Category Archives: Event

HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Summer School 2025

The HASS and Indigenous research data community is invited to gain hands-on experience, learn digital skills and network to inspire new research outcomes.

For more information, visit the Australian Research Data Commons website here.

About the Event

The ARDC invites you to join in person for the free 2025 HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (RDC) Summer School in Brisbane/Meanjin.

The Summer School aims to empower participants with practical knowledge, build digital skills, and help inspire new research outcomes within the humanities, arts, social sciences (HASS) and Indigenous fields of study. Participants will collaborate in an interactive group setting while networking with like-minded researchers and subject matter experts.

You are also invited to join the in person Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School, held in Brisbane/Meanjin one day before the Summer School. It is aimed at a wider audience, all custodians of Indigenous data and researchers of all disciplines.

Also register for What to Expect at HASS and Indigenous Summer School 2025: A Webinar to hear from a previous attendee about their experience, and 2025 workshop presenters outlining what they will cover.

For more information, visit the Australian Research Data Commons website here.

Early Bird Tickets On Sale: Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

News has arrived from our prize partner Ubud Writers & Readers Festival about this year’s festival.

The first line up of speakers has just been announced – and we are screaming with excitement to see included such writers as Amitav Ghosh, Nam Le, Ali Cobby Eckermann, and Augustinus Wibowo, among other literary rock stars.

So the other great news is that early bird tickets are now on sale! 

Check out the first speaker release and get yourself on the way to the festival in late October with an early bird pass, by heading to https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/

Call for Papers: 29th Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs

Conference Theme: Intersections 
Conference Host: The University of New England (Armidale, New South Wales)
Conference Dates: 27– 29 November 2024
Conference workshops: 26 November 2024 (focusing on creative, critical and professional practice), details TBA.


The 2024 AAWP conference will be held at the Armidale campus of the University of New England, located on Anaiwan Country. Armidale is surrounded by national parks, gorges, and waterfalls. Its natural beauty has historically inspired writers, artists, and storytellers, including Judith Wright. 

Intersections offer the possibility of the unexpected, as a meeting point or a place of divergence. We invite proposals for conference papers, panels, or performances that contemplate literal and figurative intersections involving writing (creative/professional/academic). Some starter points to consider include:

•    Interdisciplinarity
•    Intersectionality
•    Identities and cultures
•    Hybrid genres
•    Co-authorship and collaborations
•    History and fiction
•    Writing and place
•    Poetic forms
•    Pedagogy
•    Performance and writing
•    Technologies and writing
•    Writing and artificial intelligence
•    Curriculum design/delivery
•    Borders and boundaries
•    The publishing industry
•    Creative nonfiction and life writing
•    Writing for different audiences.

We also welcome other approaches to the theme.

While the conference can be attended by anyone, presenters must be current AAWP members. More information about becoming a member is available here. The conference will primarily take place in Armidale, with options to participate in some parts of the program online. 

Submissions are due by 31 May. 

Please include the following in your proposal: Your name, institutional affiliation, email address, what you are proposing (paper, panel, or performance), title, an abstract (250 words max), and a short bio (100 words max).

Please email submissions or any questions to aawp@une.edu.au

2023 Australian Short Story Festival Program

The full program of events, including workshops, panels, book launches and more, is now available on the Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) website. With a star-studded lineup of storytellers from across Australia and overseas, the 2023 festival is one not to be missed! The festival will be held at the Fullarton Park Community Centre in the City of Unley in Adelaide from the 9th to the 12th of November. Tickets are available to purchase now, with discounts for students, concession card holders and City of Unley residents. For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit the ASSF website.

Online Forum: Uncertainty Across Expanded Fields of Practice #2

FRI 19 MAY 2023, 12:30 – 2.00pm (ACST)

Tickets: $10-$25 (pay what you can)

Open to artists and researchers at any stage of practice.

This event features South Australian artists Brad Darkson, Deirdre Feeney, Niki Sperou and Catherine Truman addressing their processes, as well as a range of topics including traditional First Nations land management using fire, depth-of-field exploration, inter-species empathy and altered landscapes.

Hosted by writer and advocate Jessica Alice, CEO of Writers SA, we’ll examine the experimental methodology and DNA of the Uncertain Times project. In this participatory dialogue–a conversation for our times–you will be invited to ask a question or propose a talking point around the uncertainty of your practice.

To find out more about this event and how to book your ticket, visit the website here.