The Wheeler Centre

The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing, Ideas is an initiative of the Victorian Government.

Writers Victoria moved into the Wheeler Centre building in October 2009. The building is a hub for writing and literary organisations including:

• Writers Victoria
• Emerging Writers' Festival
• Melbourne Writers Festival
• Express Media
• Australian Poetry
• SPUNC

Plus affiliate organisations:

• Melbourne PEN Centre
• Overload Poetry Festival

The Wheeler Centre organisation is housed in the Wheeler Centre building, in the State Library of Victoria, with street frontage along Little Lonsdale St. The facilities currently include meeting rooms, open-plan work areas, workshop spaces, a public presentation space for up to 200 people and public access to the Victorian Writers' Centre and Australian Poetry library collections. Work has began on The Moat, a cafe which will be housed on Level 1.

Board

Eric Beecher is the Chair.

Board directors are:

• Peter Biggs – Managing Director of Clemenger BBDO in Melbourne
• Joanna Murray-Smith – Melbourne-based playwright, screenwriter and novelist
• Mark Rubbo OAM – Managing Director of Readings Books and Music
• Gabrielle Coyne – Managing Director of Penguin Australia
• Andrew Haggar – NAB’s Executive General Manager, Private and Institutional Wealth.

Good reading

• Victorian Writer October-November 2009. Journey to the Centre.
• Victorian Writer November 2008. Melbourne: UNESCO City of Literature.
• Arts Victoria: Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
• Arts Victoria: Board announcement October 2008