Maria Takolander Signs with UQP – Poetry: Trigger Warning
Associate Professor Maria Takolander is thrilled to have signed with UQP, who will publish her next collection of poems, Trigger Warning. Congrats, …
Cassandra Atherton – Change Maker – Interview
Faculty member Cassandra Atherton was recently selected to discuss her research for “disruptr”, Deakin’s research-centred online platform. Part of the Change Makers …
May – Workshops for Novelists & Poets – Queenscliffe Lit Fest
Attention all higher-degree research candidates in creative writing! Need advice on moving beyond the first draft and finishing that novel? Or perhaps …
Marion May Campbell – third body – Reviews in StylusLit & Cordite
Another wonderful review for staff member Marion May Campbell’s latest poetry collection, third body (Whitmore Press, 2018). Reviewing third body in the …
Indigo Perry & David McCooey – New Work in Meanjin
Congrats to David McCooey and Indigo Perry, who both have creative work in the latest edition of Meanjin (Autumn 2019). Indigo’s contribution, …
Axon/Poetry on the Move – Call for Papers – Due 29 April
Editors of the journal Axon: Creative Explorations are calling for papers for an upcoming symposium and special journal edition. The special edition …
Deakin Poets Take Flight – Staff in Venice Biennale
Exciting news: five members of the Writing and Literature Group are off to Venice in June, having won a grant as part …
Poetry Review – Lyn McCredden’s “Wanting Only” – Westerly
Westerly journal recently published a glowing review of Professor Lyn McCredden’s latest book of poetry. The collection, Wanting Only (Ginninderra Press, 2018), …
Cassandra Atherton – CAL Grant Win – Poetry Anthology
Congratulations to staff member Cassandra Atherton: along with collaborator Paul Hetherington, she has been awarded a grant from the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) …
David McCooey Reviews Les Murray – Fairfax
Our colleague David McCooey recently reviewed legendary Aussie poet Les Murray’s latest offering, Collected Poems (Black Inc.), for the Sydney Morning Herald …
Abigail Elder Wins 2018 Judith Rodriguez Writing Prize
The Australian writing community was greatly saddened by the recent passing of much-loved poet, PEN advocate, teacher, and Deakin University Honorary Fellow …
Feeding the Ghost – On Australian Poetry
The Writing and Literature Group is flying the flag for poetry criticism, with three staff members – Cassandra Atherton, Lyn McCredden and Ann …