Writing and Publishing
![The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes. Image on left is an author shot of a white woman in a white shirt, with a brown bob, smiling at the camera and leaning on a mantelpiece. On the right is the book cover showing the back of an 1800s woman in black striding along a dusty outback track with her back to us.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Untitled-design-191.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes
A feminist perspective on Henry Lawson's 'The Drover’s Wife'.
![Photo: Anna Shvets, Pexels. A hand reaching out from the right hand corner of the image holding a trophy in baby pink and blue. There is confetti in the air and the background is also pink.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/pexels-shvetsa-6250995-1-e1714458286912.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Fifty Squared Art Prize open for entries, plus winner of Calibre Essay Prize and finalists of wearable art, and more!
![Excitable Boy. Image on left is a head and shoulders shot of a white man in his 30s wearing a blue shirt under a grey jumper. On the right is a book cover with a photo of a young ragamuffin boy standing on a garden path between bushes and with a cigarette in his hand.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Untitled-design-e1713942106560.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk, Dominic Gordon
Dominic Gordon's first book takes us down Melbourne's lesser known paths.
![Dirt Poor Islanders. Image on left is an author shot from the thighs up of a young Islander woman all in black with long black hair and her arms crossed in front of her against a red backdrop. On the right is a book cover of an empty yellow drink can with pink flowers wound around it. Winnie Dunn.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Untitled-design-181.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn
Winnie Dunn's debut is the first novel to explore the diffusion of a Tongan-Australian culture.
![Photo: Jon Tyson, Unsplash. A pair of black shoes standing on top of a yellow circle spray painted onto the concrete.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/jon-tyson-5rT4iuKts8Q-unsplash-e1714101101928.jpg?w=310)
10 entry-level arts jobs to consider (part 1)
In part 1, ArtsHub has selected five jobs that are accessible to emerging arts professionals and suggests things to look…
![man reading news while waiting for train. Arts news](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/pexels-conojeghuo-211052.jpg?w=310)
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
![The White Cockatoo Flowers Stories. Image on left is a headshot of a man of Chinese appearance, with head turned towards the camera. On the right is a book cover, which is black with an illustration of a white sulphur crested cockatoo sitting on a branch of a pomegranate tree with a couple of the fruits above it.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Untitled-design-171.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The White Cockatoo Flowers: Stories, Ouyang Yu
'The White Cockatoo Flowers; Stories' is the first collection of stories published by Chinese-Australian author Ouyang Yu in English.
![Sanctuary. On the left is a full body author shot of a white man in black standing on a forest path with his hands in his pockets. On the right is the book cover of a dusty outback road heading into off towards the horizon.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Untitled-design-61.png?w=310)
Book review: Sanctuary, Garry Disher
A gripping story of an unconventional thief who longs for normality.
![Australian Women in Music Awards 2024 open for nominations. Image: Sarah McLeod and Nina Korbe to perform at AWMA 2024. Photo: Guy Davies. McLeod has short cropped hair with smoky makeup, wearing a leather jacket, holding a bass and sitting on top of a piano. Beside her, Korbe is sitting, wearing a low neckline black dress with black heels. She has brown curly hair and a powerful expression. Both of them are presented in a powerful and beautiful manner against a backstage environment.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/AWMA-2024_Sarah-McLeod-and-Nina-Korbe_Photo-by-Guy-Davies-Photographer_0538-e1713851105949.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
International funding and scholarship opportunities, plus winners of UniSQ inaugural Biennial Art Awards, and more!
![Out-Side: Queer Words and Art From Regional Victoria. Image on left is a smiling white man with red rimmed glasses, beard, one long dangly earring and open necked shirt. On the right is a colourful book cover with the title in a lurid green frame around the cover and an illustration of a blue and yellowy-green tree in the middle.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/out.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Out-Side: Queer Words and Art From Regional Victoria, Edited by Michael Earp
A wide range of queer writers and artists offer eclectic contributions to this anthology.