Help us translate 17 of the best speculative stories created by Australian authors, and promote them throughout the Chinese World.

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“Best Australian Speculative Fiction: Short Stories 2026” Chinese Edition is a pilot project bringing 17 Australian authors to the Chinese World. Published in digital and print formats, this unique collection promotes Australian sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories to Chinese readers globally, showcasing original, refreshing, innovative and diverse Australian literary talents.

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This book has the attention span of an unleashed, juvenile Labrador named “Boof” who's just discovered an unattended sausage in the Snag Rodeo™.

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Skylar Vanderwrak is ND (multi-flavoured), a mother of boys, a dog whisperer, a pattern decoder extraordinaire, and a philosopher operating mostly out of her own lunchbox. Feral, deeply observant and allergic to societal nonsense, she has squirrel-brain energy by day and slips sideways into astral-planet territory by night. She learned early how to adapt. She learned slightly later when not to.

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After two big nights at Melbourne Fringe, help us create more poets.

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Monthly Poet Live helps people write a poem when they don’t think they can. It is the live side of monthlypoet.com, which has published over 230 poets worldwide. Our Melbourne Fringe show drew a remarkable response. Your donation covers touring costs to bring it to more venues, festivals and libraries

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This fundraising campaign will help Australian Book Review continue to support freelance writers and the wider Australian literary community.

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Australian Book Review (ABR) supports Australian writers, reading and cultural criticism through its monthly print and online magazine, publishing critical and creative writing of the highest standard.

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The Story Society wants to pay each visiting author ASA rates and we require your assistance to do so.

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The Story Society brings diverse and relevant author events to Bendigo, creating a community of engaged and connected readers.

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Help Speculative Insight pay authors more in 2027.

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Speculative Insight is a journal that explores the themes, ideas, and issues found in science fiction and fantasy.

Your support helps us pay the contributing poets, editors and artists in our esteemed journal, Cordite Poetry Review.

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Cordite Publishing Inc. is one of Australia's leading poetry publishers. Since 1997, we have championed contemporary poetry through Cordite Poetry Review, our online quarterly journal, and with Cordite Books, an imprint for poetry and hybrid literary works.

Support Odyssey, nurture our literary ecosystem and pay our contributors.

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Odyssey Literary Festival offers hands-on industry experience for final year students of RMIT’s Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing. Each year, students create a festival where writers, readers, editors and thinkers come together to celebrate and nourish the literary ecosystem.

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Trans Book Festival will return in late 2027 for a third year of trans literary excellence.

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Trans Book Festival (TBF) is the only writers’ festival in the southern hemisphere focused on uplifting and celebrating trans and gender diverse (TGD) literary excellence.

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Support the next wave of writers to tell the Australian stories that are not already being told.

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The Wheeler Centre is Australia’s only dedicated hub for Books, Writing and Ideas – a place where audiences connect with leading writers and thinkers from across Australia and the world.

For 40 years, Melbourne Writers Festival has been a meeting place for art to be shared, stories to be told and creativity to thrive. Countless connections and special memories have been made through attending MWF events. With your support, we can continue creating a festival that nurtures community, platforms voices and makes unforgettable moments possible. This AusArt Day, we’re raising funds to increase the ability MWF has to directly support artists and uplift Victoria's literary community.

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One of Australia's most loved literary institutions, Melbourne Writers Festival brings writers and readers together to be inspired, challenged and thrilled by an intelligent, rousing and diverse program of events celebrating books and ideas. Since 1986, we have entertained hundreds of thousands of readers as the flagship annual writers festival of our UNESCO City of Literature. MWF ignites conversations across Melbourne and inspires curiosity and connection.

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