Writing and Publishing
Woollahra Libraries
Entries Now Open: 2025 Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Calling all digital writers! This national award celebrates Australian writing first published online, with prizes for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and…
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 longlist announced
The prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist for 2025 features 10 diverse novels from across Australia.
Banning books and rewriting history is no longer a dystopian future
What can we do when the dystopian future becomes the dystopian present?
Baking bad: what a cookbook stoush tells us about creative plagiarism
When does inspiration become 'plagiarism'? The latest stoush between famed cookbook authors serves as an important case study.
Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'
Opportunities and awards
Professional development for music producers, plus winners of 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards, art prize finalists and more!
The Wheeler Centre
Masterclass: Playwriting
Discover the art of theatre-making in a one-day masterclass with leading Australian playwrights. Take a deep dive into the craft,…
Q-Lit
Q-Lit Festival: Masterclass Series
Join us for one session or the whole day! Get Your Story Startedwith Amie Kaufman11:15am - 12:45pmArrive at this workshop…
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: Rytuał, Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
Friday night drinks are not what you'd expect at this cult beauty company.