Search Results
Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over code of conduct
At a time when journalists are being permanently silenced by Israel’s genocidal forces, it is incomprehensible that a writers’ festival…
Bendigo Writers Festival 2025: why we cancelled our panel
33 writers have cancelled their appearances at Bendigo Writers Festival in protest over a last-minute request to sign a ‘self-censoring’…
Wenona Byrne: 5 questions for Writing Australia's new director
Wenona Byrne discusses some of the ins and outs of her new position as Director of Writing Australia.
Sister Bullwinkel review: a biography by Lynette Ramsay Silver tackles the truth after 80 years
Lynette Ramsay Silver’s account about Sister Bullwinkel, Australia's wartime nurse, makes for grim reading, but we shouldn’t look away.
Daylesford's Words in Winter Festival lifts poetry off the page
Picking up up retro handsets dotted across the town to listen to recorded poetry is just one of the features…
Vale Uncle Noel Tovey AM: Indigenous champion of gay rights
Tovey is remembered for his spirit, courage and creativity, and as a courageous elder with a sly wit.
2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlist announced
Find out the shortlistees across six categories in this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 11-17 August 2025
New award opportunities, commission for Queensland playwrights and grants up to $80,000.
The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories: former journalist Jana Wendt's new book
Jana Wendt, the longstanding journalist, has now turned to fiction in her book The Far Side of the Moon and…
You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…
