The Anne Edgeworth Fellowship is provided to an emerging young writer in the Canberra Region and is worth up to $5000 to be used to advance the recipient's education in the craft of writing. Expressions of interest are due by 5pm on October 14. See: actwriters.org.au/awards/The-Anne-Edgeworth-Fellowship.shtml.

What's on

October 8-9: Well Thumbed Books. The Cobargo Crime Convention showcases eight of the best crime novelists. fourwinds.com.au/whats-on or call 02 6493 3414.

October 8: In The Boy Behind the Curtain, writer Tim Winton will discuss the real characters and events behind his bestselling novels in a discussion with the ABC's Andrea Ho. National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, 11.30am. $15 includes refreshments and booksigning. nla.gov.au.

October 8: Indonesian author Leila S. Chudori will talk about her novel Home at the Asia Bookroom, Lawry Place, Macquarie at 4pm. Admission by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. RSVP to 62515191 by October 7.

October 10: At Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra City at 5pm the poetry anthology The Lived Experience featuring work by mental health consumers will be launched as part of Mental Health Week.

October 10: At Smith's Alternative, Canberra eight poets will weave their words  along with one musical act to raise funds for SIDS and Kids ACT. Entry fee $10.

October 10: The Second Rush: Mining and the Transformation of Australia by David Lee will be launched in the National Library of Australia foyer at 6pm. Free admission. nla.gov.au.

October 12: Canberra author and ACT political candidate Kim Huynh will speak about his recently collection of short stories Vietnam as if... at Asia Bookroom, Unit 2, 1-3 Lawry Place, Macquarie 2 at 6pm. RSVP by October 11 to 62515191. Entry by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

October 12: Mark Di Stefano, author of What a Time to Be Alive: That and Other Lies of the 2016 Campaign, wil be in conversation with Guardian Australia's political editor Katharine Murphy at Paperchain Bookstore Manuka at 5.45 for 6pm. RSVP 6295 6723.

October 12: Poetry at the House at 8pm features three Canberra poets, Theodore Ell, Andrew McDonald and Sarah Rice, at University House. Meals available from 6pm. bistro downstairs from 6 pm. Admission: $10 waged, $5 unwaged. Bookings: gpage40@bigpond.net.au.

October 13: Senator Lee Rhiannon will launch A Lover's Country by Stuart Rees, about love, murder and human rights, at Paperchain Bookstore Manuka at 6 for 6.30pm. RSVP 6295 6723.

October 14: Alan Edwards, editor of The School Magazine, will reveal highlights of the longrunning publication's history at the exhibition celebrating the magazine at Civic Library.

October 14: At Manning Clark House,11 Tasmania Circle,Forrest at 7pm will be the launch of the Japan/Australia anthology Poems to Weara with readings and musical items. Entry $10 includes light supper.

October 16: Minders of Tuggeranong Homestead are holding an Irish/ Australian afternoon of music, poetry and readings to remember a century of Irish independence since the 1916 Rising in Dublin from 2 to 4pm. Entry fee of $15 includes afternoon tea. Bookings essential: phone 62314535.

October 20: Adventurer Tim Cope will talk about his three-year trek, 10,000-kilometre trek in On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Lands of the Nomads at the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, at 6pm. $15 includes refreshments. nla.gov.au.

October 22: Research for the Storyteller with J.T. Clay from 10am to 1pm is an ACT Writers Centre workshop for writers working on long-form narrative fiction. Cost: $70 member, $135 General Admission (includes 12-month membership). Concession prices available. eventbrite.com/e/research-for-the-storyteller-with-jt-clay-tickets-26773222429?aff=litbits.

October 22: Focus on Stylistics with Pippa Carron from 10am to 4pm is an ACT Writers Centre workshop focusing on voice, character point of view, dialogue, subtext, imagery and setting. Cost: $130 member, $195 General Admission (includes 12-month membership). Concession prices available. eventbrite.com/e/focus-on-stylistics-with-pippa-carron-tickets-26773194345?aff=litbits.

October 23: Performance Poetry Workshop with Robyn Sykes from 1 to 4pm is an ACT Writers Centre workshop including tips and practical exercises. Cost: $70 member, $135 General Admission (includes 12-month membership). Concession prices available.eventbrite.com/e/poetically-speaking-with-robyn-sykes-tickets-26773261546?aff=litbits

October 23: In Wonderlands, illustrator and storyteller Robert Ingpen reveals the places, stories and people that inspired him. National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, 2pm. $20. nla.gov.au.

October 27: Paul Daley reveals how research into scientific and anthropological exploitation of Indigenous Australians in the early 20th century inspired characters in his novel Jesustown in the Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia at 5.30pm. Free. nla.gov.au.

October 27: Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium by Don Aitkin will be launched by Claudia Hyles at Paperchain Manuka at 6pm. RSVP 6295 6723.

October 30: In the 2016 Harold White Lecture, Journalist and author Di Morrissey looks back on her years in the Australian writing world and speculates on the future. National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, 2pm. $20 Friends, $30 Non-members. Bookings: nla.gov.au.

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