Writing and Publishing

Moneybag: latest money news
Regional artists and organisations are the recipients of funding across the country.

GST changes may not deliver for books and music
The Treasurer is moving to introduce GST on items bought online but will the threshold be low enough for books…

Get fracked: Call for Darwin Festival to drop Santos sponsorship
Santos' links to fracking in the NT have prompted artists to call for the Darwin Festival to drop the mining…

One door closes, another opens in Budget controversy
Submissions for the guidelines governing the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) announced in the Budget close…

Bringing new writers into the public eye
A new literary prize will support creative work by emerging Victorian writers from migrant backgrounds in honour of the late…

The value of giving art away for free
Artists would be mad not to capitalise on a boom in the value of creativity – or would they? A…

Man Booker Prize announces 2015 longlist
The longlist for the prestigious £50,000 Man Booker Prize has been announced and dominated by American authors.

Leading a major performing arts centre
Successful leaders of major performing arts centres in Australia, Singapore, South Korea and NZ juggle financial, political and artistic challenges.

Unveiled: Latest program announcements
An exploratory music festival and an encore season for a mainstage success are among this week’s program reveals.

Sexual harassment 'common' in live music venues
A Government task force will investigate sexual harassment in music venues after a study found three quarters of young people…