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wyld.bsky.social
The AusLit feed has disappeared?
October 28, 2026 at 6:46 AM
valavaiau.bsky.social
That line about never having a conversation with his father. At first it sounds like an aside; by the end, it carries the silence of a whole relationship. The repetition really lands. #AusLit
October 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
valavaiau.bsky.social
A useful one to keep handy, Australian writers and readers. Anna marks which 2027 festival dates are confirmed and which are still TBC, and includes ways to take part when getting there in person isn’t possible. #AusLit
October 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
annafeatherstone.bsky.social
2027 Australian writers festival dates are in: GenreCon Bris (Feb 19-21), Scone (Mar 5-7), Manly (Mar 18-21), Sydney Writers Festival (May 17-23) and more. Full list, updated as dates land: annafeatherstone.com/writing-reso... #auslit
List of Australian Writers Festivals & Conferences 2026-2027
Plan your year around Australian writers and readers festivals. A state-by-state list of 2027 dates, locations and links, updated as festivals announce.
annafeatherstone.com
October 25, 2026 at 2:18 AM
sarahjansencom.bsky.social
Still glowing from @meanjin.bsky.social returning home and NOW my friend @harrysaddler.bsky.social is featured! #AusLit
meanjin.com.au/latest/hope-...
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
meanjin.com.au
October 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
irjupp.bsky.social
How Far They Fall. A horror fantasy. Out now on Amazon. #horrorfantasy #booksky #horrorbooks #auslit #books
October 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
westerlymagazine.bsky.social
✨ OSI18: The Writers' Collective teaser incoming! ✨

This lovely little snippet featured on the back cover of Westerly (OSI18): The Writers' Collective comes from Lakshmi Kanchi's poem in the issue, 'Boobook's Call'.

Find OSI18 for FREE on our website here: shorturl.at/GDije

#AusLit #freereads
October 14, 2026 at 6:42 AM
eliasgreig.bsky.social
So incredibly auslit that people have Nobel hopes for an author whose whole schtick is that he can't or won't use Google.
October 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
alicektg.bsky.social
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
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
jessaine.bsky.social
My work Major Arcana was published today in the Globe Review you can read it here: globereview3.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/m... check out the other works too! 💟💜💟💜💟💜 #auslit #tarot #theglobereview
Major Arcana
by Jess Áine Barry Twenty-two strange folk gathered under a full moon. The Devil arrived late, as per usual. Death was there but invisible. She was the dark empty spaces between people, the bare br…
globereview3.wordpress.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
#authorlife #writinglife #booksky #books #auslit #ausbooks #urbanfantasy #bookreviews #dystopian
September 26, 2026 at 1:53 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
It's not long now - so grab your free ticket!
Join #authors, Sylvia Petter, Alexandria Burnham and moi at Writers at the Pub - an event put on by @sydney_authors_inked
#books #booksky #writinglife #auslit #ausauthors #ausbooks
Visit events.humanitix.com/writers-at-t...
September 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
They say, write what you know. This is evident in Emma Grey’s beautiful novel.
#bookreview #books #EmmaGrey #booksky #auslit #auswrites
kevinklehr.com/2025/11/23/b...
Book Review – The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
They say, write what you know. This is evident in Emma Grey’s beautiful novel, The Last Love Note. It’s the story of Kate, a thirty-something woman who is married to her soul mate, Cam,…
kevinklehr.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
Tales of a dreamer and a realist.
#mmromance #mm @ninestarpress.bsky.social #auslit #ausbooks #auswrites #ausauthor #booksky #books
Visit kevinklehr.com/nate-and-cam...
September 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
I thought this strategy would appeal to more readers.

Read the full article: Nate and Cameron
▸ lttr.ai/AoLgR

@ninestarpress.bsky.social #romance #mm #mmromance #booksky #auslit #ausbooks #books #auslit
September 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
🚀 #ScienceFiction
😱 #Dystopian
💻 #SocialMedia
🏳️‍🌈 #Queer
#Murder is just a keystroke away!
#books #gay #bi #bisexual #dystopian #scifi #sciencefiction #booktrailer #booksky @ninestarpress.bsky.social #scifisunday #auslit #auswrites #ausbooks
Visit kevinklehr.com/tayler-dysto...
September 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
My latest #Substack #blog
#writinglife #ausbooks #auslit #writing #authorlife
Read it at substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
This seems to be my most popular #genre.
#booksky #books #auslit #urbanfantasy #fantasybooks #auswrites #ausbooks #fiction #audiobooks
kevinklehr.com/fantasy-and-...
September 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
The final #vlog about my back catalogue.
#mmromance #auslit #urbanfantasy #ausbooks #fantasybooks #mm #magic #wizard #warlock
Visit kevinklehr.com/fantasy-and-...
youtu.be/maN_ImZHKCI
The Story Behind the Story - Grayson's Magical Mishaps
YouTube video by Kevin Klehr
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September 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
ccturner.bsky.social
Congrats to co-authors Yolngu cultural custodians & Leonie Norrington for winning the PM’s Literary Award for fiction for ‘A Piece of Red Cloth’. It feels like the little book that could!
#auslit
September 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
sixaltogether.bsky.social
Patrick Marlborough (@cormacmccafe.bsky.social) of Nock Loose fame has a Kickstarter going to cover the cost of publishing their next book, and setting up a small press to publish actually good AusLit.

Ends in 16 hours – get in/on/around/amongst (delete as appropriate) it! kck.st/45UCKe3
CRAIGIE + WHARF RAT PRESS
From Patrick Marlborough, the author of Nock Loose, comes a munted literary satire built to launch their alt-OzLit imprint.
kck.st
September 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
When he asked, I thought he'd use one that was already published.
#booksky #auslit #auswrites #books #AI #artificialintelligence
kevinklehr.com/2026/01/04/m...
My friend used my novel for his AI assignment!
A friend of mine is studying AI. He is doing the course for his job and at one stage asked if he could use one of my manuscripts for an assignment. At least, that’s what he tells me. I don&#8…
kevinklehr.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
jebdarsh.bsky.social
#AusSky #Australia #🇦🇺 #AusLit

Cmon you know what to do
tanaudel.bsky.social Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Sep 7
Australians! Three days remain to vote! bwf.org.au/queensland-l...

If you have any networks you can activate in support of HONEYEATER, I would be so grateful (but also it's a fabulous shortlist, dagnabbit)
September 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
A tale of a dreamer and a realist.
#mm #mmromance #auslit #auswrites #newyork #romance #booksky #books @ninestarpress.bsky.social
Visit kevinklehr.com/nate-and-cam...
September 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
kevinklehr.bsky.social
I've been around a lot of unpublished writers at the moment trying to get a #book deal. So I thought I'd share the drama of getting my first #novel published.

Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtNzC

#writing #auswrites #ausbooks #auslit #writinglife #authorlife #booksky
September 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM