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Book review: Safe Space, Alyssa Huynh

A memoir that tracks the author's lived experience with racism as an Asian-Australian woman.

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Book review: The Work, Bri Lee

Old and new art mix with old and new values in this debut novel from Bri Lee.

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Can a festival provoke for all the best reasons?

At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, nothing seems to be off the table – from a meditation on genocide to…

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5 tips to launch your book

The end road to publication is here, so now it's time to plan a party for your book's first public…

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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.

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Creativity boost as university partners with Island magazine  

A new collaboration will see benefits flow to writing students.

Darling Portrait Prize 2024 Art Handlers' Award winner, Nena Salobir, 'Self Portrait on Washcloth', 2024. Image: Supplied. The residue of makeup such as mascara and lipstick made an imprint on a white washcloth.
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Opportunities and awards

Entries open for digital literary award, plus winners of Art Handlers' Awards at the National Portrait Gallery and Creative Australia…

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What a $20 million lifeline for Sydney’s cultural life buys

‘Our creative workforce increasingly can’t afford to live or work here,’ Clover Moore, Lord Mayor. ArtsHub look at the City…

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5 tips for finding a literary agent

So you have your manuscript ready, but how do you go about finding an agent to represent you?

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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.

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