My travel story/memoir 'Amsterdam' won the Australian Festival of Travel Writing 500 word short story comp and was published in the April issue of The Victorian Writer. Writers Vic have kindly allowed me to reproduce the story here. I hope you enjoy it. Amsterdam My last week in Europe. All the dorms at the hostel are full, … Continue reading Amsterdam
Stella, and a digression on envy, work, inadequacy
The Stella Prize 2013, the inaugural prize, was awarded last week to Carrie Tiffany, for Mateship with Birds, which you know I enjoyed very much (here's my Big Issue interview with Carrie from last year). She very generously donated $10,000 of the prize money back to the shortlist, noting that it was a selfish act because it gave … Continue reading Stella, and a digression on envy, work, inadequacy
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2013
The Sydney Writers' Festival 2013 program has been announced! The line up is rockin': from Norwegian literary superstar Karl Ove Knausgaard, to actor/author Molly Ringwald, critic James Wood, Tash Aw, Cheryl Strayed, Claire Messud, Diego Marani (to mention a few internationals) and of course a HUGE amount of amazing Aussie authors/poets/journos/critics! Jemma Birrell and her … Continue reading Sydney Writers’ Festival 2013
Qantas SOYA Written Word: my last chance…
It's my last chance to enter the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards as next year I turn 30 (and if I've read correctly, you can't enter in the year you turn 30, even though my birthday will be after the comp ends). I won't be a 'yoof' anymore... You might remember that I was Highly … Continue reading Qantas SOYA Written Word: my last chance…
Word-cloud: Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen
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Enter the zone! The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award 2013
I'm very, very excited to announce that this year I am judging the Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award for Spineless Wonders. The winner and shortlisted stories will be considered for publication in the Spineless Wonders annual anthology, which I have already been putting together, and trust me, you want to be published alongside these writers! … Continue reading Enter the zone! The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award 2013
Explaining myself and my many hats
I was recently asked to write a blog post for Collaboration, the blog of the Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC), explaining what I do and how I came to be involved in so many different facets of the book industry. It took me a while, as it felt strange to 'explain myself'! If you are curious … Continue reading Explaining myself and my many hats
Flash fiction published in Tincture!
I've recently had two flash pieces published in new e-journal Tincture, titled 'Apocalypse', and 'Glitch', both stories in the absurd vein, set in offices. You can buy it here for $8, in many different formats (DRM-free). All proceeds go to paying the writers. See the full list of contributors here. I'm pretty excited to be published … Continue reading Flash fiction published in Tincture!
Love & logic: Graeme Simsion on The Rosie Project
Text Publishing (buy paperback / ebook) This feature interview was first published in The Big Issue no. 425 The main character in the novel, The Rosie Project, has difficulty understanding social cues. 'Wherever Don goes, chaos will follow', says the author, Graeme Simsion. Don Tillman is a professor of genetics at the University of Melbourne, undertaking a … Continue reading Love & logic: Graeme Simsion on The Rosie Project
Wild thing
The fourth wild thing stomps onto the stage. His face is seared from coming a little too close to life and the people who, as he tells us, say he drinks too much and laughs too loud. He abandons the microphone, shouting out into the darkness. He’s had periods of howling into the night in … Continue reading Wild thing
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