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Melbourne City of Literature Office
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The official Blue Sky account for the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature office.

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Melbourne City of Literature Office @melcityoflit.bsky.social · Dec 8
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Well you are in luck as we have created a list all the places we communicate!

Through our News Alerts we do all of our major call outs as well as announce all of our sister Cities of Literature and their residencies and projects

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Meet Dublin Central Library (@dublincitylibs.bsky.social)

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Meet Bayt Al-Hikma!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Meet Stadtbibliothek Bremen!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Meet Martynas Mažvydas National Library!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
September 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Meet St Joseph’s College Devagiri Library!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Meet Seattle Public Library!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Meet Reykjavik City Library!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature.

More articles at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for Bucheon's Residency Program in 2025! Open to writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists who have at least one published work and are from a City of Literature.

Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G
August 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in the creative hub of Vilnius!

Application deadline: August 15, 2025

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July 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in Dilberg Castle, Heidelberg!

Closes 17th of August

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July 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Do you know a group or individual that has advocated for the value of history, the work of historians and/or the importance of an education in history in the last year? The Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy is now open for applications.

www.historycouncilvic.org.au/jane_hansen_...

#phavictas
June 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - VIC-BASED WRITERS 📚

Apply for the paid opportunity to connect with writers from Slemani in a virtual writers' room with a focus on work on writing characters!

cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/

Closing tonight at 9:00pm (AEST)!
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Have you seen what the #citiesoflit picked for Bookclub of the Cities of Literature for the Bendigo Writers Festival

www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
A graphic with " Cities of Literature Bookclub" It lists the following Cities - Angouleme, Barcelona, Dublin, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Lviv and Quebec City A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shoes the cover of the book Querelle of Roberval with the sub title Quebec City A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shows the cover of the book "Looking at Woman, Looking at War"lwith the sub title Lviv. A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shows the cover of the book "Midnight and Blue" with the sub title Edinburgh
June 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Submissions are now open! Best of Australian Poems 2025 accepts published & unpublished poems from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Guest editors: Nam Le & Jill Jones! 🔥

Close of submissions: 30 June 2025.

Submission guidelines + how to submit: www.australianpoetry.org/ap-projects/...
June 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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giramondobooks.bsky.social Giramondo Publishing @giramondobooks.bsky.social · May 14
‘I had an idea that would enable me to conceptualise my long-held desire to adapt Nirvana’s song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ as an artwork. The idea was that I would boil an egg for as long as the song…’

Read three excerpts from Michael Farrell's new book: giramondopublishing.com/excerpts-the...
June 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Society’s next orcas
suchmayer.bsky.social So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · Jun 9
Yes
YES
The foxes are occupying Google.
Google battling 'fox infestation' on roof of £1bn London office Foxes have 'begun to dig burrows' in soil of rooftop garden at the as yet unopened King's Cross headquarters
June 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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[READ] Mid-Year Round-Up! The Wheeler Centre team has provided their 2025 mid-year round-up of everything they are loving - from books and podcasts to films and YouTube finds. Explore now to be inspired to find your next obsession now:

www.wheelercentre.com/news-stories...
June 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Have you seen what the #citiesoflit picked for Bookclub of the Cities of Literature for the Bendigo Writers Festival

www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
A graphic with " Cities of Literature Bookclub" It lists the following Cities - Angouleme, Barcelona, Dublin, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Lviv and Quebec City A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shoes the cover of the book Querelle of Roberval with the sub title Quebec City A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shows the cover of the book "Looking at Woman, Looking at War"lwith the sub title Lviv. A graphic with "Cities of Literature Bookclub" It shows the cover of the book "Midnight and Blue" with the sub title Edinburgh
June 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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INKubator , a virtual writers' room created in partnership with @SlemaniCityOfLit is now open for applications! - cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
May 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Exeter Library in Exeter City of Literature (@exetercityoflit.bsky.social)‬.

These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order):

A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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On Sorry Day, we reflect on the harm caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families - policies that created the Stolen Generations and the inter-generational trauma that continues to this day.
#SorryDay #SorryDay2025
May 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Powerful Stella prize speech from Michelle de Kretser:

“In Australia today it isn’t those applauding mass murder who have cause to be afraid, but those speaking out against it. Principally targeted are Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, First Nations people, people of colour, queers.”
‘Serious consequences for Australian democracy’: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship
Australian author Michelle de Kretser described feeling afraid of speaking publicly about the conflict in Gaza as she accepted the 2025 Stella Prize for her book Theory & Practice.
www.theage.com.au
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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This is very useful reporting about the disgraceful decision to rescind Ren Wyld's black&write! fellowship - and it's confirming a pattern of serious consequences for Australian artists - especially First Nations and Arab artists - who speak out on Gaza.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
First Nations writer speaks out after being stripped of $15,000 State Library of Queensland award over Gaza tweet
Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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INKubator , a virtual writers' room created in partnership with @SlemaniCityOfLit is now open for applications! - cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
May 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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AP announces the INAUGURAL Theresa Matheson Bequest Award 2025 🎉. This new award (with a prize of $1,000) is for poets who have not had a poem published, outside self-publication or via their Social Media. The 2025 judge is Claire Gaskin
May 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM