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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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A literal smorgasbord of literary and culinary delights

This year’s Bendigo Writers Festival has a food theme that reflects its designation as a UNESECO Creative City and Region…

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Opportunities and awards

Call for artworks from refugee artists, plus winners at National Portrait Gallery, recipients of the Regional Arts Fund and more!

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Book review, Fool Me Twice, Benjamin Stevenson

Two baffling mysteries in one book, one featuring a kidnapping, the other a reality TV show.

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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.

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