Smallroom Writers Collective

Smallroom this Friday night featuring award winning novelist reading from her work and In Conversation with

6.30pm Gold Coast
G07 Drama Theatre
$5 entry includes dinner
Open to the public. Open mic. Sign up at the door

Described as a ‘smart, compassionate and sexy story’ by novelist Toni Jordon, Life Drawing follows Maisie and Charlie who meet at a life-drawing session as undergraduates: she’s the model, he’s an artist. Their immediate connection carries them across two decades as they navigate the slippery dynamics of friendship, estrangement and family. Life Drawing won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer at the Queensland Literary Awards in 2024. Life Drawing will be available for sale. Have your copy signed by the author

Get Published!

Are you a current or recently graduated Griffith University student? Submissions are now open for Talent Implied - New Writing from Griffith 2027.

This is your chance to be published in a nationally recognised book produced every year at Griffith in the Editing for Publication course.

Submissions are open to poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction or personal essay. We do not accept academic essay. Creative submissions only.

No word limits or themes.

Maximum of three submissions per student.

You must be a current or recently graduated HLSS student to submit. Within one year of graduation. If you are taking HLSS courses but are studying in another school that’s fine as long as you have been in a HLSS course you are eligible. Study abroad and OUA students in HLSS courses are also eligible and warmly encouraged to apply.

You can submit creative work you have produced in courses in any year of your study. Or work produced outside of courses.

Submissions will be accepted until Monday Week 2 Tri 2 - 20 July unless capacity is reached earlier. So don’t delay.

Email submissions as Word documents to [email protected]

Send us your best work!

Are you a current Griffith HLSS student and interested in a career in writing, editing and publishing?

A wonderful opportunity exists for you to take part in an internship with Griffith Review as part of your studies.

Please view the image below for details. Further information on how to apply is available on your Canvas sites

A wonderful way to kick start a career in publishing!

Tonight's the Night!

Smallroom featuring Jane Frank - Poet reading from her work and In Conversation with Sally Breen

Open Mic
Free Book Fair
$5 entry includes dinner
Doors open at 6.30pm

See you there!

The sun is out! The vibe is stacked and we're going live in a matter of hours for some tropical literary surprises. Get those missives ready. Smallroom is back for 2026

Smallroom Reading Night Friday March 20 - Kick Off 2026

Open mic - 5 mins max - sign on at the door
Live music from Mitty Chunes
Free book fair - fill a bag full of books donated by Griffith University staff

What happened over summer? We want to know how you are distilling all that life into words. Bring your poems, your rants, your stories, your rhymes or just bring yourself. Open to the public

$5 entry helps keep Smallroom afloat and gets you dinner
Parking is available in Theatres Lane. Griffith University Hospital tram stop. The Griffith University G07 Drama Theatre is located under the Uni Bar next to the gym on the Gold Coast campus

The night consists of two acts. No theme. Anything goes and probably will. See you at the first Smallroom for 2026

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BBbqAJxjN/

* BOOK LAUNCH * BOOK LAUNCH * BOOK LAUNCH

Join us on Friday 17 October for the launch of Talent Implied - New Writing from Griffith 2025. 6.30pm for 7.00pm start. G07 Drama Theatre Griffith University Gold Coast campus.

Talent Implied celebrates the best new writing from students in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Featuring new and original work from eighteen young and emerging writers this anthology will wow you. Hear a selection of readings from authors and have your books signed. Copies available for sale on the night.

No entry fee. Dinner provided. Open to all.

Authors featured in the sixteenth edition of Talent Implied:

Ash Shirvington
Brylee Santo
Angie Simms
Renee Hudson
Sophie Piper
Hannah Gillam
Lachlan Rowan
Eddie Short
Maddy Williamson
Leony Plaß
Narelle O’Connor
Kait Smith
Tim Baker
Lorelei Alexander
Carolyn Sternes
Madison Lapham
Sara Allan Park
Daniel Tanure Benicio

Be part of the celebrations and RSVP via link.

Smallroom At Large - A Reading Night
Thursday September 4


Smallroom is changing it up - moving off campus for a mega reading night on the rooftop of Last night on Earth - one of the coolest venues on the coast. Get the tram directly to the door on Nerang Street Southport and be ready to mingle.

Polish off your best musings and join us for good company and the kind of creative content you won’t forget in a hurry.

This will be the only reading event Smallroom will host for Trimester 2 so don’t miss it! With feature readers, live music and open mic the $10 entry includes pizza. Open to the public.

The world might be going to hell but we’re speaking back to it.

Meet Smallroom at Last Night on Earth Thursday September 4