Writing and Publishing
29 jobs to consider for a career change in 2024
Whether you have visions of being in the spotlight, leading from behind the scenes or going out on your own,…
The women who changed their lives to become writers
These women seized their moment in midlife and returned to their first love – writing.
Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
Book Review: The Buddhist and the Ethicist, Peter Singer and Shih Chao-Hwei
A flawed and occasionally reprehensible dialogue between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on issues such as animal welfare,…
Upcoming books for 2024, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…
New galleries and theatres to visit in 2024
From a power station's $100 million facelift to a museum for queer history, here are the top new cultural destinations…
Book review: Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch’s World of Art, Rodney James
An invitation to know the artist, cartoonist and critic, Alan McCulloch, more intimately than through his writing alone.
Prizes and competitions to enter in 2024
A go-to list of prizes and competitions across the visual arts, performing arts and writing and publishing in the first…
Book review: The Things We Live With, Gemma Nisbet
Nisbet's book offers food for thought about the meaning we make from the objects in our lives and the ways…
Book review: The Collected Regrets of Clover, Mikki Brammer
A debut about a death doula, who learns how to embrace the mystery of life, has unique promise, but the…