Writing and Publishing
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This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
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Producing
Creative Producer (First Nations Programs)
Salary:
$70,000 - $90,000
Skills:
Time Management, Attention to Detail
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Book review: Big Time, Jordan Prosser
Jordan Prosser’s much-touted first novel sometimes flies off its own tracks, but is nonetheless a very impressive debut.
![Two panels. On left is smiling headshot of Asian man wearing glasses and a suit and tie. On the right is cover of a book cover full of high rise buildings with 'Ghost Cities" in black.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-371.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu
A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.
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Book review: Murder in Punch Lane, Jane Sullivan
A crime novel set in the laneways and high society of 19th century Melbourne.
![Lighting designer Paul Jackson nominated in the 2024 APDG Awards for 'Do Not Go Gentle', Sydney Theatre Company. A stage set lit in blue light depicting a group of five people huddling and finding their way in a harsh snowy landscape.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/DoNotGoGentle_Prudence-Upton-e1721097167817.jpeg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Matched funding opportunities, plus shortlist and nominees unveiled for Emerging Writers' Awards, Art Music Awards, National Architecture Awards and Bowness…
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Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland
Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.
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Book review: The Mires, Tina Makereti
Set in the near future, the novel tracks a small community through explorations of place, ideology and ecology.
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Book review: If You Go, Alice Robinson
The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.
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Poetry Month 2024 goes international
This year, Poetry Month expands its remit to reach an overseas audience in a collaboration with a UK poetry and…