Ainslee Meredith (19) is a third-year BA student at the University of Melbourne where she learns the deep-sea diving methods appropriate for the study of literature, her first love. Apart from... >> read more

If you would like to go to all four workshops on May 22, please book below.... >> read more

Tess Jaeger discusses the nature of writing and the processes of editing and publishing with Amy Barker, award-winning author of Omega Park ¬—a novel canvassing the dark underbelly of a Gold... >> read more

Tess Jaeger chats with Trent Dalton— feature writer for the Courier Mail’s QWeekend magazine and winner of the prestigious News awards 2008 features journalist of the year—about the nature and... >> read more

Electronic Publications intern, Tess Jaeger discusses the finer points of blogging with Australia’s Miscellaneous Mum (a.k.a Karen Andrews). If you blog, or you’d like to one day, you must read... >> read more

Applications are now open for 10 young critical arts reviewers for Buzzcuts Adelaide 2010. If you are between 18 and 25 and you would like to write reviews as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival,... >> read more

The Book Show, ABC Radio National, has a new blog and we want you to write for it.

It’s about reading, writing, books and publishing. It’s about the book launch you went to last night or the... >> read more

Click below to read the final newsletter for the decade. Featuring an interview with Amelia Schmidt, the short story (18-24) winner of the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers, photos,... >> read more

The winners of the 2009 John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers are:


SHORT STORY/FIRST CHAPTER OF A NOVEL (18-24)

1st House-sitting for my Mother by Amelia Schmidt

2nd... >> read more

Sit back and relax with all the greatest hits of the 80s, 90s and today. Sunburnt sands shift with each step you make: still surfing – now on your feet, now with your thumbs. Salvage an abandoned... >> read more

Express Media will be closed for the holidays from Monday December 21, and will re-open for business on Monday January 11.

Express Media wishes all our members, subscribers, friends and supporters... >> read more

Express Media is seeking new interns for 2010 in the areas of communications and administration.

If you are interested in a career in the arts and want to support Express Media, please... >> read more

The Words We Found, an anthology of the first twenty-one years of Voiceworks magazine, kicked off with two separate launches. The first — a night of one speedily exhausted bar tab, some... >> read more

Express Media is nicely settling into our new home at the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in the State Library of Victoria. We have new details! Our new address is 176 Little Lonsdale St,... >> read more

Express Media proudly launched the Voiceworks 21st birthday anthology, The Words We Found on November 12. You can buy the book here for $25 including postage. Just click on the "Add... >> read more

Below is a sneak peek of The Words We found: the best writing from 21 years of Voiceworks Magazine. It's the introduction, written by editor Lisa Dempster. We hope you enjoy it.... >> read more

The elements of graphic design apply differently to every project. Designing a youth magazine that showcases text-based art brings its own unique challenges and rewards. Electronic Publications... >> read more

Wake from the dream-haze and spit blood into the sink. Wipe mouth on threadbare T-shirt and apply lipstick. Stand in line for flu jab while T-shirt disintegrates in the rain. Dab favourite childhood... >> read more

Express Media is moving and we need to get rid of all our vintage Voiceworks! So we are selling them at rock-bottom prices. This is your chance to get your hands on some literary gems before... >> read more

A short history of Voiceworks Magazine according to Bel Schenk (and Wikipedia).

Voiceworks began as a newsletter in 1988 and, like the majority of newsletters, there was nothing all... >> read more

Any talk about literary prizes invariably leads to a discussion about money. US$10,000 is given for the Pulitzer Prize, £30,000 for the Orange, and Booker Prize winners are almost always asked what... >> read more

Express Media's Voiceworks Readers’ Group is for young lovers of reading … and writing too!

The 2009 Voiceworks Readers’ Group is spreading its branches. Held quarterly to... >> read more

The 2009 John Marsden Prize opens for entries

Ever considered what it’s like to judge a literary prize? Perhaps you’ve wondered what sways a panel of judges to put their weight behind... >> read more

Gearing up for Express Media’s Skill Share Series, an Emerging Writers’ Festival Umbrella Program

Express Media’s Ross House offices are wheezing with anticipation, with the Express... >> read more

The Emerging Writers’ Festival Keeps on Growing

The 2009 Emerging Writers’ Festival is set to kick off on May 22, and with the event now stretching into a ten day fiesta, there’s plenty to... >> read more

'The Independent Type: Books and Writing in Victoria' is a free exhibition that celebrates Victoria’s rich and diverse written culture, highlighting the stories, the voices and the spirit of... >> read more

Write in Your Face is a funding opportunity designed to assist younger and emerging writers in kick-starting their creative projects. Each year, the Literature Board of the Australia Council, (now... >> read more

2008 John Marsden Prizewinners Owen Kirkby and Bryce Wolfgang Joiner reflect on the births of their respective creative entries.

The announcement of this year’s John Marsden Prize for Young... >> read more