Poetry

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (125+ words) by Roland Norris Roland Norris blends fantasy, romance, and meaningful conversation in a tale of two young people whose devotion is tested within a magical realm. Norris approaches storytelling as another form of adventure, with love serving as a recurring…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (152+ words) The winners of the 2026 Paragraph Fellowship, which is this year awarded to two fellows, have been announced. Winning writers, who each receive a stipend of $25,000, are: This year’s judging panel was made up of Toni Jordan (chair), Siang Lu and…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (173+ words) Adam Lindsay Gordon, melancholy remittance man, lived a hectic, varied life to help him fill the time… slipshod poet, reckless steeplechase rider, stammering South Australian MP … One dawn, he walked to a Melbourne beach, put a pistol in his mouth…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (555+ words) Writing as Awakening, Remembrance, and the Creation of Reality By Professor RĀ // “I do not write merely to communicate what is known. I write to awaken what has …...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago   (392+ words) Following the overwhelming success of this month's sold-out evening with bestselling author Liane Moriarty, Shellharbour City Library is inviting book lovers to secure their seats for two more special author events in October. Internationally acclaimed authors Michael Robotham and Fiona…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1225+ words) International Booker Prize-winning translator Deepa Bhasthi is in Kathmandu as one of the mentors at a three-day literary translation workshop at Kathmandu University’s Dhulikhel campus. The workshop, organised jointly by Kathmandu University’s Department of Languages and Mass Communication and the…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (170+ words) The winners of the 2026 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Announced on 11 September at the State Library of Western Australia, the winners were chosen from shortlists announced in early July and the Daisy Utemorrah Award shortlist announced in…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (37+ words) The Oxford comma is my star crossed lover AP Style taught me it was nothing but trouble Yet for my yearning heart there can be no other The Oxford comma is my star crossed …...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (88+ words) Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for the best short story by a young Indigenous writer. The shortlisted writers, selected by judges Luke Patterson and Evelyn Araluen, are: The winner will receive $5000, publication in Overland,…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (101+ words) Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in July, are: Kerry Greenwood Readers’ Choice Award The winners were…...