Writing and Publishing
Book review: At Midnight, edited by Dahlia Adler
A collection of remixed and modernised fairy tales.
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.
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…
Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder
Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.
Returning festival aims to make playwrights more visible
The second annual Australian Playwrights’ Festival, presented by Currency Press, will be held in Sydney in late August.
Opportunities and awards
New international funding opportunities, plus winner of the 2023 Griffin Award for playwriting and finalists of Bowness Photography Prize, and…
From calling to career: mastering the art of writing for stage and screen
Playwright and screenwriter Emme Hoy describes how NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts (Dramatic Writing) helped her hone her craft and…
Is fear around AI doing more harm than good?
Our anxiety is pitching artists against AI when collaboration and exploration are what's needed.
Radically rehumanising: Kate Larsen’s Public. Open. Space.Â
Kate Larsen’s work radically rehumanises the institutions that shape our lives.
Book review: The Year My Family Unravelled, Cynthia Dearborn
How do you go about looking after an ailing aged parent when you are halfway across the world from each…