writing and publishing
Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder
Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.
Book review: The Year My Family Unravelled, Cynthia Dearborn
How do you go about looking after an ailing aged parent when you are halfway across the world from each…
So you want my arts job: Proofreader
Proofreading is a last chance, 'spit and polish' appraisal of a writer's work for pesky mistakes. Being finicky and pedantic…
First Nations Classics released in time for NAIDOC week
A clutch of both contemporary and historic Indigenous writers comprise this new release of First Nation Classics.
Survivor Authors? Imagine reality TV for writers
If Australia came up with a reality TV series based on writers, what would it consist of?
Metro magazine's future under threat
Australia's oldest and most prestigious screen publication is under threat. A campaign hopes to raise funds and find a partner.
Teacher-writers: the hyphenated existence
Writers who also teach (and vice versa). How do they manage to juggle both professions?
Ghostwriting: what happens behind the cover?
Invisible ghostwriters slink behind-the-scenes, often hiding behind the name of the published author, but their work should be heralded.
A poem for a tree – POEM FOREST
For each entry in this poetry competition, a tree was planted in an attempt to seed hope for the environment.
Book review: After You Were Gone, Vikki Wakefield
A fast paced, perfectly plotted and brilliantly conceived psychological thriller.