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From the side we see a woman in a red cloak and white bonnet who bows her head so we can't see her face; she is in a line with other women dressed the same. The Handmaid's Tale.
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Every story finds its audience – what we can learn from The Handmaid's Tale

What the final season of the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel teaches us about storytelling, voice and the power…

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10 pet peeves about books

Some of the little things that annoy readers before they even read a page.

A hand holding a burning book away from the camera towards a tree.
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Banning books and rewriting history is no longer a dystopian future

What can we do when the dystopian future becomes the dystopian present?

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10 things I learned from selling eight million books

Success as an author can be as simple as learning these 10 succinct lessons.

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When I left school I made a terrible career choice

Why I became an electrical engineer and did a 180-degree turn, becoming a published author...

two images one on top of the other of two middle aged Italian men sitting across a diner table looking at each other seriously, over the ketchup and other condiments. Al Pacino is the policeman, Robert De Niro the crook. Heat.
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Using language in storytelling

Great storytelling, like that of Michael Mann’s 'Heat', transcends genres by mastering language.

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Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings indicate crisis across sectors

New findings illustrate that Australia's creative workforce is in a critical shape, facing recruitment and retention issues.

a robot sits at a bench with a computer laptop. generative AI.
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Does generative AI and AI for book editing spell the end of professional editors?

In the world of AI for book editing, professional editors are more than just nit-pickers looking for typos, say the…

A hand is painting the word 'Poetry' in back on the wall of bright, colourful graffiti.
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Accidental poetry should be all around us

Imagine stumbling into poems in unexpected places as you go about your day.

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Questions raised over ‘Simpler. Fairer. Faster.’ arts funding model

Create NSW has announced a new approach to its arts funding model, but first reactions say it favours competitiveness over…

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