Writing and Publishing
Art as a balm for the island state
In the wake of January’s devastating bushfires, Ten Days on the Island offers Tasmanians a chance to come together and…
Review: Nobody’s Looking at You by Janet Malcolm, Text Publishing
Reading one of Malcolm’s essays is more like reading a short story than a newspaper article.
Review: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
This murder mystery is a Sunday Times bestseller. It won the Costa First Novel award and the Books are My…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New appointments for the Wheeler Centre, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Baluk Arts, the Queen Victoria Women's Centre, and…
ArtsHub and Screenhub appoint George Dunford as new Content Director
Dunford has had a wide-ranging career in digital leadership, and will be relocating from Canberra to Melbourne to take up…
Kip Williams on love and LGBTQI+ storytelling
A special panel discussion at NIDA will put LGBTQI+ storytelling and representation centre-stage this Valentine’s Day.
2019 Stella longlist celebrates the power of personal storytelling
Stella Prize judges said the books published in 2018 by Australian women were ‘a sample of the zeitgeist, a look…
$1M for digitising Western Australian regional collections
A new digital project is committed to making all WA’s regional collections accessible, with additional funds for training to ensure…
Review: Zebra and Other Stories, by Debra Adelaide
Adelaide’s sharp, casual, to-the-point sentences are both silently aesthetic on the page and a pleasure to read aloud.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
tidal.18 award winner announced, Dancenorth's Artistic Director wins 2019 Arts and Culture Award, plus Manus Island detainee wins Vic Premier's…