Writing and Publishing
Did Fletcher mislead sector on arts funding?
‘The arts sector knew they had a useless minister. Now they know they have a dishonest minister.’ Shadow Minister speaks…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Finalists announced for Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Regional Arts Resilience Grants Program open, Kill Your Darlings announces School Writing Prize…
Arts think tank A New Approach to go it alone
Previously part of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, A New Approach is set to become an independent body after…
Book Review: On Beverley Farmer: Writers on Writers by Josephine Rowe
Rowe describes Farmer’s essay collection The Bone House as ‘a work of restless genius and unshakeable focus’.
Have your say on COVID-19’s impact on the writing community
The Australian Society of Authors invites the writers, and the wider arts community, to participate in a survey that will…
Regional excellence won’t take second place to a pandemic
Regional art doesn’t exist; rather art practice that happens in other places does. It is about excellence and diversity, and…
Finalists announced for 2020 Walkleys
From Robodebt, bushfires, COVID19, to #LetUsSpeak, and so much more; Australian journalists are recognised for their tireless efforts in bringing…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Opera Queensland’s Executive Director steps down, as does Corrugated Iron Youth Arts’ Executive Producer, and more.
Dealing with your harshest critic
Why is it such a long, complicated process to admit to yourself that you’re an artist? Verity Johnson investigates how…
Book Review: Poly by Paul Dalgarno
In a post Fifty Shades of Grey world, Poly is another story with sex at its heart.