Older LGBTQIA+ storytellers to benefit from new writing program
A new program at Varuna – the National Writers’ House hopes to unearth stories from older LGBTQIA+ people. Brandon Bear reports.
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Australian writing and publishing faces ‘grinding austerity’ as funding continues to decline
“When it comes to public funding, literature has long been the poor cousin of the arts,” writes Ben Eltham on the recently unveiled federal budget.
Rick Morton: “Gay, working class, vulnerable: my very existence is political”
Award-winning journalist, author and Sydney Writers’ Festival drawcard Rick Morton speaks with the Sentinel about his year of living vulnerably.
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2021: putting writers and ideas within reach
Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director Michael Williams talks to the Sentinel about hope, togetherness and the joy of reading.
Bent Street: a crucial avenue for queer arts, literature and ideas
Sydney artist and author Guy James Whitworth profiles the “Bent Street” journal, which has become a literary and artistic force since its 2017 debut.
A Sydney story called Paris Nights
Author DM Crawford on the motivations behind his autobiographical novel Paris Nights, which explores ’80s gay Sydney.