Great books can shape lives — so, it's no surprise that the people who inspire us to dive into the world of literature can also leave an enduring mark.For actor and producer Claudia Karvan, that person is her HSC English

Great books can shape lives — so, it's no surprise that the people who inspire us to dive into the world of literature can also leave an enduring mark.For actor and producer Claudia Karvan, that person is her HSC English

One of the vexed 21st century questions – and not just in Australian literature – is who gets to tell the stories. Karvan says there should be no rules.“But if you are delving into uncharted territory you have to be

A group of leading Australian authors has called on the federal government to update a vital scheme, established by the Whitlam government, that pays writers for their physical books held in libraries – but which doesn’t account for the soaring

Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literatureMelbourne writer honoured for ‘outstanding contribution to Australian literature and to cultural and intellectual life’ Australian author Christos Tsiolkas has been awarded the Melbourne prize for literature. Photograph: Sarah EnticknapAustralian author Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literatureMelbourne writer honoured for ‘outstanding contribution to Australian literature and to cultural and intellectual life’ Australian author Christos Tsiolkas has been awarded the Melbourne prize for literature. Photograph: Sarah EnticknapAustralian author Christos Tsiolkas

Audiences from across Australia and overseas are set to tune in when OzAsia Festival presents its new writing and ideas program In Other Words this weekend.The program kicks off tomorrow with Writing Humour: It's Not That Ha Ha Hard online

Rick Morton, Alice Pung, Stan Grant, Anita Heiss and others: the books to look forward to in 2021  The Guardian

Australian writer/actress Krew Boylan is all dolled up as the world’s most famous Dolly and appearing alongside on open-shirted Bobby Cannavale in this first look from upcoming musical dramedy Seriously Red. The film — which features music by Dolly Parton — is directed

Literary hoaxes thrive on exposure. At best, they are politically transgressive. They strip away anything smug, pretentious or hypocritical to reveal an uglier reality underneath. Hoaxes may use ethically questionable methods. But when they work, they tell us something