This is an Ideas piece by Scarlett Harris about why we should maybe cool it with the hot takes. 

This is a piece by Rebecca Dempsey reflecting on the Criticism Masterclass at the recent Emerging Writers Festival.

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Cameron Colwell on: the Sydney Writers' Festival, art, labour and Hanya Yanagihara.

This is an ideas piece about how writing and existential crises go together like Scrabble and Zen.

This is an ideas piece by Elizabeth Flux, about the need to stop viewing the arts as disposable. 

This is an ideas piece by Craig Hildebrand-Burke, about Game of Thrones, and when an author's creation gets a life of its own.

Something has changed with Game of Thrones. It's not unexpected, and has caused some anguish for the book readers in the audience. Nevertheless when the sixth season begins its run next week, the series will not be the same again.

This is an ideas piece – in which we collect the best writing tips we've ever heard.

One of the greatest things about living in the future is that the internet has given us access to the cumulative wisdom of all history and culture at our fingertips.

This is an ideas piece by Vince Ruston: In defense of the singular ‘they’.

When this Author Refused to Publish A Poem with a Cartoon Rhino In It, He Learned a Valuable Lesson About Handling Rejection And Writing Outside His Comfort Zone. 

This is an Ideas piece by independent journalist Royce Kurmelovs.