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Australian books may ‘wither on the vine’, authors warn – Sydney Morning Herald
When Helen Garner started writing it “probably looked like bludging” but without government grants she couldn’t write anything worth reading, she says.
“With average writing incomes now so low, many writers are no longer able to hold their place in the industry, and give up or significantly reduce their writing,” Earls said.
He noted that federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher wrote this year that during the pandemic “more than ever Australia will need its storytellers” – but this was at odds with the reality of cuts in Australia Council funding.
The warnings came in submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s cultural and creative industries…
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