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.
Book review: Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, Laura Spinney
An exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ancient ancestor.
Book review: The Defiance of Frances Dickinson, Wendy Parkins
A tale of domestic violence and divorce that is as relevant now as it was nearly two centuries ago.
Book review: Audition, Katie Kitamura
Competing narratives and slippery notions of truth.
Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025
Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.
Book review: Out of the Woods, Gretchen Shirm
Universal concepts are examined through personal minutiae in this stunning exploration of empathy, repression and the impacts of human brutality.
Bestselling romantasy author Lauren Roberts touring Australia
To celebrate the release of the final book in her trilogy the author is visiting select cities across the country.
10 things I learned from selling eight million books
Success as an author can be as simple as learning these 10 succinct lessons.
So you want my arts job: Writing Coach
Procrastinating about your writing? Joining a 'Gunnas' workshop may help the ink to flow.
Opportunities and awards
Crime writing awards now open, plus winners of Gallipoli Art Prize and Newcastle Short Story Award.