Join us in celebrating the launch of Champagne at Three: The Story of a Trans Mining Engineer. Having lived the first half of her life as male, Rebecca Norton sought medical intervention to become a woman, only to find that those whose support she longed for could not, or would not give it. Born in […]
Join us for an evening celebrating the release of King of Dirt, as award-winning author Holden Sheppard sits down in conversation with acclaimed writer Christos Tsiolkas. Holden’s first two novels, Invisible Boys and The Brink, received multiple awards, with Invisible Boys adapted into a ten-episode television series that premiered on Stan Australia in 2025. His […]
Join us for the launch of 'Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia' by Dr Paula Gerber. Launched by Joe Ball, Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities. Paula Gerber is one of Australia's preeminent human rights legal scholars with a very established profile in LGBTQIA+ rights and media: in Sex, Gender & Identity, she aims […]
On September 14 VPC is hosting Move in Pride Sport Expo. In the spirit of the day, Darcy Green will be signing early release (officially released Sept. 23) copies of their football themed romance novel After the Siren. Theo Bestavros did everything right. He worked hard, got his game-winning moment and – failed. He’s determined […]
Join us for the launch of this fabulous collection of stories from Queersland. This book features creative writing from more than 30 authors and poets, offering unique perspectives from the Queer culture and history of Queensland – from the far north to the south-west, from the 20th century to the future, from the everyday to […]
To celebrate the release of Madeleine Gray's novel Chosen Family Madeline will be chatting with Christos Tsiolkas about being weird, friendships and do we really know those we are closest to. Madeleine Gray is a novelist, academic, arts writer and book critic. She has a PhD in feminist literary theory from the University of Manchester. […]
“Up the Lezzos!” was the triumphant cry of a newly out Kate Rowe as she was thrown into a paddy wagon at the first Mardi Gras. Fifty years later she would launch her memoir How the Fuck Would I Know? at Qtopia, which now occupies the police station where she was once locked up. That […]
Join us as veteran gay rights activist and academic Dennis Altman and acerbic millennial author Patrick Lenton bring their generational perspectives to a dissection of the current state of our queer nation. Since the publication of his first book “Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation” in 1971, Dennis Altman has written more than a dozen books and […]
Life's too short not to shine, darling so grab your heels, your crown, and your courage, and get ready to strut. Join former Les Girls compere and star of Alvin Purple Dame Stan Munro on Saturday March 21st at Hares & Hyenas at 2pm as he discusses his colourful and flamboyant new autobiography 'Stan Munro: […]
Join us at Hares & Hyenas for the book launch of Divergences: An Anthology Of Neurodissident Worlds Come on down as we introduce you to the book along with some live readings. Free vegan sweets (with gluten-free options) by little sweet tings, along with a video adaptation of Michiel Teeuw's text Skim, Skier, Stim, which […]
Join Hares and Hyenas for a discussion and book signing to celebrate the release of Holden Sheppard's new novel Yeah The Boys. Award-winning Western Australian author Holden Sheppard returns to the world of his bestselling debut Invisible Boys with Yeah the Boys: a bold, propulsive new novel about male friendship, masculinity, modern gay life and […]
Join the launch of Marriage Equality and Resurgent Prejudice in Australia with authors James Bennett and David Betts, along with former Greens Senator Janet Rice as Guest Speaker. Hosted by Nick Henderson, Australian Queer Archives collections manager. In 2017, Australia finally said “yes” to marriage equality—but the story didn’t end there. Marriage Equality and Resurgent […]