On Modernism
Fitzroy’s iconic Cairo flats, designed by architect Acheson Best Overend, became the blueprint for modern life in Melbourne in the 1930s. These studio flats offered... Read More
Food as Family and Freedom
SalamaTea’s Hamed Allahyari (Salamati) and Moroccan Soup Bar’s Hana Assafiri (Hana) join Jaclyn Crupi (Pasta Love) to discuss how they’ve used food as a bridge... Read More
Adrift in Williamstown
Raconteur historian Robyn Annear (Corners of Melbourne) usually brings the streets of historic Melbourne to life; today she turns to her own genealogy and the... Read More
Where Two Rivers Meet
The confluence of the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers is of great ecological, psychogeographical and cultural significance—in particular to the Woi Wurrung and Boonwurrung Peoples of... Read More
I Had a Father in Karratha
When Annette Trevitt’s (I Had a Father in Karratha) father passed away 4,500km away in the Pilbara, she inherited an estate of paperwork, debt and... Read More
Of Upstanding Character
Tony Birch (Women & Children), Chris Womersley (Ordinary Gods and Monsters) and Myfanwy Jones (Cool Water) write men with complicated relationships to masculinity. Hear how... Read More
On Writing Lyrics
Nardi Simpson (Song of the Crocodile) is a Yuwaalaraay singer, songwriter and novelist. Her storytelling slides across forms and expressions. She joins Jen Cloher (I... Read More
Unsung Family Heroes
Three writers, Georgina Banks (Back to Bangka), Hugh Jones (Two Good Soldiers, One Great War) and Suzy Zail (Inkflower) have uncovered family legacies obscured by... Read More
Workshop: What’s in a Poem?
What makes poems tick—and how can we learn to crack them open to see what’s inside? Join poet and publisher Rose Lucas as they step... Read More
For Kids: Multilingual Storytime
A feast of stories in the community languages of Hobson’s Bay. Join storytellers Rohini Vij, Anna Manuel, Dee Palanisamy and Priti Modyiyer for stories in... Read More