Stories Matter strategy responds to urgent pressures such as declining reading rates and growing impact of digital media on publishing, minister says
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It is a sector that delivers $1.3bn annually to the New South Wales economy and supports up to 22,000 jobs, yet the average writer earns just $18,200 a year from their creative practice.
To counter this stark disparity, the NSW government is launching the state’s first ever writing and literature strategy, and has committed $3.2m to support and grow the sector.
