'Ray Lawler\'s story of cane cutters who migrate to Melbourne every summer for the lay-off is acclaimed as one of pillars of the Australian theatrical canon as well as a symbol of nationalistic pride. Summer of the Seventeenth Doll was first performed in '....
'The Australia Council joins the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to celebrate World Poetry Day on 21 March. UNESCO declared World Poetry Day in 1999 citing poetry’s unique ability to capture the creat'....
'West Australian author, Annabel Smith may have just launched her second novel in traditional paper format but publishing her third novel, The Ark, will be a very different sort of literary project.The Ark will see her shift away from the solitary life of the writer into a producer-like role collaborating with designers, performers, programmers and animator'....
'Publishers UNSW Press broke new ground when they launched their landmark poetry anthology ‘Australian Poetry since 1788’ in 2011. Always innovative, they have recently launched a digital edition of this definitive collection.The anthology has received accolades for its broad range of poets and styles. Featuring 1000 po'....
'Recent ArtStart recipient Michele Lee is a Melbourne- based playwright whose work explores facets of Asian- Australian identity. In May this year Lee’s participatory work, Talon Salon, was part of the 2012 ....
'Ear to the Edge of Time, by Alana Valentine, has won the 5th STAGE International Script Competition for best new play about science and technology. Valentine will be presented with the award of $10, 000 during a ceremony in Dublin to be held on October 21, 2012. ....
'Fiction writer Favel Parrett insists she never knows the storyline of her novels before she begins to write, commenting, ‘I rarely know the full plot until I get to the very end of my writing process.’ Her debut novel, Past the Shallows, has been well received, selling up to 10, 000 copies in Australia, '....
'People-to-people engagement…‘Artist in Residence’ is a term for an artist who lives and practices their art for a period of time with a host organization, away from their usual environment. Asialink residencies have contributed significantly to the health and vibrancy of '....