This month is PACKED with literary goodies: NAIDOC Week, Australia Reads, a bunch of festivals, and *fingers crossed* a few in-person events in COVID-safe settings. But don’t worry! There’s still plenty of streamed options for those of us not ready to brave the crowds just yet.

With her death we have all lost the books she will now never write … and I have lost the truest and best writing friend I could imagine.

Mark these literary events in your diary, October is a busy month for book lovers!

‘…writing must have something to say in a clear and heartfelt way. It should delight and challenge’ We chatted to publisher and editor Leonie Tyle on her many lives in the literary sector, and what draws her to a children’s book manuscript.

Spring! Warmer weather, budding flowers, and a swag of excellent literary events from across the country.