Posts by John Tague
Acts of Reckoning
Examining questions of history, truth-telling and decolonisation, Acts of Reckoning reframes the past in order to form new futures – and celebrates how much work is already underway. Purchase Image credit: Michael Cook, Undiscovered #3 2010
Read MoreArt Lives Here
Creative Exchange: A series of meditations on the space between the visual and the text In an innovative collaboration between The Finishing School, Parramatta Artists’ Studio and Griffith Review, five writers explore the work of five artists in a series of conversations about creation, imagery, imagination, power and more. Sheila Ngoc Pham explores Marikit Santiago’s evolution as…
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Submissions open:
A Matter of Taste
Food is more than sustenance – it’s spectacle, status symbol and social currency. Griffith Review is looking for submissions that address all things food. If we are what we eat, how do we frame what we eat to express who we are? How do we signal culturally with our cuisine? What, ultimately, does our diet…
Read MoreDon’t do it yourself
The young man who arrived at my house to fold, vacuum and do a surprisingly good job of cleaning the windows was, he said, a physics student. He was just the sort of person that the gig economy is supposed to employ: a time-rich person swapping his free hours for some of my dollars. I…
Read MoreContributors’ Circle Varuna Writing Residencies
Griffith Review Contributors’ Circle Varuna Writing Residencies Griffith Review is delighted to announce five residencies in partnership with Varuna, The National Writers’ House, thanks to support from the Graeme Wood Foundation. Writers must be members of the Griffith Review Contributors’ Circle to apply for this opportunity – any past or imminent contributor to Griffith Review,…
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Listen now: The Backstory
The Novella Project VII podcast
Welcome to The Backstory, a podcast from Griffith Review that takes you behind the words of our stories in print and online. This first edition was recorded in November 2019 as authors Nick Earls, Mirandi Riwoe and Holden Sheppard sat down to talk all things novella. All three writers have been involved with Griffith Review’s Novella Project in…
Read MoreABC RN Big Ideas – Reimagining trust in a time of COVID-19
Inspired by Griffith Review 67: Matters of Trust, published in partnership with ANZSOG, Professor Glyn Davis AC, Professor Anne Tiernan and Professor Caitlin Byrne explore the implications and opportunities of a collapse in trust in the age of COVID-19. Join ABC Radio National’s Paul Barclay for a conversation that considers Australia’s unique heritage in unconventional…
Read MoreHow do we restore trust in government?
Can the public service take the lead in restoring trust or must we wait for politicians to act? Do we need changes to laws and structures, or culture change driven by public servants themselves? What capabilities will we need for the future? Is the sports affair an exception or the new normal? Join editor Ashley…
Read MoreOpen now: 2020 Griffith Review Contributors Circle Varuna Residencies
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED Griffith Review invites applications from current Contributors Circle members for a week-long writing residency at Varuna, The National Writers’ House. A Varuna residency provides a week’s accommodation, meals and a private workspace to further develop a work in progress in the beautiful Blue Mountains. The 2020 Griffith Review Contributors Circle Varuna…
Read MoreAdelaide Writers’ Week
At this free panel discussion, Ashley Hay asks Rachel Ankeny, Danielle Wood, Anne Tiernan and Natasha Cica how we might connect to one another, reclaim our power and trust once more. When: 3.45 pm, Wednesday 4 March Where: West Stage, Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, Adelaide Tickets: Free (more information here)
Read MoreMatters of Trust – Hobart launch
Join contributors Natasha Cica and Damon Young and Griffith Review editor Ashley Hay in conversation with Amanda Ducker for the Tasmanian launch of Matters of Trust. When: 5.30 pm, Thursday 27 February Where: Fullers Bookshop, Hobart Tickets: Free (RSVP online)
Read MoreMatters of Trust – Sydney launch
In a discussion chaired by Ashley Hay, criminal defence lawyer Teela Reid, David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific and University of Sydney fellow Frances Flanagan take a closer look at their contributions to Griffith Review 67: Matters of Trust. With new work from Anne Tiernan, David Ritter, Cameron Muir, Alex Miller, Sophie Overett, Omar Sakr,…
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