Young Writers' Month | CutCommon

Young Writers’ Month is our annual celebration of emerging arts journalists in Australia. Our CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition feeds into our month, and both uncover new talent contributing to our shared creative community for years to come. Here, you can view content from previous Young Writers’ Months. The 2017 Young Writers’ Month will be held in August.

Elsen Price is crowdfunding his new compositions

August 8, 2017

BY HARRY SDRAULIG Want to hear some new Australian music? Enter Plait Ensemble. The group, led by world music specialist and double bassist Elsen […]

The Millennial Musician’s Quarter-Life Crisis

August 8, 2017

BY JOSEPH ASQUITH The Quarter-Life Crisis is a predicament felt by millennials worldwide. Being in our 20s, we are in the ostensible prime of […]

Salina Myat – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’

August 5, 2017

BY SALINA MYAT, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – RUNNER-UP This blog awarded Salina Myat a runner-up place in the 2017 CutCommon […]

Live review: Arcadia Winds at UKARIA

August 3, 2017

BY ELSABETH PARKINSON Arcadia Winds UKARIA Cultural Centre, 30 July As Arcadia Winds took to the stage of the UKARIA Cultural Centre in […]

WINNERS ANNOUNCED – 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year

August 2, 2017

FROM THE CUTCOMMON TEAM We are thrilled to announce the winner and runners-up of the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition. In […]

Runner-up blog: Erin Heycox

June 29, 2016

BY ERIN HEYCOX, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION This blog entry awarded Erin Heycox a runner-up place in our […]

Runner-up blog: Paul Ballam-Cross

June 29, 2016

BY PAUL BALLAM-CROSS, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION This blog entry awarded Paul Ballam-Cross a runner-up place in our […]

Live Review: Opera Australia’s Carmen

June 27, 2016

BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Carmen Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 21 June The opera is a fancy […]

In defence of your opinion

June 25, 2016

BY JUSTINA LUI Three-star reviews are the critical equivalent of a shepherd’s pie: an inoffensive crowd-pleaser that quells hunger pangs but is ultimately forgettable. […]