Writing and Publishing
Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi
A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.
The broken midlist: why it’s harder than ever to be a ‘moderately successful’ author
Once the heart of the publishing industry, midlist authors now face dwindling advances, fading support, and a market obsessed with…
Opportunities and awards
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award open for entries, city council funding available, plus winner of the Fogarty Literary Award in WA…
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: the story behind this year’s Vivid centrepiece, a massive 3D tapestry,…
20 pub quiz literary questions
How many of these bookish answers do you know?
Book review: Wait Here, Lucy Nelson
A collection of stories exploring the topic of childlessness.
Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee
Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.
Book review: Foreign Country, Marija Peričić
Marija Peričić delivers a superlative third novel.
Book review: A Beautiful Family, Jennifer Trevelyan
Written from a child's point of view, this debut canvases our protagonist's confusion as she tries to make sense of…
Opportunities and awards
Ceramics prize open for entries, Artspace Studio Program artists and Australian Dance Theatre LOFT residents revealed, plus design and fashion…