One of our most daring and original novelists Michelle de Kretser discusses her new book Theory & Practice. It’s 1986 in Melbourne, and ‘beautiful, radical ideas’ are in the air. Theory & Practice’s ...

Welcome to the Shaun Micallef variety hour, where anything goes ... as long as it’s in praise of the latest addition to the Australian literary canon: Micallef’s new book Slivers, Shards and Skerricks ...

Presented as a part of Spring Fling 2024, The Wheeler Centre is pleased to partner with the Wilderness Society on this exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Environment Award for Children ...

As part of The Wheeler Centre's 2024 Spring Fling program and in partnership with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, listen to an exclusive podcast interview with celebrated writer Olivia Laing, ...

Bestselling children’s authors Sally Rippin and Anna Walker embrace their inner wild things at this special screening of Spike Jonze’s film adaptation of the classic picture book. From the scary to ...

National treasure Noni Hazlehurst details her life on stage and screen and takes us behind-the-scenes of a brilliant career. At this Melbourne-exclusive event, Hazlehurst joins host Elizabeth McCarthy ...

Emerging writers run wild at this Spring Fling edition of our popular Next Big Thing series. Join us on the rooftop garden terrace of narrm ngarrgu Library and hear from some of Australia’s brightest ...

Damian Griffis is a descendant of the Worimi people of the Manning Valley in NSW. He is a leading advocate for the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Damian ...

Shokoofeh Azar is an Iranian-Australian journalist and author, living in Australia since 2010 as an asylum seeker. She is the author of The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree which was published in ...

Masha Gessen is an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a Distinguished Professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. They have written ...

Bec is a percussionist, drummer, performer, composer, teacher, musical director and noise maker. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts where she studied orchestral percussion. Bec has ...

Dina Gerolymou came to Australia from Greece in 1992 carrying a backpack full of poetry books and some music records. She studied journalism, history and education ...