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Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry.
The Australia Council for the Arts
The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.
Bendigo Writers Festival
Annual weekend, with Australian and international writers talking on everything from poetry to politics, food and fiction, history and the future.
City Of Literature : Awards and Competitions
MEAA
Media, entertainment & arts alliance.
Writers Victoria
The Wheeler Centre
Melbourne’s home for smart, passionate and entertaining public talks on every topic.
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Across 180+ events each year, and a unique collection of videos, podcasts and original writing, you’ll find some of our finest local and international writers and thinkers sharing their expertise, their imaginations and their ideas.

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Books in the Library

The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook

With genre-based chapters, such as life writing, novels and short stories, poetry, fiction for children and screenwriting, it is an indispensable guide to writing successfully.

Explains the traditional skills of editing for publication and how to adapt them for digital production. It describes the editorial tasks for print and screen publications, from fantasy novels and academic texts to web pages and government documents

Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art

Combined here in a single volume are religious, classical, and historical themes, figures of moral allegory, and characters from romantic poetry that appeared throughout paintings and sculpture in Western art and literature.

Writers of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerations--or are partially fabricated. But what are the parameters of creative nonfiction?

It was the best of sentences, it was the worst of sentences : a writer's guide to crafting killer sentences

In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great--and other sentences suck.

Writing tools : 50 essential strategies for every writer

In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic guidebook for novices and experts alike and remains one of the best loved books on writing available.

Provides readers with principles to ensure their writing is readable, concise, convincing, and grammatically correct. It has easy-to-read, concise explanations, and non-intimidating instruction, to develop the most important, related writing principles.

The Writing Experiment : strategies for innovative creative writing

This demystifying guide to creative writing shows that successful work arises not from talent or inspiration alone but from several stages of development within a systematic strategy.

What is The Conversation saying about writing?

The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.

eBooks in the Library

From Plato to Virginia Woolf. Tackling disputes over the value and meaning of literature, and exploring theoretical and practical approaches, this unique illustrated guide will help readers of all levels to get more out of their reading.

Copyright is one of the central economic and creative issues of our time. Examines the effects of technology on copyright in Australia.

Other useful resources

Grammar Skills : GCF Global
In this free tutorial, get the grammar help you need to avoid making these common mistakes in your writing and in life.
State Library of Victoria - Literary Victoria
Victoria in story, memory, and the imagination. A guide to stories and works about Victoria and Victorians in fiction, personal narratives and non fiction works.
Better reading on writing
This podcast is for everyone: writers, teachers and students, would-be authors, and readers who love hearing how their favourite authors work.
Style Manual of the Australian Government (Beta)
Style Manual - This electronic format helps the User put people’s needs at the centre of created content. It is the authoritative Style volume of the Australian Government. Use this manual to write, design, edit, review and approve content - helping make the information easy to read, accessible, inclusive and aligned to the Digital Service Standard. This manual promotes a digital-first approach to content, which reflects the Australian Government’s vision in the Digital Transformation Strategy. Please note: this is the public Beta version, and gives scope for User feedback and comment.

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Have a look at Kanopy's Great Courses collection. Each course is a series of videos to watch.

Becoming a Great Essayist If you have a clever anecdote, an interesting memory, a new way to explain how something works, or an opinion on a social or political issue, then you have an essay in you. Unlike a novel, history book, or scientific publication, essays provide you with the versatility to express all the various facets that make you you. The concise and direct nature of an essay means that you may tap into your sense of wit, share your individual point of view, persuade others to your perspective, and record a part of your memories for future generations in as many distinct essay forms as you wish.
Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature plunges you into the history and development of utopian ideas and their dystopian counterparts. You'll encounter some of the most powerful and influential texts in this genre as you travel centuries into the past and thousands of years into the future, through worlds that are beautiful, laughable, terrifying, and always thought-provoking.
Heroes and Legends : The Most Influential Characters of Literature Heroes hold a special place in our imagination. Names such as Odysseus, Beowulf, and Queen Guinevere summon up mythic legends, while Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Huckleberry Finn are some of the most recognizable figures in world literature. Study some of the most memorable and important characters ever created and gain fresh insight into what makes a hero and what makes a character successful.
How Great Science Fiction Works n 24 captivating lectures, How Great Science Fiction Works reveals the qualities that make science fiction an enduring phenomenon that has been steadily gaining popularity. Exploring the greatest works, as well as many lesser-known yet highly influential novels and stories, you'll grasp the context and achievements of authors like Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ursula K. Le Guin, and many more. You'll experience the wonder, horror, and incredible imagination of works like Frankenstein, the Foundation series, The Martian Chronicles, Earth Abides, Stranger in a Strange Land, Neuromancer, The Left Hand of Darkness, Doomsday Book, and dozens of more recent stories as well. You'll also get a glimpse into how this genre has influenced mainstream popular culture in movies such as Metropolis, Star Wars, and Blade Runner and TV shows such as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.
How to Publish Your Book We have all heard the stories of publishing "miracles," such as the struggling English teacher who fished his first short story out of the trash, turned it into a novel in two weeks, and ended up becoming one of the best-selling authors of all time. Or the teacher living on welfare whose book got published because the head of a publishing house gave the first chapter to his daughter to read, resulting in one of the most successful franchises in the world. Or the stay-at-home mom of three active children who wrote at night and just happened to have her manuscript picked up from a slush pile, turning her into a wildly successful Young Adult writer.
English Grammar Boot Camp English Grammar Boot Camp takes you on an enjoyable exploration of the essential aspects of English grammar. These spirited and accessible lectures offer a comprehensive core training in all of the key elements of grammar and usage, in their most immediate, practical application. Discover a breadth of perspective and context you won't find elsewhere, improving your grammar competence and confidence in all contexts.
The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction Great mystery and suspense writers have created some of the most unforgettable stories in all of literature and they continue to grow in popularity. How did the genre become so prevalent? Why is it a go-to for so many readers around the world? What makes the dark and sometimes grisly themes appealing? Professor David Schmid examines these questions and more in this illuminating course.
Great Mythologies of the World Mythology has provided fascinating and thrilling stories that are central to our lives, even today. The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern-day legacies. Serving as entertainment, a means to bond, a way to pass along history, and as vessels for important lessons, morals, and rules, myths are prevalent in every civilization worldwide.
Writing and Civilization : From Ancient Worlds to Modernity The written word is so central to our lives that it can seem as if it has always existed. Yet writing is a relatively recent invention. Trace the remarkable saga of "visible speech" from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age. In this thrilling journey, you'll explore how an array of sophisticated writing systems developed, then were adopted and adapted by surrounding cultures.