Books & Poetry
Shannon Burns’ memoir about his dysfunctional and disadvantaged childhood growing up in Adelaide’s northern suburbs has won the $25,000 top prize in the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards.
InReview
SA arts & culture news in brief: Local creatives bound for South Korea with BÁRBAROS, line-up released for Vitalstatistix’s national art hothouse, a book swap at the State Library, key dates for Fringe artists, and opportunities with Illuminate Adelaide.
SA Arts & Culture news in brief: American glass artist’s Botanic Garden exhibition hailed as a coup for Adelaide, 2023 Guildhouse Fellow and inaugural SA Literary Fellows announced, and the Adelaide Film Festival invites film submissions for 2024.
SA arts & culture news in brief: Art Gallery extends its opening hours for the final days of box-office hit Frida & Diego, a new fellowship program aims to nurture local authors, entries open for 2024 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, and award-winning visual artworks now on show in two exhibitions.
John Martin’s, Cox-Foys and Miller Anderson’s are just a few of the famous South Australian department stores celebrated in a new exhibition featuring architectural drawings and fascinating historic photographs.
Menus from some of Adelaide’s most iconic restaurants – including Mistress Augustine’s, Nediz Tu, The Magic Flute and Pheasant Farm – form part of a new Sweet and Savoury exhibition at the State Library.
