Australia

How much is a manuscript assessment service worth?
With the ASA announcing a new service to support authors, we weigh up the costs of editorial guidance.

Pozible Gigs offers $10,000 for live music
A new scheme from crowdfunding website Pozible is giving musicians and venues the chance fund their projects.

16th Century double bass joins ACO
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has unveiled its latest acquisition.

Wicked gives up on Aboriginal art
Renowned for their provocative decoration, Wicked Campers will no longer feature Aboriginal art.

International opportunity for picture book authors
Me Books app offers authors 50/50 deal on children’s book distribution.

Feel & Think: A New Era of Tokyo Fashion
This innovative Japanese exhibition considers fashion not only as clothing, but as a conceptual art form and creative language.

Fright or Flight
This show works not only because of the skill, bravado and relationships on stage, but because of a beautiful vulnerability.

HarperCollins ANZ now reporting to US
What are the wider implications for publishing industry as HarperCollins UK CEO replaced with tech-savvy Pottermore boss?

Pulitzer prize winner at Mildura Writers' Festival
Pulitzer prize winning author Jane Smiley has been added to the Mildura Writers' Festival program.

My Country, I still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia
A massive and provocative exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait art.