I think it’s a personal responsibility to seek complex narratives and dialogues that drill more critically in to Australia’s history as an environmental, colonial, immigrant, global and Indigenous space.
The Liminal Fiction Prize is a new literary prize for Australian Writers of Colour. With a theme of ‘the future’, we’re looking for fiction of a new world: not the stuff of flying cars or robots, but a future that pulls against or weaves together Australia’s many fabricated histories. Learn more.
‘I’ve waited my entire life for media that accurately represents me and all of my identities, with dignity and authenticity. It never came. So we decided to make it ourselves.’
Asian-Australians are a community and identity with a history unto ourselves, and screw anyone who challenges us on it.
People want to laugh as well as learn more about themselves. It’s the comedy of curiosity.
First and foremost, I bring my cultural contexts to my work. That’s why I put my cultural and religious identities in my biography, even though this may be seen as crass or too pointed.
Mekong Delta Blues is a nostalgic, intimate peek into the experience of reconnecting with one’s culture.
We talk to Anupama Pilbrow, who was successful in a curatorial takeover of the NIDA Melbourne studios for the upcoming event, NIDAnights: ITERATION with The Suburban Review.
We talked to Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, one of the first recipients of The Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter Writers’ Scheme.
We talked to Lian Low, one of the first recipients of The Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter Writers’ Scheme.
This year, Sydney Writers Festival explores the ways that writing can be used to deceive others in an increasingly post-truth world, look at the lies that we tell ourselves and each other, and those we collectively tell as a country.
Sumarlinah Raden Winoto reviews Krishna Istha’s Beast, now showing at Arts House as part of Midsumma Festival 2019.
Mapping Melbourne is our very favourite time of year! We’ve picked out our top ten events for you.
We’ve put together a quick list of must-see’s for this year’s MWF so you don’t have to sweat the details for your next night out.
Leah Jing & Rachel Ang have come together to bring you Comic Sans, a serialised collection of the best Australian comics artists working today.
