Thuy On, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Thuy On

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

Thuy On's Latest Articles

A man with glasses and curly brown hair wearing a blue shirt with his arms in the air. He is carrying an accordion.

Comedy review: Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers, Speakeasy Theatre, MICF 2025

One man and his instrument playing a range of popular tunes.

Thuy On

Mar 31, 2025

A group of young adults on stage. They are all dressed casually in jeans and t-shirts.

Go where passion meets innovation

WAAPA students receive bespoke training specially catered to them. In 2026 the transformative ECU City opens, further elevating their learning…

Thuy On

Mar 31, 2025

Five authors, one is a male, the rest are female.

Melbourne Writers Festival highlights include Colm Tóibin, Marian Keyes and Booker Prize-winner

MWF's new director Veronica Sullivan unveils the 2025 program.

Thuy On

Mar 27, 2025

Two women looking at a printed artwork on the floor. There is a crowd behind them looking at other art.

Show us your prints!

The Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award has boosted its prize pool for 2025.

Thuy On

Mar 25, 2025

An elderly Indigenous woman wearing a grey and white patterned top. On the right is the cover of her book,' Three Dresses' which shows an illustration of a girl wearing a pink dress holding up a blue dress. She's on the beach with a small campsite fire lit nearby.

VPLAs winners announced

Wanda Gibson’s 'Three Dresses' has made history as the first winner of the Children's Prize category to also receive the…

Thuy On

Mar 19, 2025

Five people on stage in David Williamson's 'The Removalists".

Theatre review: The Removalists, Southbank Theatre

Over 50 years later, David Williamson's play is restaged by Melbourne Theatre Company.

Thuy On

Mar 16, 2025

A man and a woman's partial faces can be seen through a tower of books.

Highlights of Sydney Writers' Festival 2025 program

'In This Together' is the apt theme of this year's SWF as local and international authors gather to discuss and…

Thuy On

Mar 13, 2025

A young Asian boy with glasses and a yellow top is sitting in front of a book. There's a red bookcase behind him with books.

LitUp literature initiative to revitalise reading

A new scheme will make it easier to stage author events across Australia.

Thuy On

Mar 13, 2025

Tributes and celebrations for Jane Austen's 250th anniversary

It's a truth universally acknowledged that the Regency writer continues to inspire.

Thuy On

Mar 6, 2025

The number twelve in red and white against a yellow wall with a diagonal

Which 12 titles made the Stella Prize longlist 2025?

Seven fiction, four non-fiction and one poetry collection make up the Stella Prize longlist for 2025.

Thuy On

Mar 4, 2025

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