Writing and Publishing
$5 million funding boost for regional touring
The one-off injection of funds for Playing Australia will support the viability of regional and remote touring projects and regional…
Book review: Tussaud by Belinda Lyons-Lee
A slow-paced novel with an exciting denouement.
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Vivid appoints new Festival Director, General Manager joins Theatre Network Australia, Support Act National Welfare Coordinator steps down, and more.
Book review: The Safe Place by Anna Downes
Australian-based British writer Anna Downes’ debut novel is an intense domestic thriller.
Back to school! How to succeed as a mature-age student
Further study can be a great way to advance your arts practice. Dr Diana Carroll has some advice to get…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
National Indigenous Art Fair returns, eco-practice forum for artists, Youth architecture and design festival, children's gallery for Tassie, Ghost Stories…
Writers’ festivals are empathy machines
Now more than ever we need more empathy in the world, argues Rosemary Sorenson, Director of the Bendigo Writers Festival.
Celebrating the winners of the Australia Council Awards 2021
This year’s Australia Council Awards celebrate an iconic First Nations artist, a doyenne of circus, and a writer known for…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap: ABIA shortlist, plus Restart Arts Grant recipient announced
Remagine Art Prize opportunity available, Australian Book Industry Awards shortlist announced, Laura Wills receives Palace of Production residency, plus more.
We need a national day for the arts (from the archives)
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…