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Announcing a new research project: Audiobooks and Digital Book Culture, led by Dr Millie Weber, ANU. This project represents a bibliographical shift in how AustLit manages audiobooks, so we encourage you to check out the project page: austlit.edu.au/audiobooks More info. in 🧵

Best of Australian Poems 2024 is now open for submissions! Submissions will be open from Wednesday 3 July – Thursday 1 August 2024, 11:59 PM (AEST). The guest editors are Kate Lilley and Shastra Deo (Shastra Deo शास्त्रा देव).

To celebrate #NAIDOCWeek Apple Books has BILA YARRUDHANGGALANGDHURAY (RIVER OF DREAMS) as BOOK OF THE WEEK and you can purchase for 99c. The artwork for NAIDOC Week was created in collaboration with Noongar artist Janelle Burger. HAPPY NAIDOC WEEK! books.apple.com/au/book/bila-y…

Sincere congratulations to Ann-Marie Priest, Black Inc Books, and ASAL thanks tk AHA (Australia)

All emerging First Nations Writers, this one is for you, applications close 12 August 2024.

Are you following Alexis Wright on @Austlit? Well, you should. What an awesome way of keeping up with the field...

The winner of the 2024 ALS Gold Medal is Alexis Wright for Praiseworthy (Giramondo Publishing). ASAL booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Perth-based folk, go treat yourselves!

Congratulations to everyone on this magnificent shortlist 🎉‼️

Could there be better news during NAIDOC week?

We are recruiting for a new Head for thriving disciplines in Humanities, Communication & (Creative) Arts. Please share widely to your best people! ⁦HumanitiesUQ⁩ ⁦ACHRC⁩ ⁦AustLit⁩ ⁦Australian University Heads of English⁩ ⁦InASA⁩ uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcareer…

Our much-loved digital workshops series returns, bringing poets at the height of their craft to you, wherever you write. Tickets are pay what you wish, and all workshops are delivered online via Zoom. Book now: redroompoetry.org/projects/poetr… #PoetryMonth BITEZ🫀 Grace Yee

Delighted to be presenting a workshop on 22 August for #NationalPoetryMonth Red Room Poetry in collaboration with NZ's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day! Giramondo Publishing

Absolutely thrilled with this news!!

The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2024 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University has announced the shortlist for the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Best-selling author Trent Dalton will be inviting Brisbanites to share love stories once again in an interactive love letter experience at MuseumofBris: #museumofbrisbane #trentdalton #whatsonbrisbane #exhibition #boyswallowsuniverse #lovestories vist.ly/3etpr

An opportunity to receive a PhD scholarship and research Audiobooks and Australian Literary Culture!

Wonderful to talk on NB Critical Theory 📚 about What Readers Do (Bloomsbury Academic)- thanks Dave O'Brien!