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Express Media @express-media.bsky.social · Sep 26
ICYMI: Voiceworks #135 'Bend' is OUT NOW!
The first issue from editor Joel Keith and designer Alex Stevenson, bursting with new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, comics from young Australians.
~ Print: $20
~ Digital + wallpapers: $8
Cover art by Dhishni de Silva 🏹
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RAFFLE PRIZES! We've organised a little raffle as part of our end-of-year party & fundraiser this Saturday at IPCS 😊

Prizes donated by: @wheelercentre.bsky.social, Melbourne Writers Festival, Australian Poetry, @overlandjournal.bsky.social, Sticky Institute, New International Bookshop.
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Join Express Media on December 6 at IPCS in North Melbourne to celebrate youth literature, herald the arrival of summer, and raise money for Palestinian aid!

Tickets on a sliding scale from $5. All proceeds going to Palestine Australia Relief and Action.

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Express Media End-of-Year Party All proceeds to PARA (Palestine Australia Relief Fund) Readings from Adalya Nash Hussein Silas Moir Eve Tramacchi O'Keeffe Micaela Sahhar Xiaole Zhan Performance from Lotus Threads (Panda Wong & Hannah Wu) Institute of Postcolonial Studies 78-80 Curzon St, North Melbourne 6th December Doors 5:30pm
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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What's in a line break? Join us next Tuesday December 2 as Toolkits: Poetry facilitator Lou Garcia-Dolnik and poet Anne-Marie Te Whiu sit down in conversation.
Free + livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
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Art, Poetry and Community with Anne-Marie Te Whiu
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November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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What's in a line break? Join us next Tuesday December 2 as Toolkits: Poetry facilitator Lou Garcia-Dolnik and poet Anne-Marie Te Whiu sit down in conversation.
Free + livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGv...
Art, Poetry and Community with Anne-Marie Te Whiu
YouTube video by Express Media
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November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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'Does elsewhere exist or is its elusiveness the very point? Is this life enough?'

This week, Shu-Ling Chua invites us into interdisciplinary meditations, as part of the EWF25 exhibition 'EWF X Textile Message'!

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Announcing the shortlistees for the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers 2025! The prize recognises excellence in secondary school aged students across fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Congratulations to these young stars.
Read more: expressmedia.org.au/news/hachett...
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Join Express Media on December 6 at IPCS in North Melbourne to celebrate youth literature, herald the arrival of summer, and raise money for Palestinian aid!

Tickets on a sliding scale from $5. All proceeds going to Palestine Australia Relief and Action.

events.humanitix.com/express-medi...
Express Media End-of-Year Party All proceeds to PARA (Palestine Australia Relief Fund) Readings from Adalya Nash Hussein Silas Moir Eve Tramacchi O'Keeffe Micaela Sahhar Xiaole Zhan Performance from Lotus Threads (Panda Wong & Hannah Wu) Institute of Postcolonial Studies 78-80 Curzon St, North Melbourne 6th December Doors 5:30pm
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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We want your feedback! Shape the future of The Wheeler Centre in our anonymous annual survey. As a thank you, you could win 1 of 2 $300 Coles Myer vouchers.
Survey closes Friday 28 November 2025, 5pm AEDT.
Winners drawn on or before Monday 1 December 2025.

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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Let's get digital! Join us next Wednesday November 19 as Toolkits: Digital Storytelling facilitator Aries Gacutan and writer Anita Solak join forces to discuss all things digital literature.
Free + livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
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Crafting Digital Stories with Anita Solak
YouTube video by Express Media
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November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Let's get digital! Join us next Wednesday November 19 as Toolkits: Digital Storytelling facilitator Aries Gacutan and writer Anita Solak join forces to discuss all things digital literature.
Free + livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKbr...
Crafting Digital Stories with Anita Solak
YouTube video by Express Media
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November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Calling comics artists! Join us this Wednesday as Toolkits: Graphic Narratives facilitator Bailey Sharp and graphic novelist Tommi Parrish discuss drawing intimacy and making a career indie comics.
Free + livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5d_...
Intimate Images and Graphic Novels with Tommi Parrish
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November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Congratulations to the winner of the Sudden Writing Prize for 2025, Ledya Khamou! 🥳

The prize is a collaboration between Express/Voiceworks and the Australasian Association of Writing Programs.

