Writing and Publishing
Is reading in crisis?
Outtakes from the VOLUME Symposium find that it’s time for urgent action, as national reading rates decline.
Braille: embossed dots literacy
Braille offers another accessibility option for readers, but what are the latest news and innovations for the system?
Patrick Gunasekera and Georgi Ivers: two artists and their journeys in crip time
Care can come in the form of time, patience, flexibility and community engagement in a world that still poses so…
Book review: Eventually Everything Connects, Sarah Firth
This debut graphic novel is a series of visual essays that explore interconnectedness.
Book review: Lola in the Mirror, Trent Dalton
Trent Dalton's latest novel looks in the mirror and finds violence and despair, but also hope and art.
Australian Writers’ Guild says 'no thanks' to AI
The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months for protections against AI content. If it should come to…
Opportunities and awards
Callouts for 2024 exhibition programming, composer-in-residence program, plus winners of Brisbane Portrait Prize, finalists for emerging playwright commission and more.
How ‘mental health’ has been reimagined in the workplace
Good mental health in the arts won’t happen until we see people with lived experienced enabled and included as leaders…
Opportunities and awards
First Nations Arts and Culture Awards open for nominations, plus winners of the Lester Prize and nominees for ARIA Awards,…
Book review: We Only Want What's Best, Carolyn Swindell
Turbulence and scandal in the dance world as seen from the perspectives of both parents and children.