This scholarship, sponsored by HW Fisher, will award one talented writer of colour a free place on our flagship Writing Your Novel course with three months of teaching in London.

Zoe Stamper, junior researcher in Ancient Greek Tragedy, meets fellow academic Dr Penny Cartwright at a faculty flute recital. Dr Cartwright seems impossibly glamorous to Zoe, who is, after all, se…

She tried to dispose of the unflushable waste out of a window and got stuck trying to get it back.

The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is a major new annual book prize that celebrates exceptional narrative non-fiction by women.

1 - 6 March 2025 | Australia's largest free literary festival returned to the Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens in 2025 for a packed program full of inspiring and thought-provoking talks.

Looking to start the year with a book to put a smile on your face? We’ve trawled the Booker Prize archives in search of the wittiest works, from biting social satire to family farce