Writing and Publishing
2026 NT Book Awards shortlist celebrates the breadth of Top End talent
This year's shortlist for the NT Book Awards ranges from poetry and family history to Indigenous-language picture books and even…
Liane Moriarty returns to Big Little Lies: ‘Nobody can change my book’
More than a decade after Big Little Lies took the world by storm, the maestro of mystery Liane Moriarty returns…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week, the Sydney Writers' Festival appoints its new Artistic Director.
After the Siren: Australian queer AFL romance novel has been optioned for the screen
Darcy Green's After the Siren is a sports romance novel about players from a fictional Brunswick AFL team.
Arborescence to Blue Poles: all the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards finalists
The finalists for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards have now been announced.
Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'
Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…
AI companies are destroying old and rare books: who can stop them?
AI companies are now bulk buying and destroying old books – this is a very bad idea.
Jessica Alice, Byron Writers Festival: 'It feels like a real celebration with the community'
Following a weather-disrupted event last year, Byron Writers Festival Director Jessica Alice has high hopes for 2026.
Blak & Bright Writers Festival asks who has the right to offend?
Authors at this year's Blak & Bright Writers Festival will gather to discuss censorship, resistance and who is punished for…
Anna Funder: 'I have zero interest in a book produced by a machine'
Ahead of her international tour, author Anna Funder speaks to ArtsHub about why we need to hold onto storytelling in…