Writing and Publishing
First Nations Classics released in time for NAIDOC week
A clutch of both contemporary and historic Indigenous writers comprise this new release of First Nation Classics.
Mr Smith to You...
When writing a novel based on the real life experiences of a long dead Australian jockey, Kerry Taylor discovered the…
Book review: The One Thing We've Never Spoken About, Elfy Scott
Complex mental health conditions are explored in this book that melds personal stories with wide-scale investigation.
Book review: Half Deaf, Completely Mad, Tony Cohen and John Olson
The story of destructive genius and its brilliant accompanying soundtrack.
Book review: Sad Girl Novel, Pip Finkemeyer
A fundamentally meta novel that plays with its own understated self-awareness.
More calls for arts to push against fossil fuel sponsorships
Momentum is building with a Climate Union and new report calling to end fossil fuel sponsorships in the arts.
Opportunities and awards
New professional development opportunities plus winners of Green Room Awards, finalists of Olive Cotton Award and more!
Book review: Call me Marlowe, Catherine de Saint Phalle
Among many other things, this novel canvasses love, reconciliation and friendship.
Book review: House of Longing, Tara Calaby
An historical fiction that navigates the world of women in Victorian asylums.
Neighbourhood to New York: two moves making waves
Two Melbourne arts organisations are upscaling – one to New York and another focusing on grassroots impact.