Thuy On

Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy

Thuy On's Latest Articles

Against a background of shades of blue, a photo of a woman, Justine Hanna, with glasses and her fair hair hanging across her face. Librarian.
Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Librarian

Want to be a librarian? You won't get much – if any – time to read books.

Two stacks of green cardboard tied up in a brown band made to look like money.
Features

5 ways to save money, but still support the arts

Want to support creatives but don't have much cash yourself? Check out these options.

A woman with short blonde hair and a white top with black spots, Cass Frances. So you want my arts job is written behind her on a blue background.
Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Manuscript Assessor

What are the parameters of manuscript assessment and what is beyond the assessor's remit?

A woman with black hair and a yellow top has a camera covering her face. She is standing in front of a forest. Author photography headshot.
Features

The art of the author photo – how to take a portrait that sells your book

Like them or loathe them, author photos are a vital part of the publishing industry.

The word "DANGER" is spraypainted in red on the ground. vanity publishers
Career Advice

5 ways to spot and avoid vanity publishers

How to avoid a publisher that profits not from selling books, but from asking authors to pay for publishing expenses.

The top part of a golden nib. Writers looking for side hustles, like copywriting and manuscript assessment.
Career Advice

5 side hustles for writers

Are you a writer who needs to make some extra income on the side? Here are some ideas that may…

Reject a writer. A fuzzy red heart. There are two green trails leaking from its side.
Career Advice

5 ways to reject a writer if you are the bearer of bad news

When you need to reject a writer, how do you go about it efficiently but without inflicting unnecessary pain?

An illustration of an orange book. The cover is bare.
Career Advice

5 tips on landing a visually arresting book cover

Tips on how to curate design, text and imagery to make a strong book cover.

Two young boys are looking through a picture book in a field of grass. They are seated. The left one has an orange hat, the right one a blue one.
Features

Working with illustrators in children’s literature

What are some of the processes behind collaborating with illustrators when you are writing a book?

The five Olympic rings.
Features

Literary Olympics: what wordsmith events would be on the program?

Imagine if there were an Olympics that favoured (bookish) brains over brawn. What would it look like?

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