Updates

The essays will share an ethos of experimentation, of conceptual boldness, of resisting intellectual and creative templates.

Bankstown Arts Centre and the Sydney Review of Books invite applications from Western Sydney writers for residencies of up to six weeks at the Incubate Artists Studios. There are several residencies available for writers who can work on projects onsite in Bankstown between April and September 2021.

We’re celebrating the launch of our new series devoted to the experimental essay at Verge Gallery on Thursday 18 March 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Join us for a screening of two new video works by Kuba Dorabialski and Akil Ahamat, presented in conversation with the artists.

Please join SRB editor Catriona Menzies-Pike for a Zoom Q&A on the SRB-CA Emerging Critics Fellowship program.

Friday 12 March at 1pm

Wednesday 17 March at 8pm

The Sydney Review of Books invites applications for the 2021 CA-SRB Emerging Critics Fellowships. Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $3000 to write three 2000-word essays on new Australian books over an eight-month period for publication in the SRB. Fellows will work closely with SRB editorial staff and receive mentoring and editorial support as they write their essays.

A few months into 2020 I thought there was an even chance I’d be writing a swan song SRB editorial…

We’ve just released five episodes of the SRB podcast into the wild. Find them wherever you get your podcasts – all the info you need to get started is here on our podcast page.

The Sydney Review of Books is delighted to partner with the Bankstown Arts Centre on a digital writers residency as part of Symbiosis, the Bankstown Biennale 2020. This residency will be an opportunity for a writer to develop an original essay for publication on the Sydney Review of Books. This is a rare opportunity for a writer to develop new work for presentation alongside some of Western Sydney’s most vibrant artists.

Apply by 28 August.

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2020 SRB JUNCTURE Fellowships: Jeanine Leane, Thuy On and Jessica White….

Applications are open for the 2020 intake of the JUNCTURE fellowship program for literary critics. Each fellowship recipient will be paid $12,000 over twelve months to write about new works of Australian and international literature for publication on the Sydney Review of Books.
Apply by 10 July 2020.