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The Wheeler Centre: Centre for Books Writing and Ideas named after LP founders
The Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, a key component in Melbourne successful bid for UNESCO City of Literature status, is to be named The Wheeler Centre after the founders of Lonely Planet, it was...
The Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas creates literary database
The newly created Centre for Books Writing and Ideas together with the Victorian Writers Centre, is asking Victorian booksellers and publishers to contribute to a database of literary activi...
In brief
Hardie Grant acquires Universal PublishersPlease note that in a story in last week's WBN our heading incorrectly referred to Hardie Grant purchasing Universal Publishing. In fact, as stated in the&nbs...
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2009 shortlist announced
Arts Minister Lynne Kosky announced the shortlisted titles for the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Award on Monday 10 August. ‘This year's shortlist features both established and emerging writ...
Quote of the week
'For writers themselves, they really do crave a place where they can go and meet and talk and be pulled out of isolation. That's why the bar's going to be so important,'--director of the Centre for Bo...
Sharp appointed director of CBWI
The board for the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (CBWI) has announced the appointment of Chrissy Sharp as director. The announcement comes after Caro Llewellyn stepped down from the positio...
Llewellyn steps down as Centre director
Caro Llewellyn, the former director of PEN World Voices Festival who was appointed director of the Melbourne's new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in December, has announced that she will not be t...
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