Writing and Publishing
The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab
A remarkable debut collection of short stories elegantly detailing the lives of Lebanese migrant families in western Sydney.
The burden of responsibility as an activist
Nothing comes easy, especially with disabilities art. Three international leaders talk about the burdens and wins of activism, visibility, failure…
Why you should use a sensitivity reader
Employing a sensitivity reader is as much a matter of writing craft as it is of ethics.
Book Review: My Name Is Monster by Katie Hale
Hale’s debut novel is an examination of power and changing mother-daughter relationships.
Book Review: See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
Hill’s must-read book combines detailed research, candid testimonies and an incisive analysis of how abuse perpetrators and victims think.
Book Review: From Here On, Monsters by Elizabeth Bryer
Bryer’s debut novel is a challenging and artful work that plays with parallels.
Purveyors of culture: Why bookshops are a relationship
Ahead of Love Your Bookshop Day, Australian Booksellers Association CEO Robbie Egan argues that your local book store thrives on…
Bringing the world home
Hyperlocal, decolonial, diasporic, idiosyncratic – how Australia’s international arts programming is changing.
From Twitterbots to VR: 10 of the best examples of digital literature
Digital literature is embracing experimentation. Here are ten significant works of electronic literature you should know about.
Book Review: The Professor and the Parson by Adam Sisman
A detailed biography of a masterful conman and the historian who pursued him.