Writing and Publishing
Getting the balance right in a festival of Asian Australian cultures
OzAsia Festival returns in 2023 to centre Australian Asian diasporic experiences and connect with forefront contemporary projects abroad.
Book review: Immaculate, Anna McGahan
This award-winning novel is a keen exploration of grief, faith and queer longing.
Opportunities and awards
Development lab for music journalism, plus People’s Choice winners and funding committed to Byron Writers Festival, and more!
Book review: The Days Toppled Over, Vidya Madabushi
An engaging and thought-provoking novel with a strong sense of place, memorable characters and poignant examination of connection.
Book review: Roseghetto, Kirsty Jagger
A debut that tracks a life ringed by violence and poverty.
Should literary prizewinnings be shared among the shortlist?
Should the winner take it all?
CoUNTess – spoiling illusions about the arts since 2008
Revealing the sad truth about gender equity in the Australian art world.
Opportunities and awards
2024 exhibition and performance EOIs, plus Arts Tasmania funding recipients and NSW Premier’s History Awards shortlist.
Iconoclastic and empowered: the new wave of Middle Eastern Australian women writers
MENA women writers are gaining momentum in major literary prizes and across the nation’s bookstores, but is this movement iconoclastic?
So you want my arts job: Narrative Designer
Wondering who's behind the stories in video games? Narrative Designer Alexander Swords explains the scope of his job and player…