Creativity boost as university partners with Island magazine  

A new collaboration will see benefits flow to writing students.
A bearded man with a green top and brown jacket is standing next to a woman with glasses and short curly hair. There is a book case behind them. They are both smiling.

The University of Tasmania and Island magazine have collaborated in a new partnership that aims to boost opportunities for students and local creatives.

The two organisations have come together to present student workshops and internships, community events, publishing opportunities, digital strategies and research.

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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. She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025). Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy