The art or writing
The art or writing
BWF: In Conversation with CEO Sarah Runcie
May 27, 2021 | Nahima Kern
Brisbane Writers Festival swept through Brisbane earlier this month for its 59th year in operation. Read More
Dr. Stuart Cooke on Lyre: An Interview with Queensland’s own Poet-Academic
May 25, 2021 | Ed Saba
In this interview, we chat about Dr. Stuart Cooke’s poetry collection, Lyre, the global poetic community, how we can become better readers of poetry and upcoming works.
A Chat With Ghost Bird Author Lisa Fuller
May 8, 2021 | Chloe Grimshaw
We had a chat with the talented Lisa Fuller ahead of the Brisbane Writers Festival about her motivations and career thus far.
Q&A: Mammoth Author Chris Flynn
May 7, 2021 | Chloe Grimshaw
Mammoth is a remarkable story. It is the tale of human interference from the perspective of a non-human, a 13,000-year-old extinct mammoth to be exact.
Q&A with Trent Dalton: Bringing Brisbane to Life
April 28, 2021 | Chloe Grimshaw
He is the writer that brought the outer Brisbane suburbs to life with his moving tale ‘Boy Swallows Universe’. Trent Dalton’s work fills up the fictional worlds canvas with vivid and raw descriptions, characters humanly written, and concepts beautifully fleshed … Read More
BWF’s 59th Year to Shine Literary Light on Brisbane
April 1, 2021 | Nahima Kern
For 59 years, the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has provided a space for those near and far to come together to discuss all things literature. They have just released their program for 2021. Read More
You’ve Got This: A Sit Down with Bec Brown
September 15, 2020 | Nahima Kern
On a sunny and temperate Thursday a few weeks ago, TCI had the chance to sit down and chat with Bec Brown. Read More
Room to Dream: BWF’s Digital Care Package
September 2, 2020 | Tom Linkins
In light of current events, the 2020 Brisbane Writers Festival has moved online. Each day from the 31st of August until the 6th of September the public will have free access to talks, readings, and creative presentations from some of Brisbane’s most talented storytellers. Read More
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.