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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104
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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/2026-11-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Education,Writers,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We love Melbourne. Every month we read and discuss a book about our fabulous city. We read a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction\, chosen by our book club members. \nDate​s and reading list for 2026 \n\nTuesday 3 February: The Burrow by Melanie Cheng\nTuesday 3 March: Leave The Girls Behind by Jaqueline Bublitz\nTuesday 7 April: Rytual by Chloe Elisabeth Wilson\nTuesday 5 May: Molly by Rosalie Ham\nTuesday 2 June: Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan\nTuesday 7 July: I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena\nTuesday 4 August: Theory And Practise by Michelle De Kretser\nTuesday 1 September: The Underworld by Sofia Laguna\nTuesday 6 October: Stinkbug by Sinead Stubbins\nTuesday 10 November*: The Immigrants by Moreno Giovannoni
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/melbourne-book-club-21/2026-11-03/
LOCATION:Melbourne City Library\, 253 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Libraries
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261104T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261104T080000
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/2026-11-04/
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:Ariarne Titmus: Relentless
DESCRIPTION:Olympic champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus discusses her fierce and eye-opening memoir.\nThe meteoric rise of Ariarne Titmus is one of Australia’s great underdog stories. On the surface\, it is a tale of extraordinary talent and Olympic triumph. But behind the medals and headlines lies a more complex story: one of sacrifice\, resilience and the difficult decisions that come with choosing oneself. \nIn her inspiring memoir\, she recalls the formative experiences and milestone moments that have shaped her life and career. From humble beginnings in Tasmania\, through family sacrifices and the unshakeable determination that earned her the nickname ‘the Terminator’\, Relentless reveals what it takes to put everything into your dreams. \nFor the first time\, Titmus will share the full story of her success\, the choice to step away from the spotlight at the height of her career and the new chapter that has followed. \n  \nPresented in partnership with RMIT University 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/ariarne-titmus-relentless/
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261104T193000
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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/2026-11-04/
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/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Creatures of Habit\, 319 Brunswick Street\, Fitzroy\, 3065\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Developing a Manuscript to Publishing Standard
DESCRIPTION:To give a manuscript the greatest chance of success\, it needs to be developed to the highest possible standard. This process takes multiple drafts\, feedback along the way and no small amount of patience and determination – welcome to the development phase.\n\n\n\n\nDesigned for writers who have finished at least one full draft of their manuscript\, this workshop equips participants with the practical and emotional skills needed to navigate the long and winding path to publication. \nParticipants explore the stages of manuscript development (from writers’ drafts to readers’ draft)\, including tips and strategies to maximise the leap forward in the next draft. \nThe workshop also covers how to seek and manage feedback\, building resilience\, sustaining creative energy\, knowing when a manuscript is ready for submission to agents and publishers\, and surviving rejection. \nNote: This workshop is for writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction who have a complete draft of their manuscript. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nTips and strategies to maximise the leap forward in your next draft\nTips and strategies for seeking and managing feedback\nTips and strategies for getting your work in front of agents and publishers\nTips and strategies for dealing with the sometimes-tricky emotional terrain of manuscript development\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nLaurel Cohn is a book editor passionate about communication and the power of stories in our lives. As a developmental editor\, assessor and writing coach she has been helping writers prepare their work for publication for over three decades. She is a regular workshop presenter for Writers Victoria\, Writing NSW\, Queensland Writers Centre and Byron Writers Festival. She has a PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/developing-a-manuscript-to-publishing-standard/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261108T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261108T160000
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SUMMARY:Writing Those you Know in Memoir and Non-Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Want to tell your story but unsure how to write about real people? \nJoin author Alexandra Collier to learn how to write truthfully about your life in essays\, memoir or creative non-fiction\, and gain confidence handling the ethical challenges that arise when writing about the people closest to you. \nAlexandra Collier is an award-winning writer who has written for TV\, theatre\, and print.  \nHer memoir Inconceivable: Heartbreak\, Bad Dates and Finding Solo Motherhood about her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice was published by Hachette in Australia\, UK and the US. \nSuitable for adults. \nTickets: $7. Bookings essential.\nTea and coffee provided.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/writing-those-you-know-in-memoir-and-non-fiction/
LOCATION:Glen Eira Town Hall\, Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads\, Caulfield\, VIC\, 3162\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Libraries,Writers
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