Writing and Publishing
2019 Stella longlist celebrates the power of personal storytelling
Stella Prize judges said the books published in 2018 by Australian women were ‘a sample of the zeitgeist, a look…
$1M for digitising Western Australian regional collections
A new digital project is committed to making all WA’s regional collections accessible, with additional funds for training to ensure…
Review: Zebra and Other Stories, by Debra Adelaide
Adelaide’s sharp, casual, to-the-point sentences are both silently aesthetic on the page and a pleasure to read aloud.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
tidal.18 award winner announced, Dancenorth's Artistic Director wins 2019 Arts and Culture Award, plus Manus Island detainee wins Vic Premier's…
Melbourne Writers Festival to call State Library Victoria home
After 10 years at Federation Square, Melbourne Writers Festival will now call the redeveloped State Library Victoria home.
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues postpones 30th anniversary celebrations until 2020
The festival has cancelled its 2019 iteration, pushing back its 30th anniversary until next year in order to develop new…
On the Move: the latest appointments and resignations
New GM for Next Wave, Speak Percussion looses Artistic Director, Board changes for Australian Writers Guild, and more
Five ways to boost Australian writers’ earnings
From introducing a bestseller clause in contracts to allowing authors to reclaim their rights towards the end of a work’s…
ICYMI: this week’s art news in brief
Program launches galore, including Ten Days on the Island, Adelaide Writers’ Week, Co3 Australia and Art Month Sydney, and more.
Detained refugee wins Australia's richest literary prize
Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian refugee, has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for his first book, No Friend But…