Writing and Publishing
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
News on opportunities, watch to watch online this week, and all the positive news around the edges of COVID-19
Book review: Law in War by Catherine Bond
Legislation enacted at a time of crisis has a tendency to erode civil liberties.
Teaching in isolation is intense: Four perspectives
A VFX animation teacher, primary school teacher and two academics talk about their experience and give tips for survival.
Book review: Your Duck is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg
Eisenberg can pack all the emotion and insights of a novel into a single short story.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
This year's Gallipoli Art Prize winner celebrated, the winner of the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2020 announced, winners of Sutherland Shire Literary…
How Regional Arts Australia secured an extra $10 million for the sector
Changing the narrative was integral to obtaining an additional $10 million for the rural, regional and remote sector, which will…
Embracing the complicity of caring
Reflecting on personal experience, playwright Lachlan Philpott says that asking our friends if they’re ok in the current crisis is…
Book review: The Adversary by Ronnie Scott
The highly anticipated first novel from founding editor of The Lifted Brow, Ronnie Scott.
Defunding the sector’s R&D arm sounds a warning note for the future
With the stroke of a pen, the Australia Council has defunded the theatre companies who collectively serve as the sector's…
Why Gladys needs to channel her inner Jacinda, as Arts Minister
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian recently took over the portfolio of Arts Minister with the resignation of Don Harwin, but does…