Writing and Publishing
People not just things
The Australia Council chairman makes a plea for valuing guides and their relationship with the public, not just collections.
Jettison your e-reader, Qantas launches in-flight books
If anyone is going to sing the praises of the e-reader it's an airline right? Well, don't be so sure.
A Walk on the Mild Side
A walk featuring quotes from performers about working in Melbourne is being planned but we know one that won't get…
$5 million and long lease secures Sydney Theatre Company's future
A multi-million dollar funding and a long term lease ensures future world-class productions at Sydney Theatre Company.
Express Media launches novella project
There’s a new kid on the publishing block. Well, okay, maybe not a new kid, but an old friend wearing…
Happiness
Ensemble Theatre's latest production of David Williamson's Happiness doesn't break new ground, but will strike a chord with some.
Over $5000 prize available to emerging writers
Just in time for the launch of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, applications for the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Prize are…
Too good for funding
Organisations that succeed with a certain demographic may find they are typecast, preventing them from funding new projects.
Why Wesfarmers invests in the arts
The head of one of Australia biggest corporate supporters of the arts explains what’s in it for big business.
How to get a public art commission
Councils are spending more on public art but who gets them and do they make a living?