Writing and Publishing
Book review: Half Deaf, Completely Mad, Tony Cohen and John Olson
The story of destructive genius and its brilliant accompanying soundtrack.
Book review: Sad Girl Novel, Pip Finkemeyer
A fundamentally meta novel that plays with its own understated self-awareness.
More calls for arts to push against fossil fuel sponsorships
Momentum is building with a Climate Union and new report calling to end fossil fuel sponsorships in the arts.
Opportunities and awards
New professional development opportunities plus winners of Green Room Awards, finalists of Olive Cotton Award and more!
Book review: Call me Marlowe, Catherine de Saint Phalle
Among many other things, this novel canvasses love, reconciliation and friendship.
Book review: House of Longing, Tara Calaby
An historical fiction that navigates the world of women in Victorian asylums.
Neighbourhood to New York: two moves making waves
Two Melbourne arts organisations are upscaling – one to New York and another focusing on grassroots impact.
Book review: Blackwater, Jacqueline Ross
A slow build Gothic debut has ties to historical Tasmania.
'Noice, different, unusual' book launches
Bored with the idea of launching your book in a store? What about a gaol, a boat or a museum?
New details revealed for the Creative Australia Bill 2023
Music Australia will be established with a $69 million investment across four years, alongside the new industry body Creative Workplaces.