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27 Mar 2025
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16 Dec 2025
Congratulations to the WINNERS of the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers 2025!
Fiction: persephone. by Abigail Koh
Nonfiction: A Tolerance for the Middle by Georgina Lewis
Poetry: The Kingdom of Small Things by Jiayi Fang
Stay tuned to read their pieces on our website.
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5 Dec 2025
RAFFLE PRIZES! We've organised a little raffle as part of our end-of-year party & fundraiser this Saturdayš All money going to PARA.
Prizes donated by: The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Australian Poetry, Overland, Sticky Institute, New International Bookshop.
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5 Dec 2025
Join us this Saturday 6 Decembet at IPCS, North Melbourne
Event poster by Sharyn Sale // More info tickets: events.humanitix.com/expressā¦
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28 Nov 2025
What's in a line break? Join us next Tuesday December 2 as Toolkits: Poetry facilitator Lou Garcia-Dolnik and poet Anne-Marie Te Whiu sit down in conversation.
Free livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
youtube.com/watch?v=3uGvVwi6ā¦
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27 Nov 2025
Announcing the shortlistees for the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers 2025! The prize recognises excellence in secondary school aged students across fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Congratulations to these young stars.
Read more: expressmedia.org.au/news/hacā¦
ALT Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers 2025 Shortlist FICTION The 5 Steps to Being Human by Sarah Dizon (NSW) persephone. by Abigail Koh (WA) The Market of Memories by Syeda-Fajar Asif (VIC) Shining Tor by Emily Bennett (NSW) Blood Oranges by Rozana Eshghighadiri (NSW) NONFICTION Daring Defiance or Cowardly Compliance? by Cecilia Xu (VIC) A Tolerance for the Middle by Georgina Lewis (NSW) The Pen is Mightier than the Sword. by Jennifer Lee (NSW) The Days I Forgot the Sky Was Blue by Amogh Madhan (NSW) The World We Inherit by Sharika Zaman (NSW) POETRY Corrosive properties by Harriet Wallis (VIC) OTHER by Selina Decarlo (NSW) The Kingdom of Small Things by Jiayi Fang (NSW) The Killerās Agent Asks for a Final Favour by Angela Yang (NSW) The Bush that will not grow by Aseni Gnanadasa (VIC)
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14 Nov 2025
Let's get digital! Join us next Wednesday November 19 as Toolkits: Digital Storytelling facilitator Aries Gacutan and writer Anita Solak join forces to discuss all things digital literature.
Free livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT:
youtube.com/watch?v=PKbrmVKpā¦
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10 Nov 2025
Calling comics artists! Join us this Wednesday as Toolkits: Graphic Narratives facilitator Bailey Sharp and graphic novelist Tommi Parrish discuss drawing intimacy and making a career indie comics.
Free livestreaming on YouTube from 6pm AEDT: youtube.com/watch?v=_5d_cvdQā¦
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27 Oct 2025
Congratulations to the winner of the Sudden Writing Prize for 2025, Ledya Khamou! š„³
The prize is a collaboration between Express/Voiceworks and the Australasian Association of Writing Programs. Read the winning piece 'Food Baby' here:
expressmedia.org.au/news/sudā¦
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28 Oct 2025
Additional congratulations to ā Second place: āsecond adolescenceā by Saanjana Kapoor
Third place: āJanuaryā by Eden Crain
Shortlisted/Commended: āExit Signā by Nimrada Silva, āThe River Watches Meā by Parvati Dines
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22 Oct 2025
Introducing the wonderful Toolkits: Poetry 2025 cohort! These young writers are immersing themselves in the forms and potentials of poetry across a 12-week course facilitated by Lou Garcia-Dolnik.
Read all about them: expressmedia.org.au/news/meeā¦
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14 Oct 2025
Introducing the super cool Toolkits: Digital Storytelling 2025 cohort! Together, these young writers are busy exploring and experimenting in a series of 12-week workshops, facilitated by Aries Gacutan.
Read all about them: expressmedia.org.au/news/meeā¦
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8 Oct 2025
The 2025 Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers closes this weekend!
ā Award for secondary-school aged students (12-18) ā Three categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
ā This year's mentor is children's author @ashleighjbarton
Info: expressmedia.org.au/hachetteā¦
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10 Oct 2025
Introducing the epic Toolkits: Graphic Narratives 2025 cohort! Together, they're busy learning and sketching in a series of 12-week workshops, facilitated by Bailey Sharp.
Read all about them: expressmedia.org.au/news/meeā¦
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26 Sep 2025
Voiceworks #135 'Bend' is OUT NOW!
The first issue from editor Joel Keith and designer Alex Stevenson ~ new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, comics from young Australians.
~ Print: $20
~ Digital: $8 ( bonus wallpapers)
Cover art by Dhishni de Silva š¹
expressmedia.org.au/store/p/ā¦
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Express Media retweeted
17 Sep 2025
Somebody in Australia once said, 'It's time.'
Alex Creece on as Managing Editor of Cordite #Poetry Review.
cordite.org.au/guncotton/creā¦
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17 Sep 2025
Express Media is excited to announce Eli McLean as our new General Manager / CEO š
Eli McLean is an editor, writer and publishing professional. Most recently, he was Deputy Editor of Meanjin. He lives and works on unceded Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung country.
expressmedia.org.au/news/annā¦
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Express Media retweeted
15 Sep 2025
We're extending Toolkits applications until September 18!
Writers and artists aged 16 to 30 are invited to join Express Media's 12-week online program with streams in poetry, digital storytelling and graphic narratives.
More info: expressmedia.org.au/toolkits
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3 Sep 2025
Say hello to the facilitators of Toolkits Season 2 2025: Lou Garcia-Dolnik (poetry), Aries Gacutan (digital storytelling) and Bailey Sharp (graphic narratives)
expressmedia.org.au/news/tooā¦
Applications close on September 14!
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