The art or writing
The art or writing
NIDA and Sydney Theatre Company announce opportunity for Australia’s writers
May 21, 2020 | Ashlee Smale
The Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) have announced their collaboration, which will give one applicant the opportunity for theatrical work to be developed and considered for future production. Read More
2020 Australian Book Industry Awards Live Stream Date Announced
May 9, 2020 | Emily Lowe
Social distancing measures won’t stop Australians celebrating their writers, as the 2020 Australian Book Industry Awards will be going ahead through a YouTube livestream on May 13.
The Broadcast will feature a number of prominent stars and figures including Judy … Read More
Post-COVID Postcards: Wish You Were Here!
May 1, 2020 | Tom Linkins
When the going gets tough humanity tends to turn to our great writers to lift us up. In an interview with The Paris Review E.B. White (essayist and author of Charlotte’s Web) reflected on the author’s role in society as one that “should tend to lift people up… Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform and shape it.” Read More
Cassie Dimitroff: On Gum Magazine
March 22, 2020 | Charles Lawson
Founding editor and creative director of Gum Magazine Cassie Dimitroff, is making an archive of the Brisbane art renaissance. Read More
The Writer’s Life with Melissa Coleman
March 16, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Airships, and automatons and German spies — oh my! Read More
Kicking Goals and Breaking Stigmas with GLASS
March 8, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Born out of a desire to elevate young voices and earn writing credits, GLASS Magazine was launched by a group of QUT students in 2019.
Boy Swallows Universe: Trent Dalton on Becoming a Writer
September 6, 2019 | Lucy Leyshon
Acclaimed up-and-coming Australian novelist Trent Dalton recently gave a lecture at the University of Queensland, where he discussed with audiences his journey to becoming a novelist, and finally completing his beloved debut novel Boy Swallows Universe.
Queensland Theatre Celebrates 50 Years with 2020 Launch
August 22, 2019 | Harry Wallace
2020 will mark the Golden Jubilee Of Queensland’s titular theatre company, and they have decided to celebrate in style. Read More
Single Asian Female; Singular, Authentic, Fierce
March 13, 2019 | Harry Wallace
If you haven’t heard of this breakout success from Michelle Law, you simply aren’t going to the right type of parties. Never fear, The Creative Issue is here to clue you in.
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Winning Couple: An Evening with Bob Carr and Germaine Greer
September 14, 2018 | Fran Gibson
On paper, Bob Carr and Germaine Greer make unlikely bedfellows. He’s an ex-politician. And she’s Germaine bloody Greer, second-wave feminism’s most vocal proponent. Read More
Brisbane Writers Festival – Hayden Cox of Haydenshapes
September 5, 2018 | Jennifer Brown
With the Brisbane Writers Festival approaching (6th-9th September), we spoke with one of the featured guests, Hayden Cox, founder and creator of Haydenshapes, inventor of the patented Carbon Fibre board technology Future-Flex. Between learning about his business and just him … Read More
Dramaturg – Dramatic Composition for the Stage
July 17, 2018 | Paige Duffy
I spoke with Brisbane-based, freelance Dramaturg, Rhumer Diball, about her experiences in the industry and her journey in developing her career. Read More
Let the Competition Begin…
June 10, 2018 | Cameron Turner
Brisbane Filmmakers listen up! The International 48 Hour Film Project challengers emerging Filmmakers to write, shoot and deliver a four to seven-minute film over the course of just one weekend. That’s right, 48 hours. This competition is open from High … Read More
Dava Sobel
August 19, 2017 | Lena Owen
Dava Sobel spoke at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of the Writers + Ideas Program, curated by producer Jane O’Hara. Dava was in conversation with Paul Barclay of ABC Radio National to promote her book The Glass Universe.