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Author Anthony Horowitz felt “hurt” when advised by a sensitivity reader on his representation of a Native American character.
ChatGPT threatens to change writing as we know it. But the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago in modern-day Iraq, went through this kind of seismic change before us, when they invented writing.
People who have used AI to help with writing report a loss of pride and ownership in what they produce.
The technology’s focus on the framing of the artistic task amounts to the fetishization of the creative moment – and devalues the journey that waters the seed of an idea to its fruition.
The extraordinary Chinese writing system has over 4,000 core complex characters – and they’ve been getting more complex over time.
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
A new survey of Australian authors finds that while author incomes have (very slightly) grown, they remain perilously low – which makes it hard to find time to write.
The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy’s first novel since The Road in 2006, shows him at the peak of his powers even as he nears his ninetieth year.
Books are one of the oldest forms of communication ‘technology,’ a scholar writes, and understanding how they’ve evolved over time provides insights into their role in society.
Not everyone succeeds straight away and how you deal with failure can really make or break your career.
Bourdain’s brother, Christopher, has called for the publisher, Simon & Schuster, to halt publication until the book’s ‘many errors were corrected.’
Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign that writing and frustration always have – and always will – go hand in hand.
The French writer has won the Nobel for literature for her ascetic approach to writing and fearlessness in covering the personal and taboo.
The contribution of the book industry to the national economy is substantial, but its importance goes beyond its monetary value.
We need to value the recognition of great Canadian comic writing and ensure it’s judged equitably.
As material objects, diaries give scholars an intimate look into their subjects’ lives, including handwriting and mementos. What if diaries in the future are nothing but insubstantial digital ghosts?
Artificial intelligence can generate text much quicker and cheaper than professional human writers. Soon, AI will have the capacity to produce text that is indistinguishable from a human writer.
Research has shown for more than a century that students fall behind during the summer break. An expert offers six tips on ways to help children keep up their academic skills during the summer.
In an interview, scholar Alyssa Collins explains how her time spent plumbing the sci fi writer’s papers left her stunned by the breadth of her interests and the depth of her scientific knowledge.
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Literature, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, Department of French, University of Cambridge
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Dean of Research (Creative), University of South Australia
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Faculty Research Manager, Macquarie University
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Distinguished Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in American Studies, Loughborough University
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Regents' Professor of English, Georgia State University
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Digital Arts & Humanities, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
