writing and publishing
Book review: The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner, Grace Tame
A memoir from the activist and advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Book review: Forestfall, Lyndall Clipstone
A lush and aesthetic YA Gothic fantasy.
Why we need more Indigenous literary editors
There is a need for more Indigenous Editors.
New diversity research offers snapshot of the publishing industry
How diverse is Australian publishing? A new reports says the industry needs to be more culturally diverse.
Does the publishing industry glorify bright young things?
There's been ample support for young writers in terms of targeted opportunities and awards but what about later bloomers?
Book review: Nimblefoot, Robert Drewe
Fact and fiction blend in this intriguing reimagining of a young athlete's life after his early successes in pedestrianism and…
Book review: After Sappho, Selby Wynn Schwartz
A series of vignettes, featuring the reimagined lives of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early…
Jennifer Down wins the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award
An epic novel about trauma, vulnerability and regeneration takes out the nation's top literary prize.
Book review: Open Secrets, edited by Catriona Menzies-Pike
What happens when the creative practice of Australian writers rubs against economic realities?
Narratives of struggle and healing in Refugee Week
Events commemorating and celebrating Refugee Week 2022.