260619T054656Z
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SUMMARY:Alice Oseman: Heartstopper Forever
DESCRIPTION:The cult favourite creator of Heartstopper talks love\, heartbreak\, friendship and bringing the phenomenally successful graphic novel series to its close.\nYou’ve read the books. You’ve watched the Netflix series. Now\, hear from author-illustrator Alice Oseman as she sits down to discuss the much anticipated\, highly emotional send off to the acclaimed Heartstopper graphic novels. \nIn the final instalment of the series\, Charlie is busy with his bid to become head boy\, while Nick is preparing to leave for university and starting to wonder who he’ll be … without Charlie. As they navigate the ups and downs of love\, friendship and growing up\, they must face the question: will they be together forever? \nJoin Oseman as she discusses the all-the-feelings ending to Heartstopper\, her decade-long journey from publishing on Tumblr to New York Times-­bestselling author and seeing the finale represented on screen in the Netflix movie adaption\, Heartstopper Forever.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/alice-oseman-heartstopper-forever/
LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, 90-120 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T080000
DTSTAMP:20260710T040245Z
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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/2026-10-14/
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:20261014T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T131500
DTSTAMP:20260220T022125Z
CREATED:20260220T021531Z
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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/2026-10-14/
LOCATION:State Library Victoria
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Libraries
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T190000
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SUMMARY:No One’s Looking by Brooke Davis
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host the launch of Brooke Davis’s new novel\, No One’s Looking.\n\nWhen Susan first meets her sister\, Vicki\, she puts a hand on the new baby’s tiny forearm\, and Vicki stops screaming. Just like that. If only it were so easy forty-five years later. Susan has always been the quiet\, nice sister\, but her husband’s sudden demand for an open marriage – and a rather large purple object she’d forgotten about – provokes a slow-dawning epiphany: being the ‘good’ girl doesn’t always mean it’s good for you.\n\nJust down the road\, Vicki listens at the door of her seventeen-year-old daughter’s room – her only child – and is shocked at what she hears. Her old urge to scream builds. As she listens to a true crime podcast and doom scrolls the news headlines\, she can feel a terror building in her bones. She can’t help believing something very bad is going to happen. It’s January in suburban Australia – stinking hot\, the sound of tennis and cricket on telly\, the threat of bushfires in the air. Vicki is right\, something is unravelling. Rage\, desire\, fear\, wonder (and the occasional nipple) are unleashed. In the aftermath\, will Susan and Vicki ever find out what’s possible when no one’s looking?\n\nNo One’s Looking is an original\, wise and life-affirming novel that shows it is never too late to change who people expect you to be.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/no-ones-looking-by-brooke-davis/
LOCATION:Readings Carlton
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260812T045234Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen Fishbach: Escape!
DESCRIPTION:What happens when the promise of reinvention collides with the ruthless machinery of reality television? \nDrawing on his own experience as a two-time Survivor contestant\, Stephen Fishbach’s sharply observed novel Escape! follows a washed-up reality television star and a disgraced producer\, each chasing a second chance on a new survival show where every contestant has been cast as a type\, every storyline has been carefully engineered and the stakes soon become far greater than anyone imagined. \nJoin Fishbach with host Veronica Sullivan for a conversation about the blurred boundaries between performance and authenticity and what our appetite for spectacle reveals about contemporary culture. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/stephen-fishbach-escape/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260727T044529Z
CREATED:20260727T044004Z
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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/2026-10-14/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Education,Young Adult
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T204500
DTSTAMP:20260910T232615Z
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SUMMARY:For Future Reference: Jennifer Robinson on Courage
DESCRIPTION:What does courage mean in an increasingly complex and uncertain world?   \nAt State Library Victoria’s 2026 For Future Reference lecture\, Jennifer Robinson\, one of the most respected human rights lawyers and advocates of our time\, will consider this question through the lens of her extraordinary career.  \nAs the recipient of the 2026 Sydney Peace Prize\, Jennifer’s landmark work includes securing the release of Julian Assange\, achieving political asylum for West Papuan leader Benny Wenda\, representing Amber Heard in Johnny Depp’s unsuccessful defamation claim\, and taking climate change to the International Court of Justice.  \nIn this special lecture\, Jennifer will reflect on the nature of courage – what it looks and feels like for herself and the clients she represents\, as well as what courage means for cultural institutions that care for and preserve collections for future generations.   \nThe barrister\, author and keynote speaker will also explore whether the notion of courage has taken on new meaning in an era increasingly beset by conflict and crisis.  \nEndowed by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust\, this lecture follows the 2026 Sundance Film Festival premiere and subsequent Melbourne International Film Festival screenings of Silenced\, a new documentary featuring Jennifer that exposes gender-based violence and the ways defamation laws have been weaponised to silence survivors.   \nThere will be an opportunity to view rare books acquired through the Library’s Women Writers Fund initiative prior to the event.  \nThis event will be livestreamed. Auslan interpretation is available upon request.   \nDoors will open from 6.30pm. Drinks will be available to purchase on the night.  \nCopies of Jennifer’s book\, How Many More Women?\, will be available to purchase from Readings booksellers at the event.  \nBook your tickets now.  \n  \nAbout Jennifer Robinson \nJennifer Robinson is one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers and advocates. A barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London\, she has acted in key international law\, human rights and media freedom cases in domestic and international courts. Her diverse and groundbreaking work includes: defending WikiLeaks and Julian Assange and securing his release; acting for Amber Heard in relation to Johnny Depp’s unsuccessful defamation claim in the UK; achieving political asylum for West Papuan leader Benny Wenda; and taking climate change to the world’s highest court\, the International Court of Justice. Beyond the courts\, Jennifer is an author (How Many More Women with Dr Keio Yoshida)\, a sought-after keynote speaker\, and executive producer and consultant for television and film.   \n  \nAbout the For Future Reference lecture series \nEndowed by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust\, For Future Reference is an annual lecture series that shines a light on women’s influence on society via the mediums of literature\, storytelling and authorship\, both historically and into the future\, with a focus on the future archives to be held in the State Collection.  \nThis series is supported by the Library’s Women Writers Fund\, which seeks to redress the historical gender imbalance in the State Collection by acquiring works by under-represented women writers\, artists and thinkers. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/for-future-reference-jennifer-robinson-on-courage/
LOCATION:Conversation Quarter\, State Library Victoria\, 328 Swanston St\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:Libraries,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T044519Z
CREATED: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/2026-10-14/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261015T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261015T193000
DTSTAMP:20260812T233906Z
CREATED:20260812T230855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T233906Z
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SUMMARY:Susan Orlean: Joyride
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed writer Susan Orlean returns to Melbourne to reflect on a remarkable career of curiosity and storytelling.\nSusan Orlean is widely regarded as one of the great narrative non-fiction writers of her generation. Best known for The Orchid Thief – turned into the popular 2002 film Adaptation – and The Library Book\, she has also spent decades as a beloved writer for The New Yorker. Guided by an insatiable curiosity\, she has built a remarkable career finding extraordinary stories in unexpected places. \nIn Joyride\, Orlean turns her keen eye towards her own life\, reflecting on a body of work shaped by curiosity\, observation and an enduring fascination with the people and world around her. Hailed by David Sedaris as ‘wise and exuberant’\, the book is both a celebration of a life in writing and a testament to the wonder that comes from paying close attention. \nJoin Orlean in conversation with host Jaclyn Crupi as she reflects on the art of finding stories worth telling.  
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/susan-orlean-joyride/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261015T220000
DTSTAMP:20260923T090450Z
CREATED:20260923T090450Z
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SUMMARY:Radio Laria Poetry with Christine Burrows and Tariro Mavondo
DESCRIPTION:This October Radio Laria feature poets\, Christine Burrows and Tariro Mavondo\, will shake\, stir and nourish your soul. Christine is a queer\, neurodivergent migrant whose work explores place\, dislocation\, the notion of ‘home’\, loss\, grief\, environmental justice and ageing. Tariro is a Zimbabwean born Frankston raised creative who has worked as an award-winning actor\, spoken word poet\, voice over artist\, facilitator\, theatre maker and director. We also have ten open mic spots where you can share in front of the magical\, shining bookshelves at Library Portal (opposite no. 11 Hawthorn Rd\, Naarm/Northcote). Tickets are $10 (full)\, $5 (concession) or you can choose a generous ticket if you would like to help us support the poets and our venue Library Portal.\nhttps://events.humanitix.com/radio-laria-poetry-christine\nDoors open 7pm and the live poetry kicks off at 7:30\nEveryone is welcome to share on the open mic\, there’s a five-minute limit\, sign up on the night and arriving early is recommended for sign up. The audience is very supportive\, and we welcome new readers. Men are welcome to share on the open mic\, but please be mindful that this is a night to promote women and women-identifying poets\, so we ask that you behave respectfully. If you have another form of performance art\, writing or storytelling that could be shared in five minutes\, then we’d love to hear it!\nLibrary Portal is a grassroots community centre run by volunteers for passionate readers and art groups. You can help yourselves to free tea\, but there is no licensed bar. We are allowed to BYO drink/food as long as we are mindful that it is not a party space. This space is also right next to an apartment block\, so we need to please leave quietly at the end of the night.\nLocation: Library Portal is opposite no. 11 Hawthorn Road (Naarm/Northcote\, 3070) at the back of a large\, brick orthodox church. It is easiest to find from Hawthorn Road rather than approaching the church from the front. If you approach from opposite no. 11\, there is a gateway in the fence (which is a little hard to see in the dark until you are right opposite no. 11). Once you have entered this fence gap\, you will walk up a driveway with apartments on your left and then cross a green lawn. You will then see some hills host washing lines to your right and the doorway to Library Portal is to the left of those up a ramp.\nAccessibility: Front entrance and performance space are wheelchair accessible. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/radio-laria-poetry-with-christine-burrows-and-tariro-mavondo/
