I'm extremely pleased to be invited back to the Perth Writers Festival in February 2013. The full program will be released in January but you can view a list of writers who will be attending here. It includes Margaret Atwood, Kunal Basu, James Meek, Anna Funder, Isobelle Carmody, Lawrence Norfolk, Anne de Courcy, Michael Leunig, … Continue reading Perth Writers Festival 2013
Writing from the ‘global south’: Dallas Angguish on Southpaw Issue 1
Southpaw Issue 1, December 2011 ISSN 1839-7867 http://southpawjournal.com/ Reviewed by Dallas Angguish Southpaw describes itself as ‘a journal of writing from the global south’. This notion of the global south draws on and intersects with the recent critique in scholarly circles of the Northern hemisphere bias in critical theory, cultural studies (especially literature and film … Continue reading Writing from the ‘global south’: Dallas Angguish on Southpaw Issue 1
Moments that transform us: AS Patrić on Las Vegas for Vegans
I first met AS (Alec) Patrić when we were both participants in the Overland Masterclass for Progressive Writers, back in 2009. Alec is an incredibly hard-working, dedicated and talented writer. Since we met he has been published in almost every Australian literary magazine, has won prizes and has released two collections of stories. His latest is Las Vegas … Continue reading Moments that transform us: AS Patrić on Las Vegas for Vegans
Reading for pleasure
The last week of my overseas trip and the week to come (in Fremantle for my best friend's wedding) were and are my final weeks of leave from Uni, so I was keen to sneak in some 'pleasure reading', which basically means that I don't take notes. Nonetheless I wanted to share with you some … Continue reading Reading for pleasure
New flash fiction
Greetings from post-blizzard New York City! I've really been getting into writing flash fiction, or micro-fiction, lately. It's fun to try to give a strong impression of a scene, a story, in few words. And other people seem to like my super short pieces too. Seizure has just launched a flash fiction section of its website, Flashers, … Continue reading New flash fiction
The Meanjin Tournament of Books
I'm the round one judge in Meanjin's Tournament of Books (short stories) this year, which is so exciting. I've always wanted to be asked. My judge's notes have just gone up, on Katherine Susannah Prichard's 'Happiness' vs Tom Cho's 'Today on Dr Phil'. Check it out here, and continue to follow along with the ToB, it's lots of … Continue reading The Meanjin Tournament of Books
New York, New York
It's election day in America and I'm about to go spend the day at MoMA. People seem a little anxious; here on the east coast they've just been through Sandy and New York City is only just beginning to get back to normal. Last night it was very loud on the Lower East Side when … Continue reading New York, New York
Going to America
Feels strange that I'm flying to the US tomorrow as I sit here glued to live feeds from Hurricane Sandy. I'm due to arrive in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, then fly straight to Atlanta. But it probably depends how far inland/south the storm comes. I'm a bit worried as I'm due at a conference at … Continue reading Going to America
The alpha brother: Annabel Smith on Whisky Charlie Foxtrot
Fremantle Press, November 2012 9781922089144 (buy paperback, ebook) Whisky and Charlie are identical twins, but they couldn't be more different. Whisky is in a coma after a serious accident, and Charlie has to face up to the kind of brother—and person—he's become. Whisky Charlie Foxtrot moves between the brothers' earlier lives and their difficult present. It's a great … Continue reading The alpha brother: Annabel Smith on Whisky Charlie Foxtrot
20 classics #14: Mathilda by Mary Shelley
I’m reading 20 classic, modern-classic or cult books. Read more about this project here. See the other classics here. Why did I want to read it? Frankenstein is one of my all-time favourite books, and yet I’ve never read anything else by Mary Shelley. I was also intrigued by the fact that Mathilda wasn't published in Shelley's lifetime due to the book’s ‘shocking’ theme. … Continue reading 20 classics #14: Mathilda by Mary Shelley
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