The Erratics is Vicki Laveau-Harvie's first published book and now it's won the Stella Prize for women's writing.

It's been 20 years since Chocolat was published and there's now a new novel in the series.

The machines will offer stories written by Victorian school students.

She's one of the busiest writers in Australia, with four books published in the last four months. So how does Jackie French do it?

English author Joanne Harris on her fourth Chocolat book, Australian writer Jackie French on how she writes for children, teens and adults, and Vicki Laveau-Harvie, the 2019 Stella prize winner for her memoir The Erratics.

English author Joanne Harris on her fourth Chocolat book, Australian writer Jackie French on how she writes for children, teens and adults, and Vicki Laveau-Harvie, the 2019 Stella prize winner for her memoir The Erratics.

The Short Story Dispenser is a French creation that is being embraced around the world.

At the end of his life, the American novelist Saul Bellow apparently asked, 'was I man or was I a jerk'? Biographer Zachary Leader has set out to answer this and other questions about the author's life.

The Stella Prize is an annual award for writing by Australian women. Here, the six finalists introduce their books.

In her new novel, Australian author Melina Marchetta revisits characters she first created 16 years ago.