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Meanjin literary journal, out of Melbourne University, is closing due to finances.
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Canberra Writer’s Festival’s program has been announced! There are some amazing Australian headliners and masterclasses on offer!
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The National Young Writers’ Festival has also announced their 2025 program.
Books in Media
National
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Fierceland / Omar Musa (Fiction)
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Nock Loose / Patrick Marlborough (Fiction)
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Tenderfoot / Toni Jordan (Fiction)
ACT
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Don’t Say His Name / Rachel Givney (Fiction)
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Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire / Amy Doak (Children’s Fiction)
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Moonlight Express / Monisha Rajesh (Non-Fiction, Travel)
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Saffron Incorporated / Stuart Coupe (Non-Fiction, True Crime)
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Why Do Birds Sing? / Dr Grainne Cleary (Non-Fiction, Nature)
NSW
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Borneo: The Last Campaign / Michael Veitch (Non-Fiction, Military)
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Buckeye / Patrick Ryan (Fiction)
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Clown Town / Mick Herron (Fiction)
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The Defector / Richard Kerbaj (History)
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Desolation / Hossein Asagari (Fiction)
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Discipline / Randa Abdel-Fattah (Fiction)
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The Eyes of Gaza / Plestia Alaqad (Memoir)
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The Good Losers / Meg Bignell (Fiction)
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Katabasis / R.F. Kuang (Fiction)
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The Leap / Paul Daley (Fiction)
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Letters from Gaza / Mohammad Al-Zaqzooq, Mahmoud Alshaer (Diaries, Letters)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda/ Daniel Pollack-Pelzner (Biography)
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Medusa / Rosie Hewlett (Fiction)
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No Dancing in the Lift / Mandy Sayer (Memoir)
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Ruptured / Lee Kofman, Tamar Paluch (Essays)
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Saffron Incorporated / Stuart Coupe (Non-Fiction, True Crime)
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The Secret of Secrets / Dan Brown (Fiction)
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Tenderfoot / Toni Jordan (Fiction)
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Until the Red Leaves Fall / Alli Parker (Fiction)
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Walking Sydney / Belinda Castles (Non-Fiction)
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What We Can Know / Ian McEwan (Fiction)
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Why Do Birds Sing? / Dr Grainne Cleary (Non-Fiction, Nature)
QLD
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How to Be A Good Enough Kid / Alice Peel (Non-Fiction)
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Mega Rich Guinea Pigs / Jol Temple, Kate Temple (Children’s Fiction)
SA
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How to Be A Good Enough Kid / Alice Peel (Non-Fiction)
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Mega Rich Guinea Pigs / Jol Temple, Kate Temple (Children’s Fiction)
TAS
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Stories for the Kid Nex Door / Emma Holland (Children’s Fiction)
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The Eights / Joanna Miller (Fiction)
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Ice Station / Matthew Reilly (Fiction)
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Slashed Beauties / A. Rusby (Fiction)
VIC
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Borneo: The Last Campaign / Michael Veitch (Non-Fiction, Military)
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Buckeye / Patrick Ryan (Fiction)
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Clown Town / Mick Herron (Fiction)
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The Defector / Richard Kerbaj (History)
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Desolation / Hossein Asagari (Fiction)
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Discipline / Randa Abdel-Fattah (Fiction)
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The Eyes of Gaza / Plestia Alaqad (Memoir)
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The Good Losers / Meg Bignell (Fiction)
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Katabasis / R.F. Kuang (Fiction)
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The Leap / Paul Daley (Fiction)
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Letters from Gaza / Mohammad Al-Zaqzooq, Mahmoud Alshaer (Diaries, Letters)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda/ Daniel Pollack-Pelzner (Biography)
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Medusa / Rosie Hewlett (Fiction)
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No Dancing in the Lift / Mandy Sayer (Memoir)
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Ruptured / Lee Kofman, Tamar Paluch (Essays)
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Saffron Incorporated / Stuart Coupe (Non-Fiction, True Crime)
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The Secret of Secrets / Dan Brown (Fiction)
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Tenderfoot / Toni Jordan (Fiction)
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Until the Red Leaves Fall / Alli Parker (Fiction)
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Walking Sydney / Belinda Castles (Non-Fiction)
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What We Can Know / Ian McEwan (Fiction)
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Why Do Birds Sing? / Dr Grainne Cleary (Non-Fiction, Nature)
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How to Be A Good Enough Kid / Alice Peel (Non-Fiction)
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Mega Rich Guinea Pigs / Jol Temple, Kate Temple (Children’s Fiction)
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