LOCATION:Library Portal\, Hawthorn Road (opposite no. 11)\, Northcote\, VIC\, 3070\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Spoken Word
ORGANIZER;CN="Radio Laria Poetry":MAILTO:radiolariapoetry@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
DTSTAMP:20260727T052017Z
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SUMMARY:Save the date! Queenscliffe Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:For more than 10 years\, we’ve brought Australia’s finest writers\, thinkers\, and storytellers to the Bellarine Peninsula. What began as a single weekend of events has grown into a rich\, year-round program that engages our community in every season. \nEach year\, the Queenscliffe Literary Festival delivers: \n\nA Schools Program that reaches over 500 young people across every childcare\, kindergarten and primary school in the Borough of Queenscliffe\, connecting kids with authors and poets who bring stories to life\nPop-up events that take literature out into the community throughout the year\nThe Penned Micro-Fiction Writing Competition\, nurturing short-form storytelling from all across the country\nA Program Launch that kicks off in style and engages local businesses\, organisations\, and partners\nA full two-weekend festival in October\, featuring award-winning Australian authors\, thinkers and performers in sessions that spark conversation and delight audiences of all ages\n\nWe believe that great literature shouldn’t be reserved for big cities. Stories have the power to build empathy\, spark curiosity\, and bring a community together\, and that’s exactly what we do\, in one of Victoria’s most beloved coastal towns. In Queenscliffe\, we are proud to be one of the municipality’s premier cultural events. \nWe are a volunteer-run\, not-for-profit festival\, and every year we grow\, reaching more readers\, students\, and community members\, to share more stories and ideas that\, in an increasingly disconnected and fragile world\, need to be told.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/save-the-date-queenscliffe-literary-festival/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261016T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261016T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T054615Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Write Club
DESCRIPTION:Friday Write Club is Writers Victoria’s fortnightly writing group\, designed to help you make progress on your writing goals in a supportive and focused environment. \nJoin us in the Writers Victoria Library to work on your current project or respond to a creative writing prompt provided on the day. \nEach session includes a brief welcome followed by two 20-minute blocks of focused\, accountable writing time\, giving you the opportunity to build momentum and connect with fellow writers. \nLed by a wonderful team of volunteers\, Friday Write Club runs from 12-1pm on selected Fridays throughout the year. This year’s sessions will be held on: \n\nFriday 4 September\nFriday 18 September\nFriday 2 October\nFriday 16 October\nFriday 30 October\nFriday 13 November\nFriday 27 November\nFriday 11 December\n\nFriday Write Club is free to attend but registration is essential. Register once to secure your spot for all of our 2026 sessions. \nWhat to bring: \nPlease bring pen and papel or a fully charged device. \nWe’re keeping our write clubs free for everyone. If you’re in a position to give\, any donations over $2 go straight toward our programs and are tax-deductible.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/friday-write-club/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261017T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261017T163000
DTSTAMP:20260508T013147Z
CREATED:20260407T030642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T013147Z
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SUMMARY:Writing place & building worlds
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how to bring your fictional worlds to life on the page. \nWe’ll look at how to research and recreate real places and eras\, as well as how to completely imagine new worlds\, planets\, moments or societies. \nThis full-day masterclass is designed for all writers but will be particularly useful for people writing speculative fiction\, fantasy\, historical fiction\, historical romance or crime – any genre that involves either accurately presented realist settings\, or imagined places\, futures or pasts. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nThe importance of place\nHow setting supports story\nSteps to create an entire universe or society\nHow to research historical or distant settings\nHow to include findings (or not!)\nHow to put into words what you see in your mind\nTropes and reader expectations of key genres.\n\nWe’ll also make time for: \n\nExercises and tips to use in your writing\nQuestions and discussion.\n\nIt will include teaching\, writing exercises\, conversation\, bad jokes\, and possibly Tim Tams.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/mean-streets-high-towers-world-building-for-genre-writers/
LOCATION:Balam Balam Place\, 15 Phoenix Street\, Brunswick\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Gardiner%2C New Page Writing Retreats":MAILTO:kmjgardiner@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261017T130000
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SUMMARY:Crafting Characters and Conflict with Astrology
