Writing and Publishing
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Look, look, a cat in a book! (part one)
Want to read some books with feline characters in there? Here are 10 purrfect choices.
Is poetry really 'the tyrannical discipline'?
This is how Sylvia Plath described the art form, but three contemporary poets have very different views.
Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize 2024
The celebrated Waanyi author is now a two-time winner of the Stella Prize.
Book review: No Church in the Wild, Murray Middleton
A complex and confronting story about migrant youth from the towers of Melbourne's inner west, their teachers and the local…
Book review: The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes
A feminist perspective on Henry Lawson's 'The Drover’s Wife'.
Opportunities and awards
Fifty Squared Art Prize open for entries, plus winner of Calibre Essay Prize and finalists of wearable art, and more!
Book review: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk, Dominic Gordon
Dominic Gordon's first book takes us down Melbourne's lesser known paths.
Book review: Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn
Winnie Dunn's debut is the first novel to explore the diffusion of a Tongan-Australian culture.
10 entry-level arts jobs to consider (part 1)
In part 1, ArtsHub has selected five jobs that are accessible to emerging arts professionals and suggests things to look…