This week we have THREE copies of The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith, author of over 80 books including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. In this latest novel, there is nothing noir about the world of Ulf Varg, a detective in the Sensitive Crimes
Applications are now open for the State Library of Victoria’s 2019 Fellowships program. Each year, the Library offers creative and specialist fellowships to encourage the original and imaginative use or development of the Library’s collections for new work. The Library also provides a number of specialist fellowships to support and
Start Writing Fiction
Our most popular writing course. Learn characters, scenes, dialogue and storytelling fundamentals in just five weeks.
Find out more
Follow a Clear Path
From your first story idea to a polished manuscript, our five-course pathway shows you what to do next.
Explore the program
Build Specific Skills
Strengthen characterisation, dialogue, point of view, scenes, structure, grammar and punctuation with focused short courses.
Write for Young Readers
Picture books, chapter books, middle grade or YA – discover the course that matches the stories you want to write.
