Debut Mondays

Overview

Funtimes for booklovers?! Are you for realz?! Debut Mondays throws book nerds a bone with local talent reading a selection of their latest work. You’ll be plenty contented rubbing shoulders with Australia’s literary vanguard, or if you’re the shy retiring kind, just sit back and listen to the stories.

No wonder Melbourne has earned the official status of a UNESCO City of Literature. The Wheeler Centre is everything a creative, thinking city needs – an arena for new ideas and conversation, a community for emerging writers and veterans. Take your pick of readings, talks, lectures and debates. For once, an Australian government is investing in its literary culture, and it’s paying off.

October brings diverse writers Edwina Preston, Zane Lovitt, Jessie Cole and Robyn Dennison. This year, the event takes over the already popular basement bar café, The Moat. Call ahead for the $20 pre-event package of a meal and a glass of wine. Mondays just got more interesting.

Debut Mondays are free, but booking is essential.