Fiction
Writing NSW
Crafting Short Stories with Gretchen Shirm
Join novelist and short story writer Dr Gretchen Shirm for a workshop that provides guidance on this form and gives participants an…
Writing NSW
Dialogue and Characterisation Techniques for Fiction Writers with Timothy Daly
his course, by playwright Timothy Daly. will take participants deep into the principles of character creation, as well as the…
Book review: The Ledge, Christian White
A novel for lovers of challenging mysteries.
Book review: The First Friend, Malcolm Knox
A thriller, a satire and an insight into humankind’s inhumanity.
Book review: In the Margins, Gail Holmes
Inspired by fact, this historical novel focuses on a woman who fights for art against the religious strictures of the…
Book review: Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood
Charlotte Wood's book deserves its spot on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.
Contemporary Art Tasmania
Apologue Isle
Apologue Isle combines storytelling, puppetry and kinetic sculpture, with an increasing sense of urgency to address the fractured relationship between…
Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…
Book review: A Sorceress Comes to Call, T Kingfisher
A clever interpretation of a sinister fairy tale that examines the human side of terrifying magic.Â
Book review: The Temperature, Katerina Gibson
Six characters whose lives intersect in a novel that takes the pulse of the times.