We are devastated for our peers within the literary community who have received the news this week that they have been unsuccessful in their applications for renewal of their funding from the Australia Council.

Courtney and Emilie talk about their grandmothers, Copernicus, uncut galaxies, poetry and German presidents.

Bri Lee talks with EWF about her exchange with the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.

Out of 467 entries, 14 have made it to the shortlist.

"Humour has so much tangled up in tension and honesty that it’s hard to manufacture a stage persona that you have to work to stay within."

"It is very hard to get a job as a cartoonist because none of the old cartoonists will die and you are not allowed to kill them."

"I was looking for something big and colourful to do this year; something I could really test myself against and grow through. When I heard about the opportunity to be a Creative Producer at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, I knew it was the perfect...

"All those in-between moments of limbo I’ve had in my life—times when I decided to move across the world or cut ties with someone or start (or quit) a big project—present that opportunity to either succeed or fail spectacularly. The decisions w...