Writing and Publishing
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 25-31 August 2025
ArtsHub's new Creative Journalism Fellowship, Create SA grants, environmental artist residency, First Nations Arts Leadership and more opportunities.
The Farm review: Jessica Mansour-Nahra’s page-turning gothic thriller
Jessica Mansour-Nahra's The Farm poses troubling questions about the cycle of domestic violence, motherhood, and female bodily autonomy.
5 best new books to read in September 2025
Discover the 5 best new books to read in September 2025 with this guide, as chosen by ArtsHub staff.
A new chapter for The Little Bookroom in Melbourne
The Little Bookroom, a decades-old bookshop specialising in children's and YA books, will relocate thanks to fundraising efforts.
Katabasis review: R F Kuang latest book is clever and absurd
It is rare to encounter a story that can be described as both ‘light imaginative escapism’ and ‘dense philosophical exploration’,…
Best new children’s & young adults books September 2025
Discover the best new children's & young adult books published in September 2025 with this guide.
Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles review: a sexy queer debut novel set in Melbourne
Our New Gods moves what could have been a predictable coming-of-age story in an exciting new direction.
Best new poetry books September 2025
Discover the best new poetry collections published in 2025 with this guide.
Best new non-fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new non-fiction published in September 2025.
Best new fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new fiction published in September 2025.