Kate Larsen | Words, Thoughts and Ponderings

Have your say on the new national Cultural Policy consultation

Submissions due 24 May

May 3

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April 2026

Star Entertainment lawsuit puts Company Secretaries in the spotlight | Arts board governance under fire | Censorship vs care in Ballarat

Plus... free Shepparton workshops this month, Melbourne Writers Festival panel, new national cultural policy consultation, and more

Apr 14

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March 2026

Raining on the parade of Generative AI in the arts | The violence of governance | Standing ovation for the end of a literary legacy

Plus a new poem in Cordite, February reading recs, governance and menopause, and more...

Mar 15

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February 2026

Getting better at endings | Are Australia’s arts governance models setting us up to fail? | My 2025 writing year

Plus free Strategic Planning webinars for regional WA arts orgs, my January reading recs, February book giveaway, and more...

Feb 12

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January 2026

Lessons from Adelaide Writers Week | Issues with appointed boards | My 2025 reading year | Books to read this Invasion Day

Plus FACT Symposium and Greg Binns Memorial Lecture dates, December reading recs and more

Jan 16

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December 2025

End of year public service announcement: self-care isn't selfish | 2025 reading homework report

Plus my November reading recs, books on sale this gift-giving season, and more

Dec 15, 2025

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November 2025

Should board members get paid? | Celebrating Australia's disability arts history | New Phryne Fisher review

Plus... a throwback to my TEDx talk, my search for pathways to publication, tips to protect your data (and ethics) from big tech, and more

Nov 13, 2025

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October 2025

Writers festival reflections | Strategic venting | I dare you to chat with a colleague

Plus... ways to act against book bans, some indie news recs, two new events, and more

Oct 14, 2025

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September 2025

List of Aussie publishers | Low bar for board diversity | Take on Board podcast on the ethics of AI

Plus... Last chance to have your say on the Productivity Commission report | The closure of Meanjin | Are your online board meetings breaking the law? …

Sep 14, 2025

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August 2025

Have your say on the Productivity Commission report on copyright and AI

Australian writers and artists need to speak up by Monday 15 September 2025

Aug 27, 2025

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Bendigo Writers Festival withdrawal | Strategic Plans vs strategic planning | Banned. With. collaboration | And another thing about model…

Plus... Emerging Writers Festival program launch, how to get #CaughtREADHanded in August, and more

Aug 14, 2025

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July 2025

Vale Jess Knight | Allies for inclusion | AI and arts governance on Artshub

Plus my mid-year reading update and June reading recs

Jul 14, 2025

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