Writing and Publishing
![The Wartime Book Club. Image on the left is a book cover with a picture of a 1940s woman in a yellow jumper. On the right is a colour author image of a woman in a white short sleeved blouse with mid length blonde hair and a side parting. She is smiling ruefully off to the right.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/club2.png?w=310)
Book review: The Wartime Book Club, Kate Thompson
The new historical fiction from this bestselling author is rewarding, but uneven.
![Still from recording of feature writing workshop at The Channel - Arts Centre Melbourne. Two women are sitting on stage against a black backdrop. On the left is Celina, an Asian Australian woman in her mid-20s with a black bob, denim jacket and black dress. On the right is Madeleine, a middle aged Caucasian woman wearing a blue and white floral shirt and white pants.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Capture_dcaa05-e1709159753557.png?w=310)
ArtsHub writing workshop 2: Feature Writing
In this session, ArtsHub's Madeleine Swain and Celina Lei run through feature writing from pitch to publish.
![2024 Accelerando cohort, from L to R, Top to Bottom: Claire Darrigan, Kat Dunshea, Georgia Sustenance, Thomas Dower, Bodhi Trebilcock Taylor, Gus Crannaford, Raiyan Galvin and Courtney McMullan. Photo: Cameron Jamieson. Portrait photos of the eight Accelerando participants.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/2024-Accelerando-Melbourne-Recital-Centre.png?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Professional development for musicians, writers and creative leaders, plus grants supporting mental health at Fringe and finalists of Asia Pacific…
![Two panels. On the left a black and white portrait of author Gail Jones, a woman with long dark hair and a fringe. Right: cover of her book 'One Another'.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Untitled-design.jpg?w=310)
Book review: One Another, Gail Jones
Gail Jones' latest novel shines a light darkly through the life of Joseph Conrad.
![Reading. On the left is an headshot of a smiling middle-aged woman with a white collared jumper and a white/blonde bob with a fringe. On the right is a book cover with the title Angle of Fire, and an illustration of a person in a hospital bed with a plaster cast on their leg and a breathing mask. Another person is falling/flying downwards in pyjamas. And a third can be seen from behind sitting in a seat at the bottom of the frame.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/fire.png?w=310)
Why reading can help kids impacted by COVID-era school closures
Teaching children resilience through books.
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Tips from peers: how to have a more sustainable practice
From easing up on the travel to rethinking how we reuse things, creatives offer tips for a more sustainable way…
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Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?
What are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author or even several authors?
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This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
![Future of Arts, Culture & Technology Symposium 2024 at ACMI, ‘Presenting the new canon in 2050’ panel. Photo: Gianna Rizzo. People sitting in a dark cinema with four people sitting on stage below a large screen showing a digital work (still). The work features a human figure moving their upper body with arms outstretched.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Future-of-Arts-Culture-Technology-Symposium-FACT-2024-at-ACMI.-Presenting-the-new-Canon-in-2050-panel.-Photo-by-Gianna-Rizzo-95.jpg?w=310)
Predictions for the arts canon in 2050
The future ultimately hinges on what gets preserved now, where tech hardware, copyright and data protection run alongside ethical considerations.
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Book review: The Star on the Grave, Linda Margolin Royal
A novel inspired by the 'Japanese Schindler' and the author's personal ties to his wartime actions.