Writing and Publishing

Creating Cities by Marcus Westbury
This book chronicles the way cities and its inhabitants can change existing spaces, change a mindset and change a city.

Five emerging trends at Melbourne Fringe
From preoccupations with gender, sex and death to the growth of cabaret, this year’s Festival is a barometer of the…

Unveiled: This week’s program announcements
From the prehistoric past to the future of furniture design, this week's wrap of announcements features a broad range of…

Cultural capitals: Adelaide
In the latest in our Cultural Capitals series, we look at what Adelaide has that larger eastern states don't.

New Book Council sparks literary concerns
Eight months after the announcement of the Book Council of Australia the sector is speaking out about its concerns.

Rare political outing at writers' conference
All three major parties will vie for the ear of the nation's writers at the Australian Society of Author's national…

$10 an hour: harsh realities before Senate Inquiry
The Senate hearing on arts funding in Hobart was told the arts sector in Tasmania is close to collapse.

Stimulating audiences for Indigenous art
Nine in ten Australians value Indigenous art, but only one-quarter engage with it. A new report inspects the barriers and…

Moneybag: latest money news
Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts professionals have been announced as the 2015 participants of British Council’s ACCELERATE.

Fringe to mainstage: how does it happen?
Every year thousands of shows open at fringe festivals and independent venues. A few go on to mainstage productions and…