Look what I found at Parra Library earlier today...
#book #books #ronnisalt #VanBadham #auslit #ausbooks #authors
#book #books #ronnisalt #VanBadham #auslit #ausbooks #authors
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Look what I found at Parra Library earlier today...
#book #books #ronnisalt #VanBadham #auslit #ausbooks #authors
#book #books #ronnisalt #VanBadham #auslit #ausbooks #authors
We’re back!
After pestilence, after pain, after wholeness, after emptiness, after life, after death, after a long hiatus, Southerly, Australia’s oldest literary journal, has returned with issue 80.1 ‘First, The Future’.
Purchase a copy of Southerly today: southerlylitmag.com.au/shop-subscri...
After pestilence, after pain, after wholeness, after emptiness, after life, after death, after a long hiatus, Southerly, Australia’s oldest literary journal, has returned with issue 80.1 ‘First, The Future’.
Purchase a copy of Southerly today: southerlylitmag.com.au/shop-subscri...
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A. D. Hope
1907-2000
Inscription for a War
Published. Shared.
#poem #poetry #poet #warpoetry #auspoetry #auslit
1907-2000
Inscription for a War
Published. Shared.
#poem #poetry #poet #warpoetry #auspoetry #auslit
January 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A. D. Hope
1907-2000
Inscription for a War
Published. Shared.
#poem #poetry #poet #warpoetry #auspoetry #auslit
1907-2000
Inscription for a War
Published. Shared.
#poem #poetry #poet #warpoetry #auspoetry #auslit
I will always call it “OzLit” over “AusLit” as it’s conditions are similar to the prison from HBO’s “Oz”
May 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I will always call it “OzLit” over “AusLit” as it’s conditions are similar to the prison from HBO’s “Oz”
February 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Hi everyone. Authora Australis is calling for stories, poems and artworks. Submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ are now open!
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
February 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hilary McPhee, a true trailblazer of Auslit, passed away yesterday. My tribute is up on @theconversation.com.
With thanks to editor extraordinaire @jocaseau.bsky.social
With thanks to editor extraordinaire @jocaseau.bsky.social
Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me
Hilary McPhee co-founded McPhee Gribble, the legendary Australian publishing house responsible for Monkey Grip, Puberty Blues and Cloudstreet.
theconversation.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Hilary McPhee, a true trailblazer of Auslit, passed away yesterday. My tribute is up on @theconversation.com.
With thanks to editor extraordinaire @jocaseau.bsky.social
With thanks to editor extraordinaire @jocaseau.bsky.social
Thanks for the mention. And it's cool my latest is about to be reviewed.
#auslit #writinglife #booksky #books #authorlife
#auslit #writinglife #booksky #books #authorlife
And more fabulous Aussie authored book spotlights:
4. The Battle for Victoria Street by Gabiann Marin #middlegrade
5. The Truth About Love by Mark Worthington #non-fiction
6 & 7. Midnight Angel & Three Ghosts @kevinklehr.bsky.social #urbanfantasy
#ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #LoveBooks
4. The Battle for Victoria Street by Gabiann Marin #middlegrade
5. The Truth About Love by Mark Worthington #non-fiction
6 & 7. Midnight Angel & Three Ghosts @kevinklehr.bsky.social #urbanfantasy
#ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #LoveBooks
July 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Thanks for the mention. And it's cool my latest is about to be reviewed.
#auslit #writinglife #booksky #books #authorlife
#auslit #writinglife #booksky #books #authorlife
“In 2021-22, literature saw its federal funding cut to $4.7 million, representing just 2.4 per cent of available funding, making it the least funded art form in Australia.
As a result, indie presses "at the mercy of the trade" have a reduced capacity to shape culture.”
As a result, indie presses "at the mercy of the trade" have a reduced capacity to shape culture.”
