Calling all Jane Austen aficionados and classical music lovers: travel back in time to rural England in the 18th and 19th centuries and relive the romance, drama and music of the era with the Melb Recital Centre Jane Austen's Music event!

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Attention NT readers & writers! Get ready for 4 inspiring days of talks, performances & events as the NT Writers Festival returns to Darwin. Bringing people together, NTWF celebrates the Territory’s unique culture. NT Writers Centre

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Sonia Nair on friendship lit and Abbey Lay's debut novel, 'Lead Us Not'.

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Introducing the Toolkits: Fiction class of 2024! 🛠️

Over the next 12 weeks, this talented group of young writers will be getting together to hone their skills in textual analysis, create original work, collaborate, and learn how to pitch.

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Sonia Nair reviews 'Lead Us Not' by Abbey Lay.

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Today in KYD, Sonia Nair writes: Abbey Lay’s debut joins a rich canon of literature that explores the complexity of intimacy between young women. The exhilarating possibilities of adolescence buzz through this suburban-set Australian coming-of-age story.

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Explore the fundamentals of writing fiction for young readers with award-winning authors Danielle Binks and Alison Evans alison evans!

KYD members can enjoy $50 off until Wed 24 April.

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Learn how to hone your unique writing voice, tune into your senses and develop your literary craft with Ellena Savage and Madeleine Watts!

KYD members can enjoy $50 off until Wed 24 April.

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Reminder: We're currently offering a special discount on two of our masterclass writing bundles!

✏️ Literary Craft: Body and Voice
✏️ Writing for Middle Grade + YA Readers

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Winnie Dunn on writing her debut novel. 'Dirt Poor Islanders' is out now via Hachette Australia Books.

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'Dirt Poor Islanders' author and sweatshop general manager Winnie Dunn on the writing process.

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'Show Your Working' is our regular column exploring how writers get things done. In this instalment, we take a peek into the writing routine of 'Dirt Poor Islanders' author Winnie Dunn.

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⚠️We've extended the deadline to April 30th, giving you three weeks more to enter the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize!⚠️

Awarded for fiction under 2000 words
1st Prize: 2,000€
2nd & 3rd Prizes: 1,000€
desperateliterature.com/prize

The 2024 Kate Challis RAKA Award is open and seeking applications! In 2024, the $20,000 award supports an Indigenous screenwriter who has the best script for film or television performed in the past five years. University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts

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spoke to kill your darlings about lit fests & dionysos speed

.@garretpodcast host Astrid Edwards on moderating literary panels.

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'Hip Hop & Hymns' author Mawunyo Gbogbo on 'What I Wish I'd Known: Literary Festivals'.

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.Declan Fry on literary festivals in our latest 'What I Wish I'd Known'.

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In our latest 'What I Wish I’d Known', writers share some of the unexpected and useful things they’ve learned along the way about literary festivals.

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Closing 11.59pm tonight!