Search News

See all news
Features

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?

Career Advice

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…

Career Advice

Changing the direction of your arts practice – when, why and how?

Three artists at different career stages speak on what it means to change the direction of their arts practice.

Sally Beamish's Carnival Samba: Floreant. Opening Applause, AFCM Photo: Andrew Rankin
Features

What composers contribute to a music festival

Sally Beamish and Stephen Johnson were invited to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music as much for their musical insights…

Features

Does Melbourne need another festival?

Now or Never is the new kid in Melbourne’s festival landscape – we ask Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Artistic…

Features

Fundamentals of arts fundraising

Money is a necessary component of the artistic journey for creatives, which is why getting arts fundraising right is critical.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: A Line in the Sand, Red Room Poetry

A sample of 20 years of Australian poetry is showcased in this wide-ranging anthology.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: At Midnight, edited by Dahlia Adler

A collection of remixed and modernised fairy tales.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall

Four time lines that stretch from the past into the future follow characters as they navigate events beyond their control.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Inkflower, Suzy Zail

For YA readers and older, this book touches on the story of a Holocaust survivor, interlaced with more current dramas…

1 51 52 53 54 55 1,022