Writing and Publishing
What makes a perfect book review?
What are the rules of reviewing books? Ronan McDonald looks at the thorny cultural landscape of the contemporary criticism.
Opportunities and awards wrap
Crime award open for entries and callouts for symphony orchestra community program plus latest Queen’s Wharf public commission announced.
Book review: The Novel Project, Graeme Simsion
The bestselling author of the Rosie series injects method into the madness of attempting to write a novel.
Book review: Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch
The latest in the series blends fantasy and realism and London's historical past.
Book review: Those Who Perish, Emma Viskic
An audacious imaginative accomplishment features a differently-abled detective.
Opportunities and awards wrap
Ceramic awards calling for entries, registrations open for SALA Festival plus winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, and more!
Magazine review: Curiouser, issue two
This collection of strange tales will take you to unexpected places.
Book review: The Fish, Lloyd Jones
A lyrical and allegorical novel that tugs at the binds of family.
Book review: The Grass Hotel, Craig Sherborne
A poetic word painting of dementia and of dying, of love and yearning
Hannah Gadsby on being an autistic queer comedian
RMIT PhD candidate Clem Bastow discusses comedian Hannah Gadsby’s new book, Ten Steps to Nanette, and how it relates her…