Writing and Publishing

Against self-censorship and political correctness
Over-sensitive political correctness is damaging freedom of expression, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was told.

Why Australia still dances to an Irish tune
What impact have successive waves of Irish immigration had on Australian art and culture?

Young artists make creative sparks fly
You don’t have to be an established artist to apply for funding; a range of grants exist to support young…

Survival strategies for bookshops
Bookshops know you can buy your books online so they are doing what the virtual world can't.

Creative economy needs business skills as well as art
While artistic talent is innate, making sense of the business of being an artist is a skill we all need…

Take your kids to work: family-friendly artists’ residencies
Many artists find a baby a hindrance to creative life but child-friendly residency programs help parents continue their creative careers.

Where The Light Falls
Life and art explosively collide in this magnificent, deeply moving novel.

No such thing as a good book
When everyone's a critic, aesthetic hierarchies no longer rule. But we still have to decide what to read.

Eight new Qld orgs receive core funding
Arts Queensland’s Organisations Fund has distributed $30.55 million over four years to 39 organisations in total.

Vale Richard Neville, Boy from Oz
The death of the man who once shocked the world with the notorious Oz magazine marks an end in the…