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5 tips for finding a literary agent
So you have your manuscript ready, but how do you go about finding an agent to represent you?
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Is poetry really ‘the tyrannical discipline’?
This is how Sylvia Plath described the art form, but three contemporary poets have very different views.
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Move over Millennials, it’s time for older women writers to shine
Are the works of older women writers writing about their lives a new Australian publishing trend?
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Overseas literary residences: inspiration will last longer than the trip
What are some of the benefits and challenges of applying for an overseas literary residence?
![Rebecca F Kuang speaking at All About Women 2024, Sydney Opera House. Photo: Jaimi Joy. Kuang is wearing a black sleeveless dress with floral patterns with her hands raised in the middle of explaining something. She has black tied-up hair and a black fringe. On the left is the cover of ‘Yellowface’, with two slanted almond eyes on a bright yellow background.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4058.png?w=310)
Yellowface: insights from Rebecca F Kuang
Rebecca F Kuang’s debut literary fiction, ‘Yellowface’ has taken the publishing world by storm. She revealed more about the book's…
![Still from recording of feature writing workshop at The Channel - Arts Centre Melbourne. Two women are sitting on stage against a black backdrop. On the left is Celina, an Asian Australian woman in her mid-20s with a black bob, denim jacket and black dress. On the right is Madeleine, a middle aged Caucasian woman wearing a blue and white floral shirt and white pants.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Capture_dcaa05-e1709159753557.png?w=310)
ArtsHub writing workshop: Feature Writing
In this session, ArtsHub's Madeleine Swain and Celina Lei run through feature writing from pitch to publish.
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Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?
What are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author or even several authors?
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Mills & Boon: How to write steamy scenes
Four Mills & Boon Australian authors offer tips on how to write racy copy.
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Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
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Why writing ‘cli-fi’ might relieve your eco-anxiety
How does writing fiction focused on climate change impact those who write it? Dr Rachel Hennessy, Alex Cothren and Amy…