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Friday 27 January

Salman Rushdie, the Jaipur Festival and Literary ‘Match-Fixing’

Salman Rushdie has had to drop out of India's Jaipur festival due to threats of violence. But how real were those threats, and what's behind them? Australian/Indian publisher Kabita Dhara gives us her take.

Thursday 26 January

Ben Ball on Penguin’s 'Monthly Catch'

We talk to Penguin publisher Ben Ball about the thinking behind the company's return to accepting unsolicited manuscripts - during the first week of every month, starting 1 February 2012.

Thursday 26 January

Notions of Nationhood

On a day characterised by varying levels of Australian introspection, we compile our recommended Wheeler Centre viewing on the issue of national identity.


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Meanland: Literature, Genre and the Digital Age

Jacinda Woodhead, Myke Bartlett, Lili Wilkinson and Louise Swinn ask: will today's genre be tomorrow's literature?

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Two Sides of the Story: Fantasy

Alisons Goodman and Croggon explore the challenges of new worlds, languages and realities in fantasy writing.


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Law and Order Week: A History of Bad Behaviour

Opium dens, illegal brothels and men with names as colourful as their pasts: we uncover Melbourne's criminal record.

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Liao Yiwu

Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu speaks with Alex Landragin about freedom, exile and books that transport him home.



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Wheeler Centre?

Melbourne has a new kind of cultural institution, the Wheeler Centre. The Centre, and its website, are dedicated to the discussion and practice of writing and ideas.

Through a year-round programme of talks and lectures, readings and debates, and an evolving site featuring video and live blogging, we invite you to join the conversation.


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Melbourne
Victoria 3000
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