Writing and Publishing
Your guide to the Miles Franklin shortlist
In the lead up to the Miles Franklin award, announced this Sunday at the Melbourne Writers Festival, here's a closer…
Review: Reading the Landscape, UQP
The brilliant writers featured in this collection are as varied as the cultural landscape we inhabit.
Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned
In the latest #libspill news, Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned alongside Senior Ministers Mathias Cormann and Michaelia…
Arts SA Executive Director dismissed by state government
Peter Louca, Executive Director of Arts South Australia, has been dismissed by the Marshall Liberal Government just two weeks before…
Arts Industry Council SA responds to Louca's dismissal
The AICSA is ‘greatly concerned’ by the dismissal of Peter Louca, Executive Director of Arts South Australia.
Review: Antidote To A Curse by James Cristina, Transit Lounge
James Cristina’s fluent and vivid writing makes this experimental novel compelling although it challenges easy comprehension.
Review: The Hunter and Other Stories of Men by David Cohen, Transit Lounge
This collection of 18 short stories is a mixed bag redeemed by David Cohen's love of the ridiculous and the…
Review: Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves, Pan Macmillan
In the eighth, and final book, in Ann Cleeves’ bestselling Shetland series there are sufficient clues to satisfy those readers…
#shareyourrejection is exactly the hashtag we need right now
Creatives on twitter demonstrate the reality of rejection in the arts, sharing their failures to reveal that for many, success…
Applause: Latest success stories and prize winners
John Leslie Art Prize finalists revealed, Black Swan Prize for Portraiture finalists announced, Heath Ledger Scholarship finalists named, Art Music…