Janelle Koh speaks with Prema Arasu about the Own Voices Storytelling Festival, and the importance of encouraging creative practices in pursuit of human rights.
Geoffrey Aitken’s poem ‘Arrhythmic’ captures with brevity a world in disarray.
Claire G Coleman blurs the lines between the personal, political and speculative, asking us to reconsider where it is our stories come from.
This striking poem by Jake Dennis won the Right Now Poetry Competition, judged by Maxine Beneba-Clarke, Amanda Anastasi and Benjamin Solah.
This moving story by Christy Collins was shortlisted for Right Now’s Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.
This story by Laura McPhee-Browne was shortlisted for Right Now’s Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.
New fiction from Alice Bishop, shortlisted for the Right Now Fiction Competition, judged by Tony Birch and Anna Funder.
New poetry from T M Collins, shortlisted for the Right Now Poetry Competition, judged by Maxine Beneba-Clarke, Amanda Anastasi and Benjamin Solah.
The shortlists and winners unveiled.
Right Now is holding a short fiction and poetry competition! The winning poem and the winning short story will be awarded $500 in prize money each and will be published in Right Now’s highly anticipated print anthology.