Writing and Publishing
Testing Grounds: writers go collaborative
Working with other artists, across disciplines, can inform and enhance individual practices, but the experience shouldn't be rushed.
When crime fiction helps literacy in Tasmania
A crime fiction book that's deliberately easy to read is targeted at helping Tasmania's literacy problems.
10 underrated books in 2023
Some worthy Australian books published this year that may have escaped your attention.
Cost of living crisis starting to bite for Aussie readers
Less money and less time equates to fewer Australians reading, according to new research.
Book review: A Brief History of Thought – Unfinished, John Bryson
If anyone is up to the ambitious task of analysing the history of thought, it is the author of 'Evil…
Learnings from the International Association for Art Critics' inaugural Academy
The International Association for Art Critics (AICA) held its first Academy in Poland this year, seeking to engage younger art…
Book review: Bright Shining, Julia Baird
A companion piece to her earlier book, 'Phosphorescence', 'Bright Shining' explores the quality of grace.
Opportunities and awards
Perth Festival calling for young artists, Newcastle Museum and Art Gallery receives extended funding, plus finalists of St Kilda Festival…
Romance as BookTok feminism? Australian authors disrupting the form
Competing with BookTok's global success and the traditional misogynistic response towards romance books, Australian authors are looking to innovate.
Book review: Critic Swallows Book: Ten Years of the Sydney Review of Books, edited by Catriona Menzies-Pike
A selection of essays that bear witness to a diverse history of literary criticism in Australia.