Writing and Publishing
Book review: Abracadabra by Robert Dessaix
This book is Robert Dessaix: humorous, insightful, erudite and challenging
Book review: Australia in 50 Plays, Julian Meyrick
A wide survey of the contribution of theatre to our national sense of identity.
Opportunities and awards
Call outs for artists with lived experience of mental illness plus winners of the 2022 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize…
Book review: The Eulogy, Jackie Bailey
An autofiction debut that eulogises family and loss with eloquence.
Book review: What Fear Was, Ben Walter
A debut collection of stories surveys contemporary environmental and climate terrain.
Arts news you may have missed, this week
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…
Book review: The Jaguar, Sarah Holland-Batt
An award-winning poet illuminates the dying light of her father's years.
Book review: The Uncaged Sky, Kylie Moore-Gilbert
A memoir about being imprisoned in Iran for 804 days.
Should I self-publish?
DIY book making can be a tricky but rewarding experience.
Opportunities and awards
Entries open for Victorian Premier’s Design Awards, Accessible Arts recipients announced and finalists of Hadley’s landscape prize, plus more!