AustLit

'With just one week to go until the Adelaide Film Festival, organisers are burning the midnight oil in final preparations for the 11-day event that will feature more than 130 productions of varying budgets and beginnings.' (Introduction)

'For most of us, the word 'fairy-tale' conjures up the stories of Hans Christian Andersen and the magical worlds of Disney.'  (Introduction)

'Albert, the angry brown pudding with sticks for legs, is immortal. Many creatures — both human and otherwise — dig into him, but there's always more.' (Introduction)

'"Everything I say sounds like a secret," whispers Robert Manne, not so much conspiratorially, but in wry despair.'  (Introduction)

'One of the biggest movie productions ever to come out of South Australia will get its red carpet Australian premiere tonight.'  (Introduction)

'John Marsden sat down with ABC's Dave May and Richard Mockler for Throwback, a series revisiting the creatives who shaped Australian childhoods.'  (Introduction)

'Catriona Feeney studies part-time at university in Sydney and works full-time in marketing — but in her spare time, she's a rising YouTube star.'  (Introduction)

'If you ask any of the theatre makers behind A Ghost in My Suitcase what drew them to Gabrielle Wang's novel, they're likely to mention three names: Celeste, Por Por and Ting Ting.'  (Introduction)

'Can a queer, female-led story set in Australia's Tivoli circuit be the next Great Australian Musical?'