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The rise of the romantasy genre, feminist fantasy and diversity in literature
With increasing positive depictions of Asian women in the media, it's time to also centre them in the romantasy genre.
Yellowface: insights from Rebecca F Kuang
Rebecca F Kuang’s debut literary fiction, ‘Yellowface’ has taken the publishing world by storm. She revealed more about the book's…
Move over Millennials, it's time for older women writers to shine
Are the works of older women writers writing about their lives a new Australian publishing trend?
Mills & Boon: How to write steamy scenes
Four Mills & Boon Australian authors offer tips on how to write racy copy.
Why writing 'cli-fi' might relieve your eco-anxiety
How does writing fiction focused on climate change impact those who write it? Dr Rachel Hennessy, Alex Cothren and Amy…
When crime fiction helps literacy in Tasmania
A crime fiction book that's deliberately easy to read is targeted at helping Tasmania's literacy problems.
Romance as BookTok feminism? Australian authors disrupting the form
Competing with BookTok's global success and the traditional misogynistic response towards romance books, Australian authors are looking to innovate.
Patrick Gunasekera and Georgi Ivers: two artists and their journeys in crip time
Care can come in the form of time, patience, flexibility and community engagement in a world that still poses so…
Iconoclastic and empowered: the new wave of Middle Eastern Australian women writers
MENA women writers are gaining momentum in major literary prizes and across the nation’s bookstores, but is this movement iconoclastic?
Supernatural crime and poetry win Indigenous Fellowships
The State Library of Queensland’s black&write! Fellowships for 2023 have been announced with two diverse works from First Nations writers…
