Transit Lounge is an independent press dedicated to the publication of exciting new fiction and non-fiction. We have a particular interest in creative literary publishing that explores the relationships between East and West, entertains and promotes insights into diverse cultures and encompasses diverse genres.

Transit Lounge, doing exceptional things with a very high quality list.‘ – The Melbourne Review

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  • 2025
  • 22 - 23 August 2025
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Gregory Day and Belinda Lyons-Lee at Local Word Writers Festival Geelong
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    28 August 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Launch of No Dancing in the Lift by Mandy Sayer
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    04 September 2025
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Launch of The Wallace Line: A Poem by Jennifer Mackenzie To be launched by Gig Ryan
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    11 September 2025
    2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Lisa Kenway at Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival
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    12 - 14 September 2025
    3:28 pm - 5:00 pm
    Gregory Day and Belinda Lyons-Lee at Port Fairy Literary Weekend
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