A musical metamorphosis: Kenneth Lampl is mastering the art of reinvention
There’s no better gift for a budding musician than growing up in New Jersey – home to one of the world’s greatest jazz scenes. Music was ever-present in childhood for ANU professor and composer…
Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories
By Liz Allen, Australian National University; Alexandra Dellios, Australian National University; Emily Gallagher, Australian National University; Francesco Ricatti,…
Wesley Lim wins prize for Best Book in Literature & Cultural Studies
Dr Wesley Lim's book, Dancing with the Modernist City: Metropolitan Dance Texts around 1900 (University of Michigan Press, 2024) has won the 2025 DAAD/GSA Prize for Best Book in Literature and…
2025 ACT Book of the Year
The 2025 ACT Book of the Year was awarded to Warra Warra Wai by Darren Rix and Craig Cormick, recently at the Canberra Writers Festival. A Highly Commended citation was awarded to Lebanon Days by…
Call for Expressions of Interest - H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowships in Writing
Call for Expressions of Interest:- H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship in Writing- H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Indigenous Fellowship in Writing Deadline: Monday 15 December 2025Established in…
Name a First Nations Composer. Many of You Can’t. But that’s about to change.
Most Australians can name First Nations actors, authors, or visual artists, but far fewer could name a First Nations composer working in classical or new music. Yet over the past decade, this field…
How ANU set the scene for Emily Maguire’s award-winning novel, Rapture
When readers pick up Rapture, the award-winning seventh novel by acclaimed author Emily Maguire, they’re immediately immersed in the world of 9th century Europe.But there’s a little bit of modern-day…