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Meet the Vandemonians
Posted on 1 Nov 2021 under Miegunyah Press
Before you uncover the Vandemonian’s fates, and the lives they lived and loved ones they valued; glimpse the most renown of Vandemonians to understand why Janet McCalman felt the need to discover their stories and individual places within Victoria’s convict history.
Who was William Guilfoyle?
Posted on 28 Aug 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and LiteratureWriting
Enter the world of William Guilfoyle: the intrepid ‘plant hunter’ responsible for the transformation of Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens into one of the world’s most spectacular botanical landscapes.
Celebrate the Mirka story: A culinary affair at Tolarno's Eating House
Posted on 27 Jul 2018 under NewsMiegunyah PressArts and Literature
Mirka Mora is one of Melbourne's best known and loved artists. Join us for a night to celebrate the Mora's story at Tolarno's Eating House.
Letters of note: stories that come from letters
Posted on 10 Apr 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and LiteratureWriting
Are letters a dying art, foresaken in the digital era? These are the stories and books that originated from letters, journals and diaries. With these books, we show authors who have been able to pull out stories out of letters, including beloved books such as Dear Quentin, The Secret Ingredient, The Forgotten Notebook and Christina Stead's volumes of letters.
Alfred Felton and Flinders Lane: A Short History
Posted on 15 Feb 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and Literature
This beautiful hardback book, strewed with the illustrations of wood engravings carved by Helen Ogilvie, is a work of art. It is a testament to a man who contributed so generously to Australian art culture.
Read the Extract: Modern Love
Posted on 13 Feb 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and Literature
Read the prologue to Modern Love, a double biography by Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan, a co-publication from MUP’s Miegunyah Press, the State Library of Victoria and the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Free ebooks from Miegunyah Press
Posted on 13 Sep 2017 under Miegunyah Press
Download biographies of Charles Conder, Robin Boyd and Russell Grimwade now
Read Lady Cowen's speech from the launch of her diaries
Posted on 17 Jul 2017 under Miegunyah PressNew releases
My Vice-Regal Life brings us Lady Cowen's diaries from her time as wife of Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen.