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

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Literary agent

Loving books is mandatory but being a literary agent necessitates many different avenues of advocating for authors.

News

Opportunities and awards

Arts Tasmania Public Art Commissions, Bands on Track live music call outs, PICA international residency exchange and winners of the…

News

Poetry and hip-hop music, how does that work?

An Australian modernist poet reconfigurated through spoken words and moving screen for a contemporary audience.

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Opportunities and awards

Carstairs Grant for socially-engaged art projects, call for artwork acknowledging Country, Queensland Literary Award winners, Melbourne Prize for Music and…

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Theatre review: K-Box

Grappling with race, belonging and identity in this tale of trans-cultural adoption.

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Opportunities and awards

National Regional Arts Fellowship applications open, Adelaide Fringe call-outs, churchie emerging art award winner, and more!

Features

Does the publishing industry glorify bright young things?

There's been ample support for young writers in terms of targeted opportunities and awards but what about later bloomers?

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Opportunities and awards

Australian Council opportunities, JamFactory's Associate Program call out, Sisters in Crime’s 22nd Davitt Awards and more.

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Trailblazers converge to share the latest arts innovations

Over two days in September, a swarm of creatives will descend on Bendigo for a cross-pollinating exchange of ideas.

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Theatre review: Laurinda

Alice Pung's acclaimed young adult novel about the nexus between race and class is adapted for the stage.

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