Celebrating the winner of 2024’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, Rachel Morton discusses her highly anticipated novel The Sun Was Electric Light. The Sun Was Electric ...

Michelle Wright is a writer of short stories. Her debut collection, Fine, was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, and will be published by Allen and Unwin in ...

Roddy Doyle is the author of nine novels, a collection of stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir of his parents.

Beverley Wang is the ABC’s national culture correspondent and a host of the pop culture podcast, 'Stop Everything!'. She’s a familiar presence across ABC platforms, appearing as a regular culture ...

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David Mitchell is a widely-acclaimed novelist. His novels, which include Ghostwritten and Cloud Atlas, have won many awards and established his reputation as a master prose stylist. His latest book is ...

Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian politician and author of the memoir Even Silence Has an End, was held hostage from 2002 to 2008 by FARC rebels. Ingrid Betancourt was born in Colombia and raised ...

An evening of readings and performance to launch Next Chapter fellowship recipient Anne-Marie Te Whiu’s debut poetry collection, a defiant celebration of her Māori lineage, language and culture.

Dr Gail Dines is professor of sociology and women’s studies at Boston’s Wheelock College. Her work focuses on the hypersexualisation of culture and the way porn filters into pop culture. Her latest ...

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Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to write his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at 15.