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A new study suggests skilled storytellers may have greater reproductive success than others.
A newly published batch of Ernest Hemingway’s letters could change the way we think about the author’s influences, relationships with other writers and views on race.
Why do so many books by non-white authors find themselves in ‘global literature’?
English author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. For some weeks now, the bookies have been offering odds on the likely winner. Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was front runner earlier…
Autumn is the first novel to tackle the UK’s impending departure from the EU.
This year three of his stories are being adapted for viewers.
Far from grasping at Cold War certainties, Le Carré’s Smiley embraces the changing role of the British spy.
Stephen King is the undisputed master of horror but does he get the respect he deserves as a ‘real’ writer?
Josephine Wilson has won the 2017 Miles Franklin award for her novel Extinctions. Judging panel chair Richard Neville stated Wilson’s novel, “explores ageing, adoption, grief and remorse, empathy and self-centredness…
He’s back! Any mention of the killer robots debate brings images of the Terminator film. But science fiction can be a useful tool to get people interested in the real issues in science.
Author and activist Arundhati Roy proves once again that she is a passionate voice of dissent in a nation that’s tilting towards authoritarianism.
The dystopian urban future imagined in the Judge Dredd comics warns against letting technology rule our transport systems.
Death used to happen off the page in kids’ books, but not anymore. They kill each other in The Hunger Games, and 13 Reasons Why graphically describes the impact of teen suicide.
Do you read Australia’s First Nations writers? If not, why not? The time is well overdue for non-indigenous Australians to engage with the original inhabitants of the country.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first in the phenomenally successful series, turns 20 this month. Despite criticism of their status as ‘literature’, the books remain a magical experience for children.
Around the world today, fans of James Joyce’s Ulysses will celebrate Bloomsday. This experimental novel can be bewildering to read, but for those who persist, it is a ‘feast’ of a book.
The Booker Prize-winning novelist’s Reith lectures explore the complex relationship between historical fact and fiction.
Weather forecasting stopped looking for patterns in the past, and started using numbers to look solidly at the future.
With a new TV series based on the novel - and its bleak vision of women’s rights - The Handmaid’s Tale is riding a new wave of popularity.
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, RMIT University
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Lecturer in English Literature, Adelaide University
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, Adelaide University
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Professor of English, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, ACU, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Lecturer, English and Creative Writing, UNSW Canberra, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Director of Creative Writing, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Professor, English and Creative Writing, Adelaide University
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Professor of Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney