Writing and Publishing

Autism and the arts: making a space for different minds
Art works which embrace neurodiversity can engage audiences in a myriad of enlightening ways.

Salary Survey reveals hard facts of our fragile sector
The latest edition of Theatre Network Australia’s biennial salary survey shows complex differences in our sector's artistic and administration labour…

The long road to progress: Unpacking the Australia Council’s Annual Report
This week the Australia Council tabled its 2016-2017 Annual Report. We take a look at the big picture; a road…

Cultural participation: the USA versus Australia
Within a matter of months, two major research studies have been released on cultural participation. How different are they, and…

Applause: recent winners
Portraiture prize for women awarded; poetry slam winners revealed; arts writer award announced, and many more.

That slippery slope
Playwright Ron Elisha reflects on the personal cost of the marriage equality campaign and the specious argument of ‘the slippery…

A writer’s guide to diving deep and encountering shadows
The fundamental lesson novelist Sam Carmody learned about writing is that a significant part of the process happens beyond you,…

Writers, artists, musicians — digital games still need you
What are the career opportunities for artists, writers and musicians in games? And how do you get started?

What you need to know about your new workplace
When the interviewer asks, ‘Do you have any questions?’, these are the questions you should be asking.

A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré
Lovers of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy will meet old friends and…