Writing and Publishing

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Melbourne Writers Festival highlights include Colm Tóibin, Marian Keyes and Booker Prize-winner
MWF's new director Veronica Sullivan unveils the 2025 program.

Book review: First Name Second Name, Steve MinOn
A family history traced through time, like journey lines on a map, infuses Steve MinOn’s debut novel with a ghostly,…

Opportunities and awards
Curatorial call-out for craft triennial, plus country music winners and more!

Book review: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
A mystery literary fiction seeded in climate change.

Book review: Signs of Damage, Diana Reid
Trauma unpacked in shifting perspectives.

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

VPLAs winners announced
Wanda Gibson’s 'Three Dresses' has made history as the first winner of the Children's Prize category to also receive the…

What the arts sector can learn from the latest media landscape report
The latest survey of Australian journalists reveals concerns but also opportunities for arts reporting.

Book review: Someone Like Me, Clem Bastow and Jo Case (editors)
An anthology of 25 non-fiction pieces by Autistic writers.