Writing and Publishing
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This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
![On the left is an author's head shot of a white man in a black shirt, with his head slightly tilted to the left. On the right is a book cover of Deep Water with an image of coral and underwater plants beneath a dark sea.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/brad.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Deep Water, James Bradley
A hugely impressive work that deserves and demands attention.
![Image is a book flying through the air with its spine down and the pages flapping open. literary house. Vitagraph.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/pexels-michaela-st-20726950-e1713274041507.jpg?w=310)
A vital new independent literary house
Vitagraph is a new artist-led literary organisation that's just released its debut journal.
![Bundanon Artist in Residence program open for applications. Image: 2023 Bundanon resident, Yandell Walton, 'Portrait Bundanon', 2023. Photo: Jodie Whalen. A woman with blond hair in a dark and slightly creepy outdoor landscape, holding a green light to her face.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Yandell-Walton-Portrait-Bundanon-2023.-Photo-by-Jodie-Whalen-e1713245405408.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
NGA announces Sculpture Garden Design Competition, plus winners of QMusic scholarships, finalists of ABR Calibre Essay Prize, and more!
![Illustration from 'Our Flag, Our Story' children's book about the Torres Strait Islander flag. Eight smiling children stand in front of the flag, hills and ocean.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-9.32.25 AM-1.png?w=310)
Sharing the story behind the Torres Strait Islander flag in new children's book
The book was co-authored by the son of flag's original designer, continuing the story's legacy.
![The Beauties. Image on left is a white woman with long wavy dark hair, wearing a brownish top in front of foliage. On the right is a book cover featuring a 17th century woman in a puffy blue dress holding a flower.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/beauties-2.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The Beauties, Lauren Chater
An historical fiction set in the 17th century about female agency, art and power.
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Reverberations through time and place
This year’s NT Writers Festival asks us to consider causality and effect, and the impact of our actions on others…
![Plot Twist. Jana Firestone. Image is on the left a young woman with shoulder length fair wavy hair parted in the middle and a leopard print top. She has one hand on her hip. On the right is a purple book cover with a looped pink arrow crossing the front over the title.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/jana-3.png?w=310)
Book review: Plot Twist, Jana Firestone
A self-help guide to surviving life’s curveballs.
![Image is an illustration of a huge book towering over a little grassy hill on which there is a red chair and a small chair. There is a golden glow over everything and a setting sun over a forest in the background with some birds in the distant sky.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Pixabay.jpg?w=310)
Book trailers: moveable blurbs on screen
Book trailers are visual shortcuts and can be part of a targeted marketing plan.
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This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.