Writing and Publishing
The art of the author photo – how to take a portrait that sells your book
Like them or loathe them, author photos are a vital part of the publishing industry.
23 creative stories to elevate one from the cloud of dementia
The arts can lead in extending a quality of life for people living with dementia.
Contemporary Art Tasmania
Apologue Isle
Apologue Isle combines storytelling, puppetry and kinetic sculpture, with an increasing sense of urgency to address the fractured relationship between…
Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…
This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Tasmanian Government
University of Tasmania Prize
The University of Tasmania Prize is for the best new unpublished literary work by a Tasmanian writer. The winner will receive $10,000. It…
Book review: A Sorceress Comes to Call, T Kingfisher
A clever interpretation of a sinister fairy tale that examines the human side of terrifying magic.Â
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards has a new humour writing prize
Writer-satirist John Clarke is the inspiration for a new award category at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.
Book review: Madame Brussels, Barbara Minchinton
A biographical insight into one of early Melbourne's most successful businesswomen.
Varuna, the National Writers' House
Blue Mountains Writers' Festival
The 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival returns on 1-3 November 2024 and includes more than 80 writers featured in 46…