Editing Hobart (section)

===Literature===
The first book of general Australian literature was published in Hobart. Titled ''The Last and Worst of the Bushrangers of Van Diemen's Land'', it was printed by convict [[Andrew Bent]] and details the life and crimes [[Michael Howe (bushranger)|Michael Howe]], the [[bushranger]] and outlaw. In 1824, Bent, as proprietor of the ''[[Hobart Town Gazette]]'', established the first free press in Australia. The first Australian novel, ''[[Quintus Servinton]]'', was written in 1831 by convict [[Henry Savery]] and published in Hobart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia's First Novelist – The Book Show |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=3 March 2018 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/australias-first-novelist/3699100 |archive-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219023845/http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/australias-first-novelist/3699100 |url-status=live }}</ref> Written during his imprisonment, it is a semi-autobiographical work about the life of a convict in Van Diemen's Land. [[Mary Leman Grimstone]], whose book ''Woman's Love'' was written in Hobart between 1826 and 1829, holds the distinction of being the author of the first non-biographical Australian novel. It was printed in London in 1832.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/quintus-servinton |title=Defining Moments - 1831: Australia's first novelist, Henry Savery, publishes Quintus Servinton |date=2022-09-28 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=[[National Museum Australia]] |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019231009/https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/quintus-servinton |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[State Library of Tasmania]] is located in the city centre and comprises the [[Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts]], which houses an extensive collection of colonial works and artefacts. In 2023, Hobart became a UNESCO [[City of Literature]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Hobart achieved the title of UNESCO City of Literature, and what it means for Tasmanian writers |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=19 August 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-07/how-hobart-became-a-city-of-literature/103069122 }}</ref>