Thuy On

Melbourne

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Reviews Editor at ArtsHub Australia

Reviews Editor @artshub. Critic, editor & poet. Poetry:Turbulence (2020) and Decadence (2022) @uwapublishing.

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Articles

20 famous opening lines in books

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Hands up all the bookworms! How well do you think you know your literature? Well, here’s a quick test: presented below are the opening lines of 20 influential books (with their original spelling), a mix of canonical and more contemporary titles. See how many you can guess. 1. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” 2.
Music review: Hollywood Songbook, Melbourne Recital Centre

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

On the second stop of their national tour following Canberra, the combined might of songstress Ali McGregor and the Berlin-based Signum Saxophone Quartet captivated Melbourne audiences with a playlist that spans the first half of the 20th century – particularly the 1920s to 40s era – and pays homage to wanderers and dreamers escaping persecution and seeking new homelands. The setting is deliberately minimalist – all the better to avoid distraction from the artists.
Q-Lit is Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Victoria’s LGBTQIA+ Festival of Words, Q-Lit, is launching its first metro festival from 20-28 June 2025 with 15 events, over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists, and eight days of panels, performances and workshops as well as a book fair and parties across the city. Following three years of statewide touring that brought queer literary events to 16 towns across Victoria, Q-Lit 2025 marks a new chapter for the organisation.
Votes open for favourite classical piano pieces

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Music lovers are invited to nominate their favourite pieces for this year’s Classic 100 in concert, with 2025 showcasing works on the piano. Cast your votes via the ABC Classic 100 website before 1pm AEST on Monday, 2 June, then tune in to hear the countdown of Australia’s 100 favourite piano pieces from 10am AEST on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June on ABC Classic and the ABC listen app.
10 Australian literary scandals

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

In light of the recent food fight between Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy over plagiarism allegations, ArtsHub has rustled up this piece – originally published three years ago on 28 June 2022 – as a reminder how common scandals are in the literary world. Remember the saga with John Hughes?
10 Australian literary scandals

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

In light of the recent food fight between Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy over plagiarism allegations, ArtsHub has rustled up this piece – originally published three years ago on 28 June 2022 – as a reminder how common scandals are in the literary world. Remember the saga with John Hughes?
British Council connects through Culture Grants

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

The British Council has opened applications for its Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grants – an exciting opportunity for artists and creative organisations in the UK and Australia to connect, co-create and bring cultural projects to life. At a time when global collaboration is more vital than ever, the Connections Through Culture Grants offer funding for innovative, cross-cultural initiatives to provoke, inspire and push artistic boundaries.
Plagiarism claim from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Nagi Maehashi, author of the bestselling RecipeTin Eats: Dinner and RecipeTin Eats: Tonight, both published by Macmillan, has claimed that social media influencer Brooke Bellamy – with a large TikTok following of her own – has plagiarised two of her recipes, as well as some from other author/cooks in Bake With Brooki (Penguin). In an Instagram post, and further elaborated on her website, Maehashi wrote: ‘I’m no stranger to seeing my recipes being copied online.
Free program of community events from Queensland Performing Arts Centre

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

As part of this year’s Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) International Series, there will be a free program of community events for those in the state, including an exclusive Australian season of Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake in the Lyric Theatre from 31 May to 7 June 2025.
Actors championing Australian short stories

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

StorySALOON aims to grow the audience for Australian short stories by curating select published works and platforming them on stage as well as on air via a weekly podcast. The organisation is planning its second event, with several more to come. Jane Messer, Founder, Chief Saloonist and host of the shows, says: “We were thrilled by how much our audience loved this format of short stories read by actors.