A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the author of the Harry Bosch thriller series as well as several stand-alone bestsellers, including the highly acclaimed legal ...

Dr Gail Dines is professor of sociology and women’s studies at Boston’s Wheelock College. Her work focuses on the hypersexualisation of culture and the way porn filters into pop culture. Her latest ...

Celebrating the winner of 2024’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, Rachel Morton discusses her highly anticipated novel The Sun Was Electric Light. The Sun Was Electric ...

In this special event, Inala Cooper and Elizabeth McCarthy unveil the six outstanding authors shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize and celebrate the power, craft and impact of their stories. Since ...

Are you ready to meet some deadly (in a good way!) reptiles? Corey Tutt, former NSW Young Australian of the Year and First Nations science and wildlife advocate, takes the stage at Abbotsford Convent ...

Both Crafty Kids' Labs sessions are currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. Step into a world of imagination at Crafty Kids’ Lab – ...

Spend an action-packed afternoon with prolific children’s author and entertainer Felice Arena, in the perfect occasion for children aged three and older. Ready for a high-energy, laugh-out-loud event ...

Step behind the scenes with journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley for a rare insight into the blockbuster trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of only four court ...

The Wheeler Centre exists to support writers, readers and thinkers. Through live and digital conversations, debates, readings, performances and discussions, it deepens public engagement with the most ...

Your definitive guide to Australia’s best writing.

A season of curiosity unleashed. Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your ...

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