In 1868 Australia’s first cricket tour of England took place as a team of Indigenous Australians headed off to England to represent their country. Mark Greenwood, author of Boomerang and Bat: The story of the real first eleven, writes about this important moment in history and how his book, illustrated by Terry Denton, came about.… Read the rest
Ahead of this weekend’s announcement of the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award shortlist, Colin Dray recounts his experience being shortlisted for the Vogel’s Award, and how he found his debut novel Sign getting published despite not winning.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day and the Press for Progress theme, our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity. Here Eleanor Limprecht looks back at what’s come before, with the challenges and opportunities faced by women during the war.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity, and we invited celebrated Aboriginal writer, illustrator and law academic Ambelin Kwaymullina, who comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, to contribute an Indigenous point of view.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity and the challenges ahead. Here Bri Lee writes about her Press for Progress in the legal industry, and the huge hurdles faced by women in seeking justice.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day and the Press for Progress, our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity, and the challenges ahead. Here Virginia Lloyd looks at the changing gender gap in music through the ages.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity, how this move for equality has influenced their work, and the challenges ahead. Here Sarah Bailey looks the continued Press for Progress for women in traditionally male jobs, such as policing.… Read the rest
For International Women’s Day and the Press for Progress, our authors are writing about movement towards gender parity, how this move for equality has influenced their work, and the challenges ahead.… Read the rest
We’ve shared the success stories from The Australian/Vogel’s Award, the winners on how the prize changed their lives and the shortlisters who also get published, but what about those who miss out completely?… Read the rest
Each and every writer approaches their writing in a different way, and it’s always fascinating to discover how they work, so we asked award winning children’s author Lian Tanner to share her writing process.… Read the rest
