Raised in the suburbs of Melbourne, Phill Calvert started learning the drums at four years of age. At the private boys school Caulfield Grammar in the early 1970s he met vocalist Nick Cave and guitarist Mick Harvey and formed a rock band with other students, playing parties and school functions with a mixed repertoire of proto-punk material (David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, The Sensational ...

The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Centre stands.

Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg (she/her) is a queer, Jewish and Chinese woman of colour. She is an educator, facilitator, activist and performer. She is the co-founder of Hue, an antiracism & social justice organisation that provides training and consulting to …

This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ticketing@wheelercentre.com.. Renowned author and intellectual Pankaj Mishra is joined by Antony Loewenstein for a timely and thoughtful discussion about Mishra’s new book on Palestine, colonialism and the moral reckoning of our current time.

Dec 5, 2024 · Stan Grant delves into time, family and spirituality in his compelling new work, Murriyang, with host Scott Stephens. Stan Grant returns to Melbourne for this end-of-year conversation at The Wheeler Centre, marking the release of his latest book, Murriyang.In this book Grant reflects, in part, on the outcome of the 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum through an entirely new lens.

Title: Afloat Authors: Kirli Saunders & Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Shortlist: Indigenous Writing Roam the water with me. We are here to learn. Here to spin wisdom, to grow … From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis.. Against a backdrop of a changed ...

Jan 1, 2024 · Entries were sought for the following categories for 2025, within the eligible publishing period indicated: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing for young adults, children’s literature, Indigenous writing – Books published between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 are eligible for these awards.; Humour writing – Books published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024 are eligible ...

Fiction. Jessica Au, Tali Lavi, Ronnie Scott, Elizabeth McCarthy (convenor) Non-Fiction. Robyn Annear, Ben Brooker, Madison Griffiths, Jinghua Qian, Jonathan Green (convenor)

Judges’ report. Ghost Cities by Siang Lu is a brilliantly inventive novel that defies categorisation, blending mythology, satire, and surrealism into a narrative as sprawling and strange as the titular cities. Lu’s deft hand guides readers through labyrinthine tales of emperors, traitors, and office workers, crafting a world where history, power, and identity collide in unexpected ways.

Title: anything can happen Author: Susan Hampton Publisher: Puncher & Wattmann Shortlist: Non-Fiction anything can happen is a memoir from a prize-winning Australian author.Funny, heartbreaking, it has exactly the arc of a good story. Among a slice of social history of Sydney’s inner west, there’s a farm in Victoria, a rural lesbian subculture, Mardi Gras, the pleasures of teaching writing ...