Why multinational takeovers of indie publishers are 'bad for readers'
Small presses have dominated literary prizes in recent years, and larger publishers are buying them out. What do these acquisitions mean for the local publishing industry?
www.abc.net.au
January 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A side note to the Meanjin news: it’s nice to see Brisbane retain its title as Secret HQ of Auslit
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
A side note to the Meanjin news: it’s nice to see Brisbane retain its title as Secret HQ of Auslit
The deadline for entries to The Steph Bowe Prize for Young Writers has been extended to 15 February 2025.
The winner will receive $1000, a 20-hour mentorship to develop their manuscript, and a professional development package worth $200.
www.stephboweprize.com
#LoveOzYA
The winner will receive $1000, a 20-hour mentorship to develop their manuscript, and a professional development package worth $200.
www.stephboweprize.com
#LoveOzYA
February 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
#mobsky that amazing cover's artwork was created by @flashblak.bsky.social
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
@southerlylitmag.bsky.social #Auslit
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
@southerlylitmag.bsky.social #Auslit
Southerly journal returns | Books+Publishing
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www.booksandpublishing.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#mobsky that amazing cover's artwork was created by @flashblak.bsky.social
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
@southerlylitmag.bsky.social #Auslit
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
@southerlylitmag.bsky.social #Auslit
2024 ended badly for me, and most of 2025 can get in the 🗑 of time.
2025 is ending on a high for me, so 2026 better not give me any trouble.
Anyway, I've signed a contract with UQP for book number 4.
And book number 5 is in progress.
#AmWriting #mobsky #auslit
2025 is ending on a high for me, so 2026 better not give me any trouble.
Anyway, I've signed a contract with UQP for book number 4.
And book number 5 is in progress.
#AmWriting #mobsky #auslit
Some good news, for a change: I signed a book contact with UQP in late October, and resisted the urge to do a happy dance until they did the official announcement >
www.uqp.com.au/blog/uqp-acq...
www.uqp.com.au/blog/uqp-acq...
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
2024 ended badly for me, and most of 2025 can get in the 🗑 of time.
2025 is ending on a high for me, so 2026 better not give me any trouble.
Anyway, I've signed a contract with UQP for book number 4.
And book number 5 is in progress.
#AmWriting #mobsky #auslit
2025 is ending on a high for me, so 2026 better not give me any trouble.
Anyway, I've signed a contract with UQP for book number 4.
And book number 5 is in progress.
#AmWriting #mobsky #auslit
December 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Antigone Kefala
1931-2022
Published.Shared.
#auslit #australianpoetry
#poem #poetry #poet #freedomfighter
1931-2022
Published.Shared.
#auslit #australianpoetry
#poem #poetry #poet #freedomfighter
February 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Antigone Kefala
1931-2022
Published.Shared.
#auslit #australianpoetry
#poem #poetry #poet #freedomfighter
1931-2022
Published.Shared.
#auslit #australianpoetry
#poem #poetry #poet #freedomfighter
Dorothy Porter
1954-2008
Published posthumously
#posthumous #poem #poetry #australianpoet #poet #literature #auslit
1954-2008
Published posthumously
#posthumous #poem #poetry #australianpoet #poet #literature #auslit
January 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Dorothy Porter
1954-2008
Published posthumously
#posthumous #poem #poetry #australianpoet #poet #literature #auslit
1954-2008
Published posthumously
#posthumous #poem #poetry #australianpoet #poet #literature #auslit
Is there an AusLit/Aus writers/Aus publishing starter pack yet?
November 15, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Is there an AusLit/Aus writers/Aus publishing starter pack yet?
I'm in Sydney for an exciting (re)launch of [redacted] tomorrow. Can't wait for the cat to be out of the bag! Proud to have co-edited this collection of poetry, fiction, essays, and more by new and established writers and scholars. ##AusLit
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I'm in Sydney for an exciting (re)launch of [redacted] tomorrow. Can't wait for the cat to be out of the bag! Proud to have co-edited this collection of poetry, fiction, essays, and more by new and established writers and scholars. ##AusLit