Writing and Publishing
Shepparton Festival’s new direction raises the culture stakes
As one of Australia’s major regional arts festivals, Shepparton Festival is building on its multicultural heritage and demographical changes to…
Book review: Dress Rehearsals, Madison Godfrey
An electric and poetic manifesto of selfhood.
Book review: Once a Stranger, Zoya Patel
An intergenerational story about family and loss, tradition and rebellion.
Opportunities and awards
Art prizes open for entries, plus First Nations Creative Fellowship recipient and book awards announcements, and more!
Book review: A Little Give, Marina Benjamin
Cutting a path through the personal and the domestic.
Book review: Gen F'd?, Alison Pennington
A revolutionary economic roadmap for Australia’s disenfranchised youth.
Time out to look at a book
The national celebration of reading, Australian Reading Hour returns on Thursday 9 March.
Book review: The Other Side, Jennifer Higgie
An exploration of the nexus between art and spirituality.
Why I turned down my $90k-a-year dream job
Why one writer chose a freelance life in the arts over job stability.
AI keeps giving me melodramatic story ideas...
... I didn't ask for them.