Writing and Publishing
Nature as muse in children's literature: 2024 award shortlists
Discover the writers and illustrators nominated for the Environmental and Karajia Awards for Children's Literature.
Literary orgs partner to present new festival
The inaugural Liminal Festival will take place in August at the Wheeler Centre, offering both in-person and online events.
Questions raised over ‘Simpler. Fairer. Faster.’ arts funding model
Create NSW has announced a new approach to its arts funding model, but first reactions say it favours competitiveness over…
Opportunities and awards
Entries open for photographic and writer's awards, new commissions, First Nations recording grants, and more!
Appalling lack of King's Birthday Honours for the arts
Where are the artists? ArtsHub takes a look at this year's King's List Honours to gauge how the arts were…
5 pitching tips for freelance writers
How do you pitch your story ideas in the most efficient way possible and with the greatest chance of success?
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Book review: Suddenly Single at Sixty, Jo Peck
A splendid and heartfelt response to the oldest cliché in the book – the husband who leaves the writer for…
Book review: Depth of Field, Kirsty Iltners
A well told story that tackles the fallout from the fallibility of memory.
Book review: Hurdy Gurdy, Jenny Ackland
A dystopian Australia sees women's bodies policed and subjugated.