Melbourne City of Literature
Melbourne City of Literature is a City of Literature located in Victoria, Australia, as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. It was designated by UNESCO in 2008 as the second City of Literature,[1] after Edinburgh and the first Australian City of Literature.[2]
The Melbourne City of Literature Office is funded by Creative Victoria[3] and the City of Melbourne.[3] In 2017, the Office was awarded a "gold star assessment" from the UN.[4]
In 2014, the Melbourne City of Literature Office was established, directed by David Ryding.[5] The Office is hosted at the Wheeler Centre and is dedicated to supporting Melbourne as a City of Literature through one-off programs and projects, partnerships with the literary sector, and international exchanges with other UNESCO Cities of Literature.[1]
In 2022, Melbourne City of Literature hosted the UNESCO Cities of Literature annual meeting for the first time, with representatives from 26 of the 42 Cities of Literature around the world attending in person.[6] During the Melbourne annual meeting, literary delegates engaged in discussions, roundtable events and connected with literary organisations such as The Wheeler Centre, Australian Poetry, State Library Victoria, Emerging Writers Festival, Express Media and 100 Story Building.
Projects
[edit]- City of Literature Parliament 2008
- Travel Fund 2014[7][8]
- Conference Subsidy Program 2016[9]
- Known Bookshops 2017[10]
- Sleipnir's Literary Travels 2017[11]
- Public Artwork Design Concept Award 2017[12]
- Art Book Fair (in association with the National Gallery of Victoria to assist the attendance of international book publishers)[4]
- Walking the city of literature : a literary map of Melbourne
- Poet Laureates of Melbourne 2020[13]
- Bookshops of the Cities of Literature[14]
- The Stories We Tell Ourselves 2021[15]
- International Literary Programmers' Roundtable
- Tramlines 2023[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About". www.cityofliterature.com.au. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Hobart successfully nominated as a City of Literature". www.hobartcity.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Key Initiatives". creative.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Melbourne City of Literature Office receives gold star assessment from the UN". creative.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Ross, Annabel (16 August 2014). "David Ryding named inaugural director at Melbourne's City of Literature office". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Flux, Elizabeth (13 September 2022). "Literature lovers descend on Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Melbourne City of Literature launches travel fund". Books + Publishing. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City of Literature announces new travel fund recipients". Books + Publishing. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Connecting the City of Literature". www.cityofliterature.com.au. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "City of Literature announces Known Bookshops grant recipients". Books + Publishing. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Sleipnir's Literary Travels from Reykjavík to Melbourne | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne Prize announces new award to acknowledge Melbourne's UNESCO City of Literature status". Books + Publishing. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Poet Laureates of Melbourne". Bowen Street Press. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Mem: 8003008. "Melbourne City of Lit meets Kraków's Massolit Books | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 29 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Stories We Tell Ourselves: An Online Series Exploring Representation in Publishing". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Tramlines – A unique podcast project from Melbourne City of Literature". cityofliterature.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2025.