Due to current circumstances, we are postponing Talking Writing: The Body.

Stay tuned for updates on this event as we look for alternative ways to bring these amazing panellists together!

The 2020 Kids & YA Festival will take place on Saturday 27 June! Directed by best-selling, internationally published children’s author Belinda Murrell, this year’s Festival showcases some of Australia’s best-known and dearly loved authors, illustrators, publishers, media personnel and industry professionals.

In its annual Honouring Australian Writers series, Writing NSW pays tribute to writers who have made an important contribution to our literary culture. In 2020 we honour Katharine Susannah Prichard with an event at the State Library NSW on Saturday 22 August.

‘Re-writing is the most powerful tool any writer has. Be prepared to kill your darlings.’

We might be staying at home this month, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage with some fantastic literary discussions! Pull out your laptop and support writers with some of these great virtual events. This list is updated periodically so you can keep up to date with what’s happening in our (digital) literary communities.

We spoke with Léa Antigny, Head of Publicity and Communications at Pantera Press, to find out some key tips to successful book promotion.

‘Re-writing is the most powerful tool any writer has. Be prepared to kill your darlings.’

‘[I wanted] to show the complexity of our relationship with pools as much more than places where we learn to swim and cool off in summer… the pool has inspired imaginations, built courage, fulfilled dreams, provided a refuge and, for some, has been a type of church.’

‘Just write. Even if no one ends up reading it, every piece of writing you produce goes towards honing your craft!’