Read the winning piece 'Food Baby' here:
expressmedia.org.au/news/sudden-...
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Introducing the wonderful Toolkits: Poetry 2025 cohort! These young writers are immersing themselves in the forms and potentials of poetry across a 12-week course facilitated by Lou Garcia-Dolnik.
Read all about them: www.expressmedia.org.au/news/meet-th...
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Introducing the super cool Toolkits: Digital Storytelling 2025 cohort! Together, these young writers are busy exploring and experimenting in a series of 12-week workshops, facilitated by Aries Gacutan.
Read all about them: www.expressmedia.org.au/news/meet-th...
October 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Introducing the epic Toolkits: Graphic Narratives 2025 cohort! Together, they're busy learning and sketching in a series of 12-week workshops, facilitated by Bailey Sharp.

Read all about them: www.expressmedia.org.au/news/meet-th...
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Don't miss our last combined Story Hunter workshops for 2025!

These workshops are designed for high-potential and gifted students, providing a space to work alongside other young writers from schools in our region, guided by the team at Story Hunter.

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A close-up shot of a child writing on paper, with the Story Hunter logo and the text 'Historical Fiction Workshops' added. Children in school uniforms participating in a Story Hunter Historical Fiction Masterclass this year, with text outlining the workshops as follows: 3 November Historical Fiction, Cameron Park - Join us at Sugar Valley Library Museum for a hands-on, informative day where our next generation of writers will have the opportunity to make their stories shine. Children in school uniforms participating in a Story Hunter Historical Fiction Masterclass this year, with text outlining the workshops as follows: 21 November Historical Fiction Newcastle - Join us at Newcastle Museum for an all-day historical fiction deep dive, focusing on artefacts and photographs from the 'Fire and Earth' exhibit that relate to the Hunter's industrial and mining history.
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The 2025 Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers closes this weekend!

— Developmental award for secondary-school aged students
— Three categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
— This year's mentor is children's author Ashleigh Barton

Info: expressmedia.org.au/hachette-aus...
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Writers Victoria is pleased to partner with Nillumbik Shire Council again to present the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026. This prestigious biennial national prize allows contemporary Australian writers to win cash prizes and profile their work.
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026
Writers Victoria is pleased to be partnering with the Nillumbik Shire Council again for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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ICYMI: Voiceworks #135 'Bend' is OUT NOW!
The first issue from editor Joel Keith and designer Alex Stevenson, bursting with new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, comics from young Australians.
~ Print: $20
~ Digital + wallpapers: $8
Cover art by Dhishni de Silva 🏹
expressmedia.org.au/store/p/voic...
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Express Media is excited to announce Eli McLean as our new General Manager / CEO 🎉

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Announcing our new General Manager / CEO, Eli McLean — EXPRESS MEDIA
Express Media is excited to announce our new General Manager / CEO is Eli McLean, former Deputy Editor at Meanjin.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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We're extending Toolkits applications until September 18!

Writers and artists aged 16 to 30 are invited to join Express Media's 12-week online program with streams in poetry, digital storytelling and graphic narratives.

More info: www.expressmedia.org.au/toolkits
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September 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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The University of Melbourne English and Theatre Studies Statement on the closure of Meanjin.

