Richard King is an author, critic and poet based in Fremantle. Raised in the United Kingdom, he gained an MA in Literary History and Cultural Discourse and worked in publishing before moving to Australia. His work appears widely, including in The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, The Monthly, Griffith Review, The Sydney Review of Books, Meanjin, Overland, New Matilda, Australian Book Review and 3 Quarks Daily (for whom he wrote a regular column between 2016 and 2018), The Best Australian Poems and The Best Australian Science Writing. His first book, On Offence: The Politics of Indignation, was published in Australia, the United Kingdom and Australia. King writes regularly for Arena, focusing on the relationship between culture and technology. His website is bloodycrossroads.com.
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Here Be Monsters
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Here Be Monsters
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Ian Lowe and Satyajit Das appearing at Mt Beauty Writers’ Festival
Mount Beauty
Mount Beauty, VIC, Australia
See Ian Lowe and Satyajit Das at this year's Mt Beauty Writers' Festival. Ian Lowe has long been recognised as a leading climate change scientist. He’s President of the Australian...
Kate Fitz-Gibbon – Our National Crisis: Violence Against Women & Children (Readings, Carlton)
Readings Carlton
Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
In Our National Crisis, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, explains why violence against women and children is not a series of isolated incidents but a pervasive, systemic issue. The impacts of this violence...
Open Access Week 2024 – Explore our newest titles
Monash University
VIC, Australia
Monash University Publishing is proud to celebrate Open Access Week with the release of The AI (Re)volution. Explore our full Open Access list here.
Highway to Hell including Isabelle Reinecke
30 Fingal Street
30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW
On October 23, 2024, the Brunswick Picture House will host “Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?”, a pivotal event featuring a presentation by renowned climate...
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Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW
A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Ian Lowe and Satyajit Das appearing at Mt Beauty Writers’ Festival
Mount Beauty Mount Beauty, VIC, AustraliaSee Ian Lowe and Satyajit Das at this year's Mt Beauty Writers' Festival. Ian Lowe has long been recognised as a leading climate change scientist. He’s President of the Australian...
Kate Fitz-Gibbon – Our National Crisis: Violence Against Women & Children (Readings, Carlton)
Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaIn Our National Crisis, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, explains why violence against women and children is not a series of isolated incidents but a pervasive, systemic issue. The impacts of this violence...
Open Access Week 2024 – Explore our newest titles
Monash University VIC, AustraliaMonash University Publishing is proud to celebrate Open Access Week with the release of The AI (Re)volution. Explore our full Open Access list here.
Highway to Hell including Isabelle Reinecke
30 Fingal Street 30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads, NSWOn October 23, 2024, the Brunswick Picture House will host “Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?”, a pivotal event featuring a presentation by renowned climate...
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSWA moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
