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. She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025). Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy

Thuy On's Latest Articles

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Q&A

What I've learned: Martin Hughes, Affirm Press

Martin Hughes shares with ArtsHub his learnings after 16 years as CEO and Publishing Director of Affirm Press.

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2025’s greetings include a giant interactive whale

Bondi Pavilion has just launched its first major arts program.

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Features

Sensitivity readers: why do we need them?

Why are sensitivity readers used by authors and publishing companies?

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News

What audio books are Australians listening to?

Audio books are becoming more popular in Australia, but which titles and genres in particular and why go audio at…

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News

Between the covers: book news

Recent bookish news for easy digestion.

The cover titles of six books: 'Dirt Poor Islanders', 'Liar's Test, 'Model Minority Gone Rogue', '12 Days of a bush Christmas' and '36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem' arranged on a black background.
Aggregations

12 underrated books in 2024 by PoC you need to read

A dozen books by Australian PoC writers to read and to gift.

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Parrtjima to return with a timeless glow in April

The Light Festival’s 10th anniversary brings back favourite events plus a musical surprise.

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News

La Mama's Festival of Mother Tongues

The festival celebrates diverse languages in a theatrical showcase of multilingualism.

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Career Advice

5 unexpected truths of being a published author

Here are some surprising facts about being in print for the very first time.

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Career Advice

Top 5 misconceptions about being a published author

Five myths about being an author exposed.

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