Writing in the Age of AI
Fourteen authors tackle the question of literature’s big disrupter. Featuring Ellena Savage, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Steve MinOn and more.
The Trailblazing Women Who Transformed Australian Publishing
An interview with legendary editor Hilary McPhee.
The Graphic Novel That Made Stella Prize History
An interview with Cannon author Lee Lai.
What I Wish I’d Known About Feedback
Getting constructive criticism can be a daunting and sometimes confronting exercise. We asked writers about the challenges and benefits of outside perspectives on their work.
Pub Talk with Samuel Rutter
Meet the Australian making waves in New York’s lit scene.
What I Wish I’d Known About Writing Habits
A new year, a new you, but you’re still struggling to find the motivation to write? We asked inspired authors about getting words on the page.
Pub Talk with Rebecca Slater
‘We can’t keep putting books and authors out there if we’re not also putting equal effort into building readerships. I very much see it as from the same ecosystem. They all feed into each other.’
What I Wish I’d Known About Poetry
‘I wish I’d known that poetry is punk as fuck. We ought to read it widely and wildly.’
Debut Spotlight: 5 Questions
‘I’ve always been obsessed with political shows like The West Wing and Veep, and the chief of staff was always my favourite character.’
‘Ambition and adrenaline get you through most of your 20s but then they start to taper off.’
What I Wish I’d Known About Podcasting
Have podcasts ever been more popular? In Australia, six million listeners tune in every week. We’ve reached out to some of our favourites in the field to find out about the surprises and challenges of audio storytelling.
‘The wonderful thing about gothic tropes is that a lot of them are internal. Anywhere can be perfect for a gothic novel as long as you have a character that feels emotionally or physically isolated and there are dark motivations or a reckoning with something deeper.’
The Adaptation Benjamin Law Had to Write
The writer and playwright on bringing Cory Taylor’s final book, Dying, to the stage.
Pub Talk with Alex Craig
Meet the new publisher at Australia’s largest indie, Allen & Unwin. ‘Getting started in the first year, my aim was to have a smooth transition for the authors. Now going into year two, it’s more about what I want to publish.’
Meet Loom
Loom is a new interdisciplinary literary journal with editors in three major cities. Read our interview with founder Adalya Nash Hussein.
