Olivia Muscat has written for ABC Everyday, Arts Hub, Kill Your darlings and The Saturday Paper, among others, and for several notable anthologies. She is currently writing for theatre, recently completing a development through Darebin Arts Speakeasy, and her show ‘Is Anyone Even Watching’ has been awarded a place in the Arts House Develops program and a spot in the 2025 season. She was awarded fellowships by The Wheeler Centre and Varuna to work on her middle grade novel, which was shortlisted for the Text Prize 2024, and her first picture book is set for publication with Scribble in 2025.
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Fanfiction: Beyond the Canon
Combining case studies of fanfiction writers turned best-selling authors, publishing ecosystems across the world, and what fanfiction means to fans, these writers discuss how these thriving communities of writers and readers provide a space for emerging writers to practice and gain feedback.

Sunday 8 September, 12PM
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Submitting work to literary prizes, residencies and journals can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be.

Monday 9 September, 11:15AM
On Art
Arts writing is often the best way to start out as a writer – to have your writing published, work with editors, meet likeminded people and make a bit of a cash. But it can be hard to know what pocket to start out in and how to sustain.

Wednesday 11 September, 6:30PM
Coming of Age in the Wild West
What does it mean to write the place you have lived? How do you harness the streets you have walked, and reflect back the people around you with care and consideration? In this special discussion event, these western suburbs writers come together to talk about the place, and the responsibility of writing it.
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