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Tony Tulathimutte’s incels and misogynists define our era of cringe
Two years on, Tulathimutte’s book Rejection reflects an ongoing shift from heroes and martyrs to the 'freely awful'.
We need a National Cultural Policy that backs working writers
The public consultation for the next national cultural policy is drawing to a close. Author Jennifer Mills shares her own…
Solidarity with Jazz Money, Evelyn Araluen: 'We have an obligation to stand against genocide'
Writer Claire G Coleman watches in horror as UQP pulps a children's book by a First Nations writer.
Writing retreats – a modern-day luxury most writers can’t actually afford
Victoria Brownlee, author of the suspense novel The Writers Retreat, weighs up whether writing retreats are actually worth it.
Should Melbourne lose its City of Literature status?
UNESCO has never rescinded a City of Literature designation, and doing so would be a nuclear option, but...
Pants down: how it feels to publish your first book
Miriam Webster, whose debut short story collection The Slip was published in July 2025, reflects on the experience of releasing…
Adelaide Writers Week crisis: former Adelaide Festival leaders call on Board to reinstate Randa Abdel-Fattah
The open letter to the Board of Adelaide Festival is signed by former Artistic Directors, Chief Executives and General Managers…
In 2026, can we please have fewer books published in Australia?
Publisher and all-round book lover Terri-ann White thinks too many books are published and rails against the cult of the…
You write like AI, people think it's AI generated—what should you do?
AI writing can be obvious, repetitive and obvious, leading to a tapestry of issues for human writers—let's delve into this…
Why I started Readers and Writers Against the Genocide (RWAG)
'As a literary community, we trade in creative freedom, free speech and the contestation of ideas,' says RWAG founder Aviva…