12 September 2025
The University of Melbourne English and Theatre Studies Statement on the closure of Meanjin. 12 September 2025 Melbourne University's English and Theatre Studies Programme calls on the University of Melbourne to act on its educational mission and find a way to support Meanjin, one of Australia’s most precious cultural institutions. For generations Meanjin has offered established and emerging writers a home for testing talent, fostering debate, and exploring ideas. But Meanjin needs no defence. It speaks for itself. It speaks for its former publisher as well: that Meanjin is the only publication cited—twice—on MUP’s “About Us” page is evidence enough that it carries much of the literary prestige to which the press can lay claim. The decision of Melbourne University Publishing’s Board to close Meanjin involved no consultation with those of us at the University of Melbourne most invested in its past and its future. The only rationale offered by the Board—that the decision was taken “on purely financial grounds”—is, as others have noted, both inexplicable and an act of "cultural vandalism.” It is also a betrayal of the University’s role as an educator, enricher and supporter of cultural life. Meanjin has a value that cannot and should not be measured in financial terms. A way forward can and must be found that allows Meanjin to continue its important work, in consultation with the University’s most affected communities, disciplines, and concentrations of expertise—including creative writing, literature and theatre studies, publishing and editing. We call on the University of Melbourne’s leadership and the board of Melbourne University Publishing to work together to preserve Meanjin’s future on grounds that take into account its ongoing cultural value, whether in Naarm or Meanjin. Dr Sarah Balkin, A/Prof Justin Clemens, Prof Deirdre Coleman, Dr Sara Fernandes Crouch, Dr Michael Falk, Dr Lindsay Goss, Dr Margaret Harvey, Dr Joe Hughes, Dr Ryan Johnson, Dr Jessica Marian, Prof David McInnis, Dr Beth McLean, Dr Marc Mierowsky, Dr Lynda Ng, Prof Peter Otto, Dr Elliot Patsoura, Prof Paul Rae, Dr Miranda Stanyon, Dr Mairi Stirling Hill, Prof Stephanie Trigg, Prof Clara Tuite, Prof Denise Varney
September 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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A collective statement from my University of Melbourne Creative Writing Program colleagues and I about the closure of Meanjin - and thank you to Julienne and Bec for representing us at the rally!
University of Melbourne Creative Writing Program Statement on Meanjin Closure 11 September 2025 The creative writing program at the University of Melbourne is distressed by the recently announced closure of Meanjin, one of Australia's oldest and most revered literary journals. Its international reputation carries Australian stories and voices to the world. For 85 years, Meanjin has supported, elevated and launched the careers of a staggering number of writers, including many of our own staff and students; it's also an important resource for all teachers and students of Australian literature. The Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature, Professor Tony Birch, says, 'Meanjin has been a major supporter of Blak writers and artists in Australia. Without the support of such a significant literary and cultural journal, many of us would not have been able to publish as emerging writers and may not have gone on to have a publishing life at all. We must ensure that such support continues. If Australian society is genuinely committed to truth-telling, these truths will be told by Blak artists.' As writers and creative writing academics, we know how precious journals like Meanjin are to the continuing development of Australian literature, although of course its scope goes far beyond that. While we hope new literary journals continue to emerge, Meanjin is irreplaceable. It has survived for almost a century, through the Second World War, the Cold War and numerous budget crises, and has retained its undeniable significance as part of the University of Melbourne and Melbourne University Press. It continues to publish vital, timely work that, to paraphrase Sylvia Martin, keeps the intellectual and aesthetic fires of this continent alight. We continue to hear from our students and will be sharing more of their responses. From two: "Meanjin has and will always be the one literary magazine I look up to when I think of literary perfection." "Meanjin was my dream publication. I feel that yet another opportunity has been taken from me before I can even get my foot in the door." These students are completing their degrees while our industry is in crisis. Now is the moment that we, the University of Melbourne, must step up. The cost of maintaining Meanjin to the University is minimal, but the value is enormous. As the University of Melbourne Public Humanities initiative puts it 'culture is something that we care for, just as it cares for us.' We call on the University of Melbourne to embrace its responsibilities to students, staff and the public good by acting promptly and housing this important journal within its Community and Cultural Partnerships portfolio and resourcing it appropriately for the long term. Meanjin is vital to each and every member of the creative writing program and we can't imagine our future without it. Dr Romy Ash, Dr Clem Bastow, Dr Quinn Eades, Dr Rachel Hennessy, Dr Andy Jackson, Dr Odette Kelada, Bec Kavanagh, Dr Emma Marie Jones, Dr Liz MacFarlane, Dr Helen Milte, Dr Cath Moore, Dr Nadia Niaz, Dr Radha O'Meara, Associate Professor Eddie Paterson, Dr Hayley Singer, Dr Soren Tae Smith, Associate Professor Maria Tumarkin, Associate Professor Julienne van Loon, Dr Jessica Zhan Mei Yu.
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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We're extending Toolkits applications until September 18!

Writers and artists aged 16 to 30 are invited to join Express Media's 12-week online program with streams in poetry, digital storytelling and graphic narratives.

More info: www.expressmedia.org.au/toolkits
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September 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Applications for Toolkits close this Sunday :-)
express-media.bsky.social Express Media @express-media.bsky.social · Sep 3
Toolkits Season 2 is here for 2025!

12-week online programs for writers under 30:
— Graphic narratives with Bailey Sharp
— Digital storytelling with Aries Gacutan
OR
— Poetry with Lou Garcia-Dolnik

Meet the facilitators: www.expressmedia.org.au/news/toolkit...
Apply: expressmedia.org.au/toolkits
Tookits Season 2 2025 Poetry Digital Storytelling Graphic Narratives 12-week online programs for writers and artists under 30
September 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM