Artist Ita Mehrotra and illustrator Sofia Sabbagh sit down to discuss graphic storytelling as a powerful tool of resistance and political engagement in our current moment. Incorporating elements of ...

The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (VPLAs) were inaugurated by the Victorian Government in 1985 to honour literary achievement by Australian writers. Administered by The Wheeler Centre on behalf ...

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. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all ...

Andrea Thompson is a writer, music journalist, artist manager and promoter. Born in the north of England in the Swinging Sixties, Andrea has worked through a range of jobs including trades assistant ...

Sam van Zweden is a Melbourne-based fat liberation activist and writer of nonfiction concerned with mental health, memory, food and the body. She is the author of Eating with My Mouth Open, winner of ...

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. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all ...

The 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards are proudly supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria.

Gain a new perspective on your creative practice with award-winning author Laura Jean McKay, in this special seminar for writers of all levels. Taking the wrong path and making mistakes – we've all ...