Melbourne is a cultural and vibrant city, often referred to as the 'creative hub' of Australia. With its vibrant arts scene, performance festivals, laneway street art and burgeoning cocktail, café and food culture, it truly is one of the most inspiring places in the land Down Under--in particular when it comes to writing.

The birthplace of the Emerging Writers Festival and the famous Melbourne Writers Festival, it really is no surprise that Victoria's capital city should play host to Fictionally Yours, the first large-scale author-signing in Victoria.

It started as a simple idea: avid reader and author, Penny Rudge dreamed of having an author event in Australia. With three planned events within Australia in 2014, she noticed the gap in the marketplace; and in Australia’s city of the arts, no less. Melbourne needed an author event of its very own.

The response was overwhelming, and what started out as a…