NOTICE OF MEETING

The 2026 Annual General Meeting for the Melbourne Athenaeum Inc. will be held in the library at 1 pm on Monday 13 April.

For more information please speak to library staff.

Our Cultural Program

Much of our city’s standing as Australia’s cultural capital can be traced back to the Melbourne Athenaeum and the role it played in the early promotion and development of music, visual arts, literature and theatre.

The Melbourne Athenaeum’s playwright-in-residence program has provided tangible support to an established playwright with financial support and a creative and inspirational place to work. This program is now being reviewed so we are not accepting any submissions.

Members enjoy a public event, such as a rehearsed play reading, as the culmination of this annual program.

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Ash Flanders
Playwright and Screenwriter
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Emilie Collyer
Playwright
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Declan Furber Gillick
Artist, Writer and Performer
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Melissa Reeves
Playwright
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Angus Cerini
Writer, Performer and Theatre Maker
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Patricia Cornelius
Playwright
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