Tonight’s #AustralianStory ‘A Voice From the Heart with @mdavisqlder starts now (AEST) on @abctv + iview

We are excited to be partnering with Byron Writers Festival again this year. Join #Openbook editor Phillipa McGuinness for a panel chat with Grace Chan (she/her), Michelle Arrow and Shankari Chandran on Sunday 13 August. See the full program & book now: ow.ly/YgZE50OXI0z

Openbook is on the move! We're delighted to be partnering with Mudgee Readers' Festival Festival. Join editor Phillipa McGuinness in conversation with @LeeKofman, Ned Manning and Omar Sakr about the library that made them on 20 August. See program: ow.ly/v18u50P16mN

On a US beach earlier this year, my son asked why everyone looked like Slenderman. He got a long talk about FDA #sunscreen regulation compared to ingredients used in Australia, EU, Asia. It’s in my book but this is an update #skincancer #skindeep #sun nytimes.com/2023/08/12/sty…

Join us for a night of storytelling at the Library Bar! Delve into the latest issue of #Openbook and hear from contributors Elizabeth Fortescue, Dimitra Harvey, Story Factory's Catherine Keenan and editor Phillipa McGuinness. Free event, tomorrow Tues 12 Sept, 6pm: ow.ly/9gIn50PJUvo

“Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.”

#DigDeeper into exhibitions at our Open Day this Sun 29 Oct! Enjoy free tours of our current exhibitions including Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari (they made them a long time ago), For All Time: Shakespeare in Print and Action! Film & War. See program: sl.nsw.gov.au/open-day

JOAN Meet some of the talented writers, poets & creatives who have contributed to this issue of #Openbook! Join Lauren Aimee Curtis, @maxeaston__, Erin Shiel & Daniel Boud in conversation with editor Phillipa McGuinness at The Library Bar on Tue 19 Mar at 6pm. Book now: ow.ly/jInv50QKtKv

A long time since I’ve been on this site, in part because of subject of ⁦Nick Bryant⁩ upcoming 2024 Brian Johns Lecture: US authoritarianism. State Library Auditorium, 11 April, free, register below. ⁦Macquarie University⁩ ⁦Copyright Agency⁩ event.mq.edu.au/2024-brian-joh…

This is going to be a great event. Would love to see you here!

The 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards shortlists are out! 54 outstanding works by 60 authors and illustrators were shortlisted for 12 prize categories from 834 entries. #NSWPLA See the full shortlist: sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/nsw-pre…

It's here! Our winter issue of #Openbook magazine, edited by Phillipa McGuinness features words by richard glover, Kate Evans, Nam Le, Susan Wyndham, Seumas Spark, Chris Flynn, Yumna Kassab, Bronwyn Bancroft, Jock Serong and more. Subscribe here: ow.ly/7Ux950Jt70E

Allen & Unwin Bri Lee Join us tomorrow Thur 23 May for a live edition of 'The library that made me' with richard glover, Hannah Diviney, Anna Funder, TR and #Openbook editor Phillipa McGuinness. Book here: sl.nsw.gov.au/events/library…

Our Peter Kingston exhibition is now open! This moving tribute celebrates the life of the late artist #PeterKingston, best known for his vibrant and joyful depictions of #Sydney. Free exhibition: ow.ly/6IT450S9b7Y

Indeed I did! Who could go wrong with this eloquent, insightful bunch #photography #aushist #auslit #screenwriting #magazines

For First Friday this July, join our online interview with Phillipa McGuinness who will be sharing what it’s like to edit a major literary magazine, life inside State Library of NSW, and what she’s learned over her years in publishing. Register for free: buff.ly/4cuBfoV

Happy 100th Birthday to Margaret Fulton Great article by Phillipa McGuinness Phillipa McGuinness in The Monthly September 2024. It is about the woman who taught me how to cook and entertain friends and family. A true Australian Treasure who gave so much to so many. themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/sep…

.Phillipa McGuinness on Margaret Fulton: “How to quantify the lasting influence of a woman churning out step-by-step recipes in words and pictures in mass-market publications, but who was, in fact, doing much more: transmitting new forms of generosity and connection?” mnth.ly/Gu94Xis

“Before Stephanie, Maggie and Nagi, Margaret was getting on with her own near-revolutionary activities.” Phillipa McGuinness remembers pioneering celebrity chef Margaret Fulton, who would have turned 100 this month Read now. mnth.ly/ggZDBry

Copies of my memoir have just arrived! Now available from Ginninderra Press. Thanks to all who helped along the way. RTs very welcome @lynetterussell Chris Cunneen Mandy Wolbers DrMarmo @cristyclark Claire Loughnan Marie Segrave @rlwickes Phillipa McGuinness Kate Fitz-Gibbon Diana Johns