Writing and Publishing
The urgent need for cultural policy
COVID-19 should be a chance to re-imagine arts policy but government has been ignoring it for too long.
Connecting through kindness
Isolation has become our new normal because of COVID-19, but psychologist Trisnasari Fraser argues that random acts of corona-kindness may…
Post-pandemic pick-me-ups: great art will show the way
Art inspires, consoles, teaches empathy, and gives perspective and meaning. Here, creatives from across the country look beyond our current…
WA government announces $76M arts & culture recovery package
The package includes a $15 million ‘Getting the Show back on the Road’ plan for the performing arts, and a…
Book review: Husna’s Story by Farid Ahmed
Ahmed’s account of the Christchurch massacre makes riveting reading.
Must-see Writers of Colour at MWF
They may not be able to leave the house but Melbourne Writers Festival 2020 will be opening its virtual doors…
Applause: Latest funding and awards
Winner of $15,000 Women's Art Prize announced, Moorabool Shire Council offers grants to community members, SBS storytelling competition seeks diverse…
Finding your Window of Tolerance
If you feel like you've been in survival mode during this pandemic, you're not alone. The Window of Tolerance is…
Re-vamped editorial style manual open for feedback
Writers, editors, publishers and grammar nerds have seized on the newest edition of the Australian Government Style Manual in beta,…
New Zealand makes Behrouz Boochani a Kiwi writer
New Zealand literary festival WORD played an instrumental part in bringing Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand.