Lauren has been studying a Masters of Arts and Cultural Management part-time while working in administration and events at the University of Melbourne full-time for the last 5 years. As a result, her creative life has tragically been reduced to c...

We asked 2018 Richell Prize shortlistee Mandy Beaumont all about her writing routine, manuscript advice and recommendations, ahead of the 2019 Richell Prize closing date.

Diem Nguyen is a YA and romance reader, sometimes book podcaster (Bookish Friends), and Gender Studies honours student. She has worked at the Centre for Youth Literature.

Five celebrated Australian writers will headline the National Writers’ Conference on 22–23 June as part of the 2019 Emerging Writers’ Festival.

Jim Thomas lives in Melbourne, on Wurundjeri land. His writing has appeared in Voiceworks.

Aileen Westbrook won the 2018 Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, taking home $4,000 for her story ‘Mistook’, chosen from over 340 entries. We spoke to Aileen about her winning piece and advice for 2019 applicants. 

Kirby Fenwick is a writer, editor, audio producer and social media producer with a passion for the untold stories of women.

Congratulations to the 2019 Melbourne Recital Centre Writers’ Residency recipients: Kiara Lindsay, Xanthea O'Connor, Caitlin McGregor and mentor Adalya Nash Hussein.