Writing and Publishing
Book review: The Matchmaker, Saman Shad
Sparkling with vivacity and wit, The Matchmaker is an exciting debut.
Arts festivals and events calendar 2023
A month-by-month line-up of annual arts festivals and newcomer events across Australia to mark in your 2023 calendar.
Book review: Kindness, Kath Koschel
A memoir that reinforces the kindness of strangers.
Book review: The God of No Good, Sita Walker
This debut book, a memoir, is about love above everything else.
Book review: Creative Differences and Other Stories, Graeme Simsion
A novella and collection of stories from the creator of the 'Rosie' series.
Opportunities and awards
WA Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund open for applications, plus Yalingwa Fellowship announced and nominations for the 2022 Matilda Awards!
Book review: In Bed with Animals, Bronwyn Lovell
Lived experience of gender discrimination in poetic form.
Book review: The Exclusion Zone, Shastra Deo
Deo twists the boundaries of form and content in her second collection of poetry.
‘Creative Australia will be built by what we do’
Key priorities of Creative Australia have been announced with more information on four new industry bodies.
Industry responses to Australia’s Poet Laureate position
The National Cultural Policy heralds a Poet Laureate posting. What do the poets think?