57+ min ago   (125+ words) by Roland Norris Roland Norris blends fantasy, romance, and meaningful conversation in a tale of two young people whose devotion is tested within a magical realm. Norris approaches storytelling as another form of adventure, with love serving as a recurring…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (152+ words) The winners of the 2026 Paragraph Fellowship, which is this year awarded to two fellows, have been announced. Winning writers, who each receive a stipend of $25,000, are: This year’s judging panel was made up of Toni Jordan (chair), Siang Lu and…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1225+ words) International Booker Prize-winning translator Deepa Bhasthi is in Kathmandu as one of the mentors at a three-day literary translation workshop at Kathmandu University’s Dhulikhel campus. The workshop, organised jointly by Kathmandu University’s Department of Languages and Mass Communication and the…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (31+ words) Ada kalanya hal bejat tidak dilatari niat buruk, tetapi hati yang terlampau baik. munafik/mu·na·fik/ a berpura-pura percaya atau setia dan sebagainya kepada agama …...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (170+ words) The winners of the 2026 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Announced on 11 September at the State Library of Western Australia, the winners were chosen from shortlists announced in early July and the Daisy Utemorrah Award shortlist announced in…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (37+ words) The Oxford comma is my star crossed lover AP Style taught me it was nothing but trouble Yet for my yearning heart there can be no other The Oxford comma is my star crossed …...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (88+ words) Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for the best short story by a young Indigenous writer. The shortlisted writers, selected by judges Luke Patterson and Evelyn Araluen, are: The winner will receive $5000, publication in Overland,…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (902+ words) I'm feeling lost. I'll tell you why, if you don't mind listening to an old guy rant. My dear wife of 48 years, Elizabeth, passed away almost a year ago, right after Christmas. She was my life. My all. I was…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (867+ words) The Sixties in Ireland were not as they were in America or the rest of Europe; we did not swing, or have summers of love, or let it all hang out — and if we had, it would have been summarily…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (101+ words) Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in July, are: Kerry Greenwood Readers’ Choice Award The winners were…...