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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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Working with illustrators in children's literature

What are some of the processes behind collaborating with illustrators when you are writing a book?

‘Garage Doors’ by Ruth Woodrow, finalist of 2023 Head On Photo Awards, Landscape Category. A collaged photo of different colourful garage doors arranged in a rainbow spectrum.
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Photo competitions: 7 expert tips to stand out

ArtsHub summarises seven tips offered by the Head On Foundation to help photographers stand out in a competition.

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Organisational ethics: walking the talk

With artists and companies in crisis, ArtsHub shares some tips on how to move values from the page into practice…

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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

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Theatre review: The Questions, State Theatre SA

A first date that inadvertently becomes extended thanks to lockdown. What could possibly go wrong?

Two panels. On left is photo of a man with grey hair and glasses, a white shirt and dark jacket. On the right is cover of book with 'Everyone on Mars" in white font over a picture of a snowdome. Inside the snowdome are tiny people walking along a cliff edge.
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Book review: Everyone on Mars, Larry Buttrose

A mixed bag of yarns set after the human colonisation of Mars.

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Book review: All You Took From Me, Lisa Kenway

Once begun, this psychological thriller is hard to put down.

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Book review: Dirrayawadha, Anita Heiss

The prolific author returns to the Frontier Wars in this epic Australian fiction.

A colourful group of Sydney Fringe performers, including a drag queen, a puppet and puppeteer and others, pose with the Sydney CBD skyline in the background.
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Active participation an emerging trend at Sydney Fringe 2024

Why just watch an arts event when you can take part in it?

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