In conversation with Currency Press on the creation of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll app

By Kavita Bedford, 22 April 2013

Feature

'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 '....

UNESCO World Poetry Day

By Jill Eddington, 21 March 2013

Blog

UNESCO World Poetry Day

By Jill Eddington, 21 March 2013

Blog

'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'....

Fellows Focus – Annabel Smith

By Fiona Mackrell, 8 November 2012

Australia Council

Fellows Focus – Annabel Smith

By Fiona Mackrell, 8 November 2012

Australia Council

'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'....

Australian Poetry since 1788 goes digital

By Joanne Simpson, 2 November 2012

Blog

Australian Poetry since 1788 goes digital

By Joanne Simpson, 2 November 2012

Blog

'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'....

ArtStarter Focus – Michele Lee

By Naomi Gall, 7 September 2012

Blog

ArtStarter Focus – Michele Lee

By Naomi Gall, 7 September 2012

Blog

'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 ....

Science & technology take centre stage

By Naomi Gall, 21 August 2012

Blog

Science & technology take centre stage

By Naomi Gall, 21 August 2012

Blog

'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. ....

Favel Parrett wins the Dobbie Literary Award

By Naomi Gall, 14 August 2012

Blog

Favel Parrett wins the Dobbie Literary Award

By Naomi Gall, 14 August 2012

Blog

'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, '....

50,000 Days in Asia – The Asialink Arts Residency Program 20 year on…

By Lesley Alway, 27 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

50,000 Days in Asia – The Asialink Arts Residency Program 20 year on…

By Lesley Alway, 27 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

'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 '....

Multicultural collaboration joyous and astonishing

By Christos Tsiolkas, 8 June 2012

Community Partnerships

Multicultural collaboration joyous and astonishing

By Christos Tsiolkas, 8 June 2012

Community Partnerships

'When the Anti-Racism Action Band (A.R.A.B) team spotted Christos Tsiolkas in the audience at ....