AustLit’s Mission - To be the definitive information resource and research environment for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.

Joined August 2012
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27 Mar 2025
This morning, AustLit was inscribed on the Australian Register of the UNESCO Memory of the World Registry. We are proud and delighted to have our unique resource recognised as significant documentary heritage, in recognition of its significance to the nation!
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24 Mar 2025
Fantastic opportunity for First Nations writers! *Very generous scholarship*. The project is attached to Stephen Carleton, Adelle Sefton-Rowston & Chris Hay's ARC Discovery 'Re-Mapping the Lost Literary Capital: Darwin/Larrakia Nation'. Full details: seek.com.au/job/82887004?tra…

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5 Mar 2025
AustLit is currently bracing for Cyclone Alfred. We’re based on the Brisbane campus of The University of Queensland, which is currently closed for cyclone preparation. We hope there will be minimal disruption, and send our best wishes to everyone in Alfred’s path.
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ECRs and HDRs: don't forget the AHA offers prizes and grants to help you get to the annual conference, help you with your research, and reward your stellar contributions! Check out the Awards and Prizes page for more info! buff.ly/4hwsRqO

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19 Feb 2025
Do you remember the heady days of street press, when you could pick these magazines up across Brisbane and find local your people? Join us on 28 February at the State Library of Queensland to explore this vital part of Brisbane's cultural history: slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/stre…
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13 Feb 2025
Brisbane boasts a vibrant history of the street press that for decades reached diverse and passionate readers and helped them navigate their city. Join us for a free street press event at @slqld on 28 Feb. Details and registration below! slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/stre…
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10 Jan 2025
👋🏾 2025 NAIDOC THEME ANNOUNCED 🤩 👉🏾 The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy ✊🏾 Celebrating the achievements of the past, the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities & the legacy of our ancestors. #NAIDOC2025
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19 Jan 2025
Interested in learning more about the rock project? Chief investigator Associate Professor Margaret Henderson and AustLit's content manager, Dr Catriona Mills, have you covered, with this new work in the International Journal of Heritage Studies. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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13 Jan 2025
*Updated Deadline* You now have until the 31st of January to submit your applications for the Postgraduate Research Scholarship in World Literature and/or Australian Literature at The University of Sydney!
3 Dec 2024
*Postgraduate Research Scholarship* The Postgraduate Research Scholarship in World Literature and/or Australian Literature at The University of Sydney is now open for applications! Applications close 17 January 2025. Please share with your networks. sydney.edu.au/scholarships/a…
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5 Jan 2025
On the twelfth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... twelve drummers drumming (eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying ... and a partridge in a pear tree!)
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4 Jan 2025
On the eleventh day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... eleven pipers piping (ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings ...)
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3 Jan 2025
On the tenth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... ten lords a-leaping (nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and ...).
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2 Jan 2025
On the ninth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... nine ladies dancing (eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.)
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1 Jan 2025
On the eighth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... eight maids a-milking (seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree).
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31 Dec 2024
On the seventh day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... seven swans a-swimming (six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree).
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30 Dec 2024
On the sixth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... six geese a-laying (five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a patridge in a pear tree).
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29 Dec 2024
On the fifth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... five gold rings! (Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.)
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28 Dec 2024
On the fourth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... four calling birds (three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree).
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27 Dec 2024
On the third day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... three French hens (two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree).
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26 Dec 2024
On the second day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me ... ... two turtledoves (and a partridge in a pear tree).
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