Writing and Publishing
Why is the gender pay gap in the arts so large?
David Throsby says that widespread discrimination is the most likely cause of gender-related disadvantage that female artists, across all areas…
MONA FOMA and Brisbane Festival celebrate the hyperlocal at Visions 2020
Brian Ritchie and Louise Bezzina join the Visions 2020 conference to reflect on the hyperlocal experience of two inimitable Australian…
Book Review: Biting the Clouds by Fiona Foley (UQP)
Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is exceptional.
Book Review: Everything in its Right Place by Tobias McCorkell
This novels sheds light on a young unsheltered life.
Book Review: State Highway One by Sam Coley
State Highway One is a novel about one man – a young and talented man who drives from the far…
Books that dare to hope in 2020
From climate change to #BLM to COVID-19, we are living in unprecedented times, but two new anthologies offer hope by…
Book Review: Collisions: Fictions of the Future
An anthology featuring the best pieces from Liminal magazine’s inaugural fiction prize 2020.
20x20: What to do when you're defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?…
When to listen to unwanted advice
Tired of hearing what you should be doing, and could be doing during COVID? There is an upside to taking…
Why ‘COVID comms’ need more artists and less jargon
As Victorians emerge from lockdown, cartoonist David Blumenstein thinks governments need more artists to help them focus on how they…