Writing and Publishing

2024 Stella Prize longlist announcement
This year's Stella Prize's longlisted titles are dominated by the narrative form: novels, memoirs and essays.

First look at 2024 Melbourne Writers Festival
Three international speakers have been revealed for the 2024 Melbourne Writers Festival with more to come.

Book review: The Rewilding, Donna M Cameron
A climate change novel that explores ecological possibilities.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Book review: The Invocations, Krystal Sutherland
A thrilling dark YA urban fantasy about three young women and their demons.

Book review: The Wartime Book Club, Kate Thompson
The new historical fiction from this bestselling author is rewarding, but uneven.

ArtsHub writing workshop 2: Feature Writing
In this session, ArtsHub's Madeleine Swain and Celina Lei run through feature writing from pitch to publish.

Opportunities and awards
Professional development for musicians, writers and creative leaders, plus grants supporting mental health at Fringe and finalists of Asia Pacific…

Book review: One Another, Gail Jones
Gail Jones' latest novel shines a light darkly through the life of Joseph Conrad.

Why reading can help kids impacted by COVID-era school closures
Teaching children resilience through books.