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

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Sydney Fringe Festival: bigger and bolder than ever in 2025

This year's Sydney Fringe Festival is embracing more local and international talent than ever and a decentralised model of place.

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Siang Lu, Lauren Foley, Alan Fyfe: when book rejection leads to publishing success

Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.

A group of young women are standing outside under strings of lights holding books and talking. Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Sydney Writers' Festival partners with State Library of NSW for new literary hub 

Sydney Writers' Festival and the State Library of NSW have partnered on an initiative allowing year-round storytelling.

2025 Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities

The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?

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20 pub quiz literary questions – the children's and young adults' literature version

So you tried the general literary quiz and the OzLit variation, here now is one devoted to children's and YA…

A man wearing white underwear is standing in the dark in front of some blinds. American Psycho.
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Melbourne premiere of American Psycho the Musical – prepare to be blood spattered!

The killer banker returns with 'real' blood on stage ... and songs.

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Bakers Lane Books launches with $10,000 prize to support emerging women writers

A new kid on the block promises to amply Australian women's voices.

A person with the word poetry on a white t-shirt. They are wearing jeans and holding a book. Poetry Month. Red Room Poetry.
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Poetry Month returns with nationwide coverage

Red Room's annual celebration returns to showcase the breadth of Australian poetry.

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Book review: The Haunting of Mr & Mrs Stevenson, Belinda Lyons-Lee

Who or what inspired the writing of Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

Mushroom Murder Trial. a photo of a death cap mushroom in Ukraine. Erin Patterson.
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Mushroom Murder Trial: the TV series, documentary, panel discussion and books

In the fallout of Erin Patterson's conviction, there's no shortage of coverage in the offing.

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