A sun-drenched and possibly superficial series of blog posts On Friday I had my first three panels. I won’t go into too much detail, but there were highlights – such as being on stage alongside Tom Cho on one, and Krissy Kneen on another (and not as a chair, but fellow writer); meeting Susan Wyndham, … Continue reading Byron Bay Writers Festival 2010 diary, part 2
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Byron Bay Writers Festival 2010 diary, part 1
A sun-drenched and possibly superficial series of blog posts Around 9pm on Wednesday night I rolled into Gold Coast airport. My talented friend Omar Musa was on the same bus into Byron and we decided we should go out and wreak some havoc. Havoc was kebabs and a quiet pub where a young blonde man by … Continue reading Byron Bay Writers Festival 2010 diary, part 1
Byron time
A quick post, lit-lovelies. I'm on a laptop near the beach (sort-of) but I'm posting between my workshop this morning (which was so fantastic) and a radio interview, while lining up another radio interview and catch-ups and trying to answer a few emails. Who has time to read? Just wanted to say, I'll be charging … Continue reading Byron time
Countdown to Byron Bay Writers Festival
I've been in a lot of aeroplanes lately - flying out from Melbourne, flying in novels, and in dreams. Sometimes the ports look similar. Familiar, unfamiliar. My life is literature, is writing, is reading, and always passion, and there are good and bad things about being intertwined with fiction, about consistent imagining. It can be expansive, … Continue reading Countdown to Byron Bay Writers Festival
Last weekend’s literary connectivity, and what I’ve been reading lately
On the weekend I was up in sunny Brisbane for the Australian Booksellers Association 2010 conference. It’s a conference for members and friends of the ABA – so, booksellers, publishers, and some librarians and media. I was officially there as a ‘blogger’ – on a panel called ‘Customers, Connections and Communities’, with Andrew McDonald from … Continue reading Last weekend’s literary connectivity, and what I’ve been reading lately
Blogging officially for Melbourne Writers Festival 2010
I've been asked to join last year's wonderful bloggers, Estelle and Simon (who has the best moustache), as a blogger for this year's Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from the 27th of August to the 5th of September. As I always write a bunch on the festival anyway, I'm chuffed to be invited to do … Continue reading Blogging officially for Melbourne Writers Festival 2010
The traveller, and her crushes
It's an excuse kind of post, but I've been away and fluey and thinking of the book and stuff and only blogged once last week (ARGH). Sorry. Still working on the Colm Toibin interview, an interview with Maile Meloy, a review or two, and lining up some more guest reviews. I also just reviewed Chris … Continue reading The traveller, and her crushes
What I’m learning about my writing process
Thanks to the wonderful Victorian Writers' Centre, I received a fellowship which allows me three months in a studio in Glenfern, St Kilda - a gorgeous heritage house. Seventy percent of my Doctor of Creative Arts will be fiction, and so - I have begun the novel. As this is the first time since I was … Continue reading What I’m learning about my writing process
Dog’s Tails: storytelling nights at Dog’s Bar, St Kilda
It's a Thursday. G and I put on our coats and walk briskly down Acland Street, St Kilda, to the warm, busy, art-filled Dog's Bar for the weekly storytelling event 'Dog's Tails'. It's about 7:30 and we order a glass of the Dog's Shiraz. Curators of the storytelling event, Chris Flynn and Josephine Rowe, are there already, eating … Continue reading Dog’s Tails: storytelling nights at Dog’s Bar, St Kilda
Never surrender! (But do read the submission guidelines) – EWF 2010
So first of all, I had too many wines at the Emerging Writers' Festival artist party on Friday, so I didn't roll up until about 1pm yesterday. The Town Hall was PACKED with moleskine-carrying, tweeting, emerging writer-types of all ages. Pictured: Tiggy Johnson and I at the EWF artist par-tay. Before I go into the … Continue reading Never surrender! (But do read the submission guidelines) – EWF 2010
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