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Reading has sustained us all through 2020. Looking ahead to summer and Christmas here's a selection of your next great read.

Published quarterly, Griffith Review is more than an award-winning literary journal – it’s a carefully curated celebration of culture and ideas.

There’s a big difference between working in the creative industries and making great work, according to writer, actor and MFA student Sophie Davis – a further education can help close the gap.

Geelong’s non-fiction festival goes online in 2020 with an ambitious program that pushes the envelope and honours its roots.

Libraries are proving a popular go-to during COVID-19, and the National Library of Australia is no exception. Housing millions of items (not just books), billions of stories can be uncovered from the Library’s collections to educate and entertain.

Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience create with rare collection items when they enter the State Library of NSW’s 2020 Shortstacks competition.

With a spotlight on First Nations issues and guests including Archie Roach, Derek Rielly, Claire G. Coleman and Dr Lou Bennett, the Word For Word Festival in Geelong aims to both challenge and entertain non-fiction fans.

Magabala Books, a unique Indigenous publishing house in remote Western Australia, continues to publish an impressive selection of quality literature.

Winning the Dreaming Award – one of two major Australia Council awards that recognise the achievement of First Nations artists – has transformed Jenna Lee’s life.

How can we re-imagine First Nations arts in Australia? We asked Indigenous artists and organisations working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists what was on their wishlist for the coming year.

As residencies become more popular than ever before, Talking PLACE ponders the future of experimental arts in the bush. What is our responsibility when making art on another’s place?

Deakin Senior Lecturer Dr Kirstine Moruzi discusses why kids’ books are worth serious investigation.

It’s not regional arts practice; it’s great art practice that happens outside our cities. Artstate Tamworth is cracking open thinking on one of Australia’s largest growing sectors – and it’s happening this October.

Getting Cultural Leadership right is one of the most pressing global trends in the arts today. It’s also the theme for the next Communicating the Arts conference, presented in Sydney this November.

A truly multi-disciplinary experience with a focus on supporting new work, Bundanon Trust is calling for applications to its 2020 Artist-in-Residence program

With applications for a unique writing opportunity open for 2019, we look at the ideal mix of mentorship, residency and time to write.

Telling local stories as well as a national narrative, how well does Canberra balance its two sides?

A new short film prize aims to encourage film makers to engage with the past, while helping to open up a creative resource to the public.

Create NSW’s new toolkit for diversifying streams of income is a clear, practical resource with real examples and real outcomes for raising arts funding

A year in as Country Director, ArtsHub speaks with British Council’s Helen Salmon about this year’s wins, and a more understanding future through greater cultural collaboration in 2019.