Writing and Publishing

Q-Lit is Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers
Over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists will be in attendance at Q-Lit's first festival.

10 Australian literary scandals
The Australian book world has long been enlivened with scams and misdemeanours.

Stephanie Preston
Online writers workshop series: Curious Writers Book Club
Part book club, part writing class (minus the homework) for new and emerging writers who love words and want to…

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Book review: Highways and Byways, Jimmy Barnes
If you liked Barnes’ previous books, this won’t disappoint.

Book review: Saturation, William Lane
A derivative dystopian political thriller.

Plagiarism claim from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi
Are the allegations true or half-baked?

Actors championing Australian short stories
Love short stories and want to hear them read by professional actors on stage? Come to Newtown or listen to…

What I've learned, Ed Wright, Puncher & Wattmann
27 works of fiction, seven non-fiction, 10 books of poetry and one poetry anthology later, the Publishing Director is ready…

Book review: Orpheus Nine, Chris Flynn
A disaster novel, but one with a sense of playfulness.