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how astrology can help you develop characters that are original and driven? \nIn this half-day workshop\, Michele Finey\, author of Astrology for Storytellers\, will show participants how to use astrology’s symbolic language to develop characters and plot twists. \nParticipants will learn how to use astrological principles to build multidimensional characters and as a creative tool to help map conflict\, establish dialogue dynamics or get rid of writers’ block. No previous experience needed. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nHow to use astrological principles and psychological types to create characters\nHow to create a complex character profile using astrology (signs)\nHow to create a dialogue or story outline using astrological principles\nHow to use a variety of conflict scenarios based on astrological principles\nHow to infuse your narrative with mythic depth\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nMichele Finey began studying astrology in 1980. Her wide experience and observations over four decades have deepened her insight and understanding of astrology’s intricate symbolic language. Her articles have appeared in a host of publications and online platforms\, including The Mountain Astrologer\, Wellbeing Magazine and Astro.com. She produces an annual astrology calendar and is the author of four books. Michele’s most recent book\, Astrology for Storytellers\, is a comprehensive guidebook for novelists. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/crafting-characters-and-conflict-with-astrology/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261017T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261017T150000
DTSTAMP:20260907T062154Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: 113th Assistant Librarian 3: Forbidden Pages by Stuart Wilson
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is excited to be hosting the launch of Forbidden Pages by Stuart Wilson\, the third book in the 113th Assistant Librarian series! \nAuthor Gabrielle Wang will be in conversation with Stuart Wilson to discuss his writing process\, the secrets behind all those library assistants\, and what exactly makes these pages so forbidden! \n  \nPre-order your copy HERE. \n  \nAbout the Book: \nBook 3 in the 113th Assistant Librarian series\, this middle-grade fantasy adventure follows Oliver Wormwood as he faces his most dangerous library quest yet. \n  \n‘A thrilling\, hilarious adventure\, full of books\, magic and surprises.’ Judith Rossell\, award-winning author of The Midwatch \nOliver Wormwood is shocked when Library Director Thorne arrives in Blackmoor-upon-Wyvern to take control of the library. \nEven worse\, the director has noticed that several especially volatile books are missing\, so Oliver and Agatha set out to retrieve the overdue titles. Following a trail of retired pirates\, apprentice mages and a snail the size of a cottage\, will they survive the magical books long enough to return home? \n  \nAbout the Author: \nStuart Wilson lives in Naarm/Melbourne with his wife and son. He is the author of The 113th Assistant Librarian and the Prometheus High books. He wishes to make it clear he finds auctions very stressful\, has never been a member of a book club\, nor has he ever infiltrated a magical boarding school. He did\, however\, once stand on the rim of an active volcano.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/book-launch-113th-assistant-librarian-3-forbidden-pages-by-stuart-wilson/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
ORGANIZER;CN="The Little Bookroom":MAILTO:orders@littlebookroom.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261018T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261018T150000
DTSTAMP:20260907T062516Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: The Everywhere Train by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is excited to be launching the new picture book from Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell\, The Everywhere Train! \n  \nJoin the creators of the delightfully popular The Truck Cat as they share behind the scenes of their books! \n  \nYou can pre-order HERE \n  \nAbout the Book: \nOn Fridays\, Scout goes riding on the train with Pop. They look at the world ribboning past\, hello-goodbye-hello-goodbye … \nWhen Pop moves into an aged-care facility\, it seems their train-riding tradition is over\, but Scout and Pop make a plan …They build a station by his bed\, make the tickets and board a train that can take them anywhere – to yesterday and tomorrow\, to here and there\, and all the everywheres in between. \nFrom the beloved creators of The Truck Cat comes a story about trains and traditions\, children and their grandparents\, and the everlasting power of memory and imagination.  \n  \nAbout the creators: \nDeborah Frenkel is a writer of books\, billboards\, and the words on the back of cereal boxes\, which to date is probably her most widely read work (and certainly the most crunchy). Her picture books include the award-winning Naturopolis (2022) and The Sydney Harbour Fairy (2023). She’s based on Bunurong land\, in Melbourne’s Inner West\, but spends most of the time squinting at horizons in her imagination. \nAs a child Danny ­Snell was a reluctant reader\, so it was pictures rather than words that drew him to the wonder of books. Danny went on to study graphic design and illustration at the University of South Australia and he now works as a picture book illustrator and author. His books have won a number of awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award\, the Environment Award for Children’s Literature\, and the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award. Danny lives in Adelaide with his partner\, his two daughters and a sleepy old cat. And yes\, he loves to read.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/book-launch-the-everywhere-train-by-deborah-frenkel-and-danny-snell/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
ORGANIZER;CN="The Little Bookroom":MAILTO:orders@littlebookroom.com.au
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