We often feel a certain closeness to an author having spent so much time with our heads in their books. As the reader, we gain an intimate access into their world through the words on the pages. But when the unique opportunity comes around to meet one of your literary idols, boy can it be rewarding! Here […]
One of the greatest things about reading books is their ability to transport us to another time. They give us power to enter a new world if only to escape the reality of our day for a few blissful moments. Having a favourite character from a book is our connection to a place where the impossible becomes possible. […]
There is something so fascinating about astronauts – they are an elite group who have literally gone out of this world, and seen our earth from another perspective. Like millions of viewers around the world last year, I was absolutely delighted when Chris Hadfield released his viral Youtube sensation Space Oddity, filmed on board the […]
Books are a magical part of childhood. Here are some of the MWF team’s favourite childhood reads. Tintin by Herge Every time we went to the library (living in the country, it was half an hour’s drive away and a special treat) I would go straight to the Tintin section. Tintin made me want to […]
Oslo Davis draws cartoons for Melbourne’s The Age as well as a weekly cartoon called Overheard in the Sunday Age. MWF loves his illustrations and we know you do too! Oslo has long been a Festival favourite, and we are proud to provide a platform for his work alongside the 350+ Victorian writers, commentators and illustrators we feature in our […]
I used to write a lot of stories, but I stopped in my early teens because I had these notions of the sort of person a writer should be and they didn’t match the person I was. I spent a lot of time in my head as a kid. I would imagine up these intricate […]
There’s more than one kind of Australian. We are a nation of different cultural heritages, languages, beliefs and families constantly colliding with one another, but consuming local media, you wouldn’t know it. If an Indian family bought the house down the street, you wouldn’t bat an eyelid. In 2011, the Kapoor family moving to Ramsey […]
Food: one of Melbourne’s many creative obsessions. Making it, eating it, and certainly writing about it. I’m thrilled to be on Emerging Writers’ Festival’s ‘Thought for Food’ panel, coming up on Wednesday 28 May. The panel will bring together four Melbourne food writers who have defined their niche in the expansive blogosphere and learned the art […]
Meet the MWF Schools’ Program director, Mike Shuttleworth. Mike is a youth literature activist, organising events and writing about youth literature since 2002. Most importantly, he is the director of the MWF Schools’ Program. Get to know him in the only way that makes sense, through his favourite books. Tell us about your favourite YA […]
Melbourne’s winter has almost arrived, bringing clouds, rain and crisp mornings. Winter is the perfect time to retreat into the pages of a book and we’ve got recommendations we think will warm you right up over the next few months. We suggest the following titles to help you through the foggy mornings, rainy days and […]
