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Before appearing at Teens Talk… Future You, award-winning Young Adult author tells us more about 's Imagining the Future program and why a diversity of experiences and opinions is key to building a more inclusive future. bit.ly/3COsgQj
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Hear from Johnathan Binge, @LouiseApryl, and as they discuss the power of First Nations advocacy in this recording of the NAIDOC Week panel 'Showing Up: First Nations Advocacy and Protest' with .
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I was a Signal Booster (is that a thing? It is now 🤷♀️) in the last iteration of the program and it was SO GOOD! The support, the conversations, the workshops, the mentoring, the actual work you produce (also the gear is pretty snazzy!)—it’s all great. So… apply!
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Calling all podcasters! Applications are now open for Signal Boost, our development programme for aspiring Australian podcasters.
Want access to workshops, a professional mentor, and recording equipment and software? Apply now! bit.ly/3QRl4qA
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Calling all podcasters! Applications are now open for Signal Boost, our development programme for aspiring Australian podcasters.
Want access to workshops, a professional mentor, and recording equipment and software? Apply now! bit.ly/3QRl4qA
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A poem from my fellowship , paired with a beautiful painting entitled ‘Bath Water’ by the inspiring Jeanine Brito 💧🩰🤍
See the rest of this suite of poems & more Hot Desk Extracts on website 🌙 💓
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Ahead of Jay Carmichael’s event with , the 'Marlo' author spoke to us about working with , the desire to archive the lived experiences of 1950s queer communities, and the significance of home. bit.ly/3pD4zTd
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Meet at next month for a thought-provoking keynote lecture "Technology, Climate, Justice and Rights: Can We Get the Whole World to Agree on Any of Them?".
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Just announced! For , award-winning writer will deliver a special online lecture exploring why we have lost our ability to focus and, most importantly, how we can get it back. bit.ly/3QQO9Ci
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'I’ve been thinking about how multiple meanings of a single word might diverge and weave back into one another.'
Read an excerpt from Proximities, 's nonfiction manuscript developed as part of the Hot Desk Fellowship program.
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A.C. Grayling is known for his powerful and thought-provoking philosophies on modern life. Ahead of his Melbourne keynote event, spoke with 's Berry Liberman about finding meaning and joy in a world full of struggle.
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As part of the Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowship programme, Leila Lois explored the life work of Leyla Bedirkhan, a Kurdish princess who danced for Ballet Russes.
Head to our website to read an excerpt 's series of poems.
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Entries are now open for the 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards! Enter now for your chance to contest the single most valuable literary prize in the country.
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“Oh the cradle of life
Reaches the shore
Ah the cradle of life
Rocks me gently
But will the cradle of life
Rock no more”
Archie Roach from 'Cradle of Life'
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Honoured to have witnessed the live reading of ‘Cradle of Life’ by Archie Roach
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Applications for our new Digital and Marketing Administrator role close Monday at 9am!
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Job Alert! We are currently seeking applications for a Digital and Marketing Administrator – a new entry-level role that would suit an enthusiastic quick learner interested in gaining industry experience in arts marketing and digital communications.
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Last nights event for Eddie Betts new book, hosted by Tony Birch was one of the most enjoyable book celebrations I have ever been to. Opening with honouring then a deep diving conversation between two men who deeply respect each other.
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My first ever live reading! A cosy night with such memorable readings. Thank you for having me, and thanks to my family and pals for the little book "launch" ☄️🎊
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The Wheeler Centre is incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of Archie Roach, a wonderful storyteller and artist who will be dearly missed by all.
Archie Roach was scheduled to appear as part of Thursday's Poetry Month Gala. This event will proceed, with a special tribute.
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Head to the Wheeler Centre on your Thursday lunchbreak to catch acclaimed Young Adult author chatting with host about writing transformation, sexuality, risk and passion with nuance.
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Last year, the Victorian #PoetryMonth Gala was an absolute light in the midst of a dark Winter - and we're pinching ourselves we get to come together again at with such an incredible lineup 🔥🔥🔥 Bookings are essential: wheelercentre.com/events/victori
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I’ve been working with & my RR team to bring this lineup together. Am super proud of how it’s all come together. See you in Naarm in a week 🖤 #poetrymonth
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Honoured to be hosting the Victorian Poetry Month Gala next Thursday 4 August, 6:30pm live and live-streamed at @wheelercentre
Featuring Archie Roach, Laniyuk, Bebe Backhouse, Joelistics, Mia Nie, Jonathan Dunk and my overenthusiastic mug!
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As part of the Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships, Kylie Mirmohamadi () worked on the manuscripts of her novels The Guest House and One Diving, The Other Falling.
Head to our website to read an excerpt from One Diving, The Other Falling.
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If you have ever listened to go off you'll know you won't want to miss their sharpened knife insights into the hairiest bits of hospo lyf and growing up in the suburbs. Come tonight
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The #MWF22 line-up has launched! Congratulations to the entire team on a wonderful program.
Explore this year's Festival, including some Wheeler Centre events with Jay Carmichael and , at mwf.com.au
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Food and hospitality writer proposes that we stop romanticising reading books in cafés and begin reading in wine bars instead. 📖🍷
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Join author this Thursday at as they speak with about their razor-sharp new memoir RAISED BY WOLVES, a coming-of-age story revealing the truths – both ugly and inspiring – behind Australia’s fine-dining obsession. wheelercentre.com/events/jess-ho
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Don't miss a blazing line-up of talent including Archie Roach, Laniyuk, Bebe Backhouse, Joelistics, Maria Takolander, & as they upend traditional expectations of poetry at the second annual Poetry Month Gala.
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Job Alert! We are currently seeking applications for a Digital and Marketing Administrator – a new entry-level role that would suit an enthusiastic quick learner interested in gaining industry experience in arts marketing and digital communications.
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NOW LIVE: Tune in to the 2022 Plain English Speaking Award's Victorian State Final and catch a line-up of passionate students as they take to the stage to share their words and wisdom.
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With his unflinching portrayals of adolesence and sexuality, is fast becoming one of Australia’s most acclaimed YA authors. We speak to him about binge writing, an upcoming screen adaptation and his new novel The Brink.
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For 's Akward Conversations, artists with lived experience tackling anxieties, habits and hard-to-talk about subjects around mental health engage with audience members in intimate one-on-one conversations. bit.ly/3yNDtgi
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In Brain Storms: Creativity and Mental Health, composer Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, author Meg Mason and photographer Daniel Regan discuss various approaches and responsibilities when crafting creative depictions of mental health. bit.ly/3ROryaQ
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Join two highly celebrated poets and thinkers, Claudia Rankine and for a far-reaching conversation that expands on their collaborative contribution to 'The Big Anxiety: Taking Care of Mental Health in Time of Crisis'. bit.ly/3OlAe5F
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Award-winning essayist and novelist joins via live-cross to discuss her artistic devotion to exploring feeling, connection and the gap between the two where mental health falls, in conversation with host . bit.ly/3yVDLSg
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In Writing the Future of Mental Health, award-winning poet Andy Jackson curates a showcase of writers with disability to share works that reimagine and write towards a better and more inclusive future of health. bit.ly/3RQ3jZF
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The largest mental health and arts festival in the world, , has launched in Melbourne!
As part of the festival, explore creativity and lived experiences of mental health with us in a series co-presented with & . bit.ly/3IQ8xk1
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Ahead of tonight's Colour and Consciousness panel with , we spoke to film colourist who has helped set the mood for some of Australia’s favourite TV shows, including Love Me and The Newsreader.
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Tonight at delve into colour and consciousness with a panel event including Dr. David Sequeira, Director of the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at VCA.
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