Writing and Publishing
COVID concerns force Emerging Writers Festival online
To combat the challenges of COVID-19, the EWF will once again operate digitally.
Book Review: Reading like an Australian writer, NewSouth Books
Successful writers dishing up their views on reading and writing in a most palatable manner
Book Review: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
A fractured fairytale exposing the thin line between love and control.
Growing up with trees: new books use story and science to connect kids with nature
Professor Kathryn Williams takes a look at a recent trend in children's literature – trees.
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Premiers for WA Ballet and NORPA, Opera in Canberra, Tasmanian Aboriginal children's book, and more arts news.
Book Review: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisted modern fairytale of sisters, secrets and strangeness
Book Review: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen, UQP
A satirical and ferocious reappraisal of Australiana kitsch through a poetic Indigenous perspective.
Lockdown extended in VIC as COVID cancellations continue to bite
RISING has now cancelled its remaining dates as Victoria's lockdown is extended, with other arts organisations postponing or following suit.
Book Review: The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein, Text Publishing
From the author of The Trauma Cleaner comes a new book about the depths and nuances of belief
Opportunities and Awards
AusCo First Nations Awards announced, Geelong Contemporary Art Prize winner, The Lighthouse Award for arts managers named, plus composers, comics…