by Gerdette Rooney Brexit has been dominating the airwaves for the past three years and talk of hard and soft borders bandied about in a...

When Nymboida in northern NSW was severely hit by bushfires last month, with homes blasted by the ferocity of flames and residents...

After seven years in Papua New Guinea, at last Behrouz Boochani is free from the torment he has suffered under Australia’s abusive...

Five hundred grams of tiny toes and fingers, his chest rising every few seconds, validating the fleeting blossom of his arrival. Three...

The Part of Me that is Always There It is what defines me, the thing that another recognises when I walk into the room. The same thing...

It might be argued that all stories - whatever the genre - follow a similar pathway, an opening up of an event or series of incidents...

by Lawrence Goodstone The suggestion that homilies don’t work is far too broad a statement because much depends on the audience that the...

Award-winning poet Syam Sudhakar has sent us a new cache of his poems and we're pleased to share one with our readers. Following the...

Nicky Gluch’s latest book launched in a spirit of reconciliation and universality at Ariel Bookstore this week.

The prompt for this week's writing groups: what are you striving for in your writing?

THE STAFF OF LIFE means many things to many people. Here are some original creative writing responses that go beyond a hunk of bread.

Last year in Japan, artist Deidre Keenaghan, visited a calligraphy shop in Kyoto.

Stewart Adams discusses the most fundamental and core task in writing is writing itself

This week's writing prompt - the solitary life of the writer.

Jenny Neil writes about symbolism and the meaning of a childhood spent watching the sunrise over mountains.

This week's writing prompt - why do I write? - was answered by Jim Piotrowski, Meg Mooney, Mark Braidwood, and Marjorie Banks

This week's writer's group prompt - The painting of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by Grace Cossington Smith.

Wil Roach’s memoir Black, Gay, Underage has already garnered reader enthusiasm as well as invitations for the author to participate

In late 2018 Jenny Sheldon’s book, ‘I Will’, was published by the Sydney School of Arts & Humanities.

India’s southern state of Kerala women have been stretching their arms in solidarity with two women who dared to enter a temple.