Writing and Publishing
Don Watson: Language Lost
MILDURA WRITERS FESTIVAL: Don Watson has been thinking about language for a long time. And he doesn't like what's been…
The Arts Vote: the Garrett years so far
ARTISTIC VOTING: Taking Stock of the Garrett years. As speculation mounts on how soon a federal election will be it…
The best writers' festival in Australia: Mildura
MILDURA WRITERS' FESTIVAL: The best writers' festival in Australia. The word most used to describe the festival by Festival Director,…
Simon van der Stap: Actor
THE GRUFFALO: Simon van der Stap is not an animal, but he’s played a few lately.
Jumpers and Jazz Festival
JUMPERS AND JAZZ FESTIVAL: As you rug up in your jumpers, beanies, mittens and scarves to hold off the winter…
Zine-aphobia
OPINION: Zine Fairs seem to me the literary equivalent of Star Trek conventions, complete with the obsessive fans, head-turning outfits…
Caro Llewellyn moves to New York’s Library
CARO LLEWELLYN: Former Sydney Writers’ Festival Director is leaving the PEN World Voices Festival to direct the 100th anniversary celebrations…
Proposed new organisation ‘Writing Australia'
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL: Discussions have commenced in the past week between the directors of the Tasmanian, Victorian, New South Wales and…
The Divine Deveny
OPINION: On Wednesday night as part of the Emerging Writers Festival Catherine Deveny, former Age columnist was a special extra…
Sydney Writers' Festival swoons on success
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: Despite rainy weather the Sydney Writers' Festival finished up last Sunday smashing the previous box office taking…