It has been seven long Tobias-less years since the Bluth family was rudely yanked off TV screens. Which means it’s also been seven years that an Arrested Development reunion has been dangled in front of our faces.

For 11 literary-packed days from May 23 to June 2, Melbourne's Emerging Writers' Festival will celebrate, support and cajole the words out of the nation's fledgling wordsmiths.

Snitch is a tense crime-drama, but the most nerve-racking element is this: can Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson act?

Since its inaugural festival in 2009, VIVID Sydney has quickly established itself as the best reason to get out of the house as the city descends into its antipodean winter.