Last week, Stephanie Radok’s Under the Bed was launched at the State Library of South Australia by Melinda Rankin, Director of Fabrik Arts + Heritage in Lobethal. Attendees were surrounded by etchings from Stephanie’s exhibition, Inside a Book, showing until Wednesday 30 April 2025.

We’re pleased now to be able to share Melinda’s thoughtful launch speech, which celebrates Stephanie’s knack for finding the beauty in the mundane.

Read Melinda’s speech in full below.

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the March WWWC: Susan Hobson and Kristin Murdock. We couldn’t decide between their entries, so this March 2025’s WWWC is a jointly awarded prize. Read Susan’s entry below, and find Kristin’s here.

Susan’s ‘Festival Madness’ is an immersive ride through the waves of a crowded festival.

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the March WWWC: Kristin Murdock and Susan Hobson. We couldn’t decide between their entries, so this month’s is a jointly awarded prize. Read Kristin’s entry below, and find Susan’s here.

Kristin’s ‘Revenge Takes the Cake’ is a rollicking poem about baking, competition, and sabotage.

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the September WWWC: Warren Cox. Responding to the prompt ‘backyard secrets’, Warrens short, sharp and shiny poem gave the judges a chuckle.

Read his winning entry, ‘Barely Worth Writing About’, below.

In August, we attended a celebration of Julia Robinson the artist, as well as Julia Robinson, the 2024 SALA Feature Artist monograph, by Leigh Robb, Hannah Kent and Jess Taylor.

We’re pleased now to be able to share Julia’s speech from the evening, sharing her memories of SALA’s humble beginnings, and how the festival helped her realise that pursuing art was a viable career choice.

Read her speech below.

Banner image: Bitter Roseroot (detail), 2018, gourd, silk, thread, pins, braid, brass, gold plating, steel, padding, mixed media, 120 x 80 x 60 cm, collection Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo: Sam Roberts.

Wakefield Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights to award-winning Adelaide author Andrew Roff’s debut novel via Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Publication of the novel, provisionally titled Pangea, is expected in March 2025.

Read more about this exciting acquisition below.

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the August WWWC: Span Hanna. Responding to the prompt ‘plenty of books’, Span’s ‘Toward the End of My Shift’ follows an unnamed narrator navigating a very strange day at his very strange off-books job.

Read Span’s winning piece below.

When our work experience student picked up a copy of Roanna McClelland’s award-winning debut novel, The Comforting Weight of Water, she was swept up into the novel’s wild and wet world.

In a special blog post, Roanna answers questions about the book, being a debut author, and finding inspiration in unusual places.

Read the interview in full below.