It’s the new year, and with it comes a slew of personal reflections and resolutions. But we can also dream of a wishlist for Ozlit. With this in mind, ArtsHub surveyed a broad range of writers and asked them a provocation: what changes would they like to see in the publishing arena? There was one caveat: the wishes were to be within the realm of reality, and possible and practicable – so no hoping for routine six-figure book advances!
Let’s hope publishers, publicists, festival organisers and others in the industry take note and action some of these requests.
Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian.
Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025.
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