Writing and Publishing
Queen's Birthday Honours recognise contributors to the arts
Ken Cato and Fiona Hall are among the best known honourees but performers, donors and administrators were also acknowledged.
Self-published e-books eat up market share
Bowker Market Research reports that self-published e-books account for 12% of the entire digital publishing market.
Teachers tested by proposed changes to copyright laws
Without the security of statutory licences, teachers will need to think more about the law before they press the copy…
Freedom of expression under threat
Artists need the skills to defend their work against personal ideological crusades and political point scoring.
What will the arts do if the Coalition wins?
The Australia Council Marketing Summit gives some pertinent advice on how the arts sector should talk to a Coalition government.
The trouble with adaptations
The debate about adaptations of classics in Australian theatre is just another example of the cultural cringe
The right place for Indigenous art
Indigenous art should have its own flagship institution, and feature in the same historical and contemporary exhibitions.
$350,000 to maintain local history
Community groups across Victoria will be returning to the past, thanks to the Coalition Government’s Local History Grants Program.
Applications open for the Balnaves Indigenous Playwright's Award
Belvoir has opened the curtains on applications for the second Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwrights Award.
Hannah Bent wins Ray Koppe Young Writers' Residency
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) announced Bent triumphant in a record application year.