Thuy On

Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy

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Deakin University’s Contemporary Small Sculpture Award returns with three entry opportunities for solo or collaborative work.

A poetry slam at Sonic Poetry Festival with Lane Milburn, Hayley Ricketson and Jason Voss. Photo: Brendan Bonsack.
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Spoken word poetry: screaming their truths

To acknowledge and celebrate World Poetry Day, ArtsHub explores some grassroots spoken word festivals and speaks to their participants.

Candlelight: A Tribute to Mitski. Image is a old theatre stage with a string quartet surrounded by dozens of battery operated candles.
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Music review: Candlelight: A Tribute to Mitski, Athenaeum 

A string quartet's fine interpretation of the music of Mitski.

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Move over Millennials, it's time for older women writers to shine

Are the works of older women writers writing about their lives a new Australian publishing trend?

Upturned books lie on grass. Stella Prize.
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2024 Stella Prize longlist announcement

This year's Stella Prize's longlisted titles are dominated by the narrative form: novels, memoirs and essays.

Reading. On the left is an headshot of a smiling middle-aged woman with a white collared jumper and a white/blonde bob with a fringe. On the right is a book cover with the title Angle of Fire, and an illustration of a person in a hospital bed with a plaster cast on their leg and a breathing mask. Another person is falling/flying downwards in pyjamas. And a third can be seen from behind sitting in a seat at the bottom of the frame.
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Why reading can help kids impacted by COVID-era school closures

Teaching children resilience through books.

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Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?

What are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author or even several authors?

Bus Stop at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum. Image is a red framed square on a red pole with a grid of writing on it.
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German artists Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock to launch installation at Melbourne Holocaust Museum

A reconstruction of a Berlin installation to commemorate the victims of Nazi concentration camps.

Meet Me at Dawn. Two women on a small stage set of a two sides of a broken down wall (with a door in one and window in the other), blue sand beneath. One woman is seated leaning back and the other is standing and gesturing with her palms face up.
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Theatre review: Meet Me at Dawn, Arts Centre Melbourne

Losing your bearings in this play about grief and loss.

Two of Blak and Bright festival guests, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon and Tony Birch and Festival Director Jane Harrison. Photos: Supplied.
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Blak and Bright is back

The literary festival that platforms and celebrates First Nations artists returns with conversations, workshops and pitching opportunities.

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