Events

03 May, 2018 to 03 May, 2018

Christos Tsiolkas: On Patrick White

Author Christos Tsiolkas recounts his year spent reading Patrick White and his rediscovery of the literary great in this installment of the popular Writers on Writers series at the Sydney Writers Festival. On Patrick White is a vivid celebration of the Nobel Prize–winning author’s work that asks: What does it mean to us now? Writer Michelle de […]

15 Mar, 2018 to 24 Mar, 2018

2018 Australian Writers Week in China

Prize-winning Australian authors, Richard Flanagan, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright and Fiona Wright, will take part in the 11th Australian Writers Week in China, which launches on 15 March in Beijing and runs until 24 March. The event forms part of the new Australian Writers Series – the Australian Embassy’s initiative to bring more Australian literary […]

06 Mar, 2018 to 06 Mar, 2018

INFORM: Copyright Agency Cultural Fund – grants for visual artists, writers and organisations

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about the Cultural Fund grant program from Copyright Agency representatives Nicola Evans and Tristan Chant, before you head off to the Adelaide Writers Week at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden. This morning session will explain what support is available to you to to pursue professional development and career enhancing […]

04 Mar, 2018 to 04 Feb, 2018

This Book Changed My Life – Adelaide Writer’s Week

We all have a book that we love but for writers that relationship can be that much more complicated. Hosted as part of the Adelaide Writers’ Week program, This Book Changed my Life brings together novelist and short story writer Rebekah Clarkson, Miles Franklin winning novelist and children’s writer Sofie Laguna, and children’s book writer […]

24 Feb, 2018 to 24 Feb, 2018

This Book Changed My Life – Perth Writers’ Week

As part of the Perth Festival, presented in association with the Copyright Agency through the Cultural Fund, This Book Changed my Life presents a panel of esteemed writers discussing the inspiring creative works that most influenced them.   Join guests Gareth Evans, Josephine Wilson, Claire G. Coleman, Heather Rose and Curated by Kids as they talk about […]

21 Feb, 2018 to 21 Feb, 2018

Death and Copyright – A panel discussion hosted by the Copyright Society of Australia

It may seem a morbid topic for our first 2018 event – but it’s an important one. While the death of a creator is a key milestone in a copyright’s lifecycle, the interaction between copyright law and succession is often less well understood. A panel of experts will explore the implications of death for the estates […]

13 Feb, 2018 to 15 Feb, 2018

VALA (Victorian Association for Library Automation ) 2018

The Copyright Agency is exhibiting at VALA 2018. This is the 19th Biennial Conference Exhibition and is the leading conference and exhibition providing 3 days of professional enrichment for Libraries and Information managers. The 1,000+ participants will include: •Senior managers and decision-makers •Specialists, mid-career and transition professionals •Vendors •Early career and recent graduates •Students Come […]

22 Jan, 2018 to 21 May, 2018

Griffith Review 62: Novella Project VI – Call for Submissions

A year on from Australian Parliament passing legislation to allow same-sex marriage, Griffith Review 62: All Things Equal – The Novella Project VI will tease out what this means: is it a sign of a new-found appetite for equality? The primacy of love and family? A measure of a flawed political process, or the mark of a […]