Writing and Publishing
Opportunities and awards
Creative Futures Fund for works of scale, international opportunities, plus Adelaide chorus strikes gold in Aotearoa and finalists of National…
Geelong Regional Libraries
Poetry Prize - Entries Now Open
Geelong Regional Libraries and Deakin University have announced the Geelong Regional Libraries (GRLC) and Deakin University Local Word Poetry Prize.
This week's arts news and trending topics
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Book review: Big Time, Jordan Prosser
Jordan Prosser’s much-touted first novel sometimes flies off its own tracks, but is nonetheless a very impressive debut.
Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu
A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.
Book review: Murder in Punch Lane, Jane Sullivan
A crime novel set in the laneways and high society of 19th century Melbourne.
Opportunities and awards
Matched funding opportunities, plus shortlist and nominees unveiled for Emerging Writers' Awards, Art Music Awards, National Architecture Awards and Bowness…
Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland
Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.
Book review: The Mires, Tina Makereti
Set in the near future, the novel tracks a small community through explorations of place, ideology and ecology.
Book review: If You Go, Alice Robinson
The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.