Writing and Publishing
Queensland Literary Awards officially open
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) are now open, inviting writers from around Australia to compete for $5,000 prizes in 11…
Indigenous remains to come home from Germany
A large group of remains held by German museums will be returned to Indigenous custodians in a ceremony in Berlin…
Schools funding formula fails arts education
As COAG meets, fears emerge that the new school funding regime will fail to deliver teachers for the arts curriculum…
This week's award announcements
Authors, poets, comedians, playwrights and journalists have all been honoured for their work this week, in award ceremonies at home…
Appointments and departures this week
A major international appointment, the departure of top arts bureaucrat and an addition to a major state theatre company board…
Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale confirmed for 2015
Landmark Australian Pavilion given the go ahead after government commits to $1 million in funding.
NSW Arts and Cultural Policy gets into gear
Not to be left behind federal and local politics, the state of NSW is gearing up to announce a landmark…
From writing copy to red carpet
Award-winning playwright behind Jersey Boys and The Addams Family tells us what writers can learn from advertising, listening, exercise and…
How to make friends and influence people at EWF
We speak to the new Emerging Writers' Festival director about staying up late, yoga, literary rockstars and the importance of…
A billion bucks from teacher handouts
Writers, publishers and artists have received almost $1 billion of copyright payments from educators since the Copyright Agency was founded…