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Poetry tells the story of a country and its people, so why doesn’t Australia support this artform? Andy Jackson thinks now is time to give poetry a voice on the national stage.

Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning novel has been turned into a symphonic song cycle by composer Luke Styles and will have its world premiere at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 2021.

A sci-fi epic of technologies and cultures clashing across the stars.

We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2020.

To get ethical creation right we need to take time according to a recent panel at the Small Press Network.

Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak offers a deep dive into Canberrra's local visual arts landscape, tracking its jostle against big muscle national agendas, and a growth that was clearly artist-led.

ACMI's re-opening date, subsidised studios for artists, Poetry in Action gets support, opera back in the House and on the Harbour, plus more arts and festival news.

Suzie Miller's quietly spectacular international career in theatre, informed by an education in science, law and theatre, adds a prime AWGIE to her mantelpiece.

Authors, poets and illustrators nominated in this year’s 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards describe an experience in which they realised language or art had power.

In a year where many of us were housebound, listening to podcasts became an escape – moreso than ever before.

A history of the establishment of some key pioneering Aboriginal community groups and organisations in Redfern, Sydney, paving the way for similar organisations across Australia.

With an obscure title – and one totally befitting to the unique Mona brand – Elizabeth Pearce tells us about her role in creating the text that surround all things Mona, while staying in sync with David Walsh's mantra for no bullshit.

There’s plenty that can be learnt from kid’s books, and it’s so much truer in 2020. ArtsHub takes a look at the children’s books that shaped the year.

Hugh Mackay is that rare thing: a writer who also shows us how we see ourselves as a nation.

Publishers, booksellers, libraries, and authors worked collegiately when closures and cancellations hit earlier this year, said panellists in a State of the Industry discussion at the recent SPN Conference.

In the latest episode of our podcast, author and editor Sophie Cunningham reflects on the challenges of 2020 and the lessons the year has taught us.

Former Head of Literary at Hachette Australia, Robert Watkins brings 20 years of experience to his role as publishing director for new independent publisher Ultimo Press.

New Australian auction record, resource on tricky topics for kids, new digital storytelling platform, motorcycle blockbuster for Brisbane, season launches for Vic Opera, Omega Ensemble and others, plus plenty of artist opportunities.

Political essays, an illustrated children’s guide to Darug country and a collection of short stories about Vietnam are just some of the books which made the 2020 Small Press Network’s Book of the Year shortlist.

As you would expect from a poet like Philip Salom, this novel lilts and dances.