Cross-posted from the SA Writers' Centre blog. I wrote this post ahead of my flash fiction workshop at the SA Writers' Centre in Adelaide (this weekend: 22 June, book here). I also have workshops coming up at Writers Victoria (see also my interview), the Tasmanian Writers' Centre, and at Byron Bay Writers' Fest! On my desktop … Continue reading Flash fiction is like a good dram
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Willy Lit Fest & my blogging workshop
Williamstown Literary Festival runs from 29 April to 1 May 2011. Williamstown (or 'Willy') is a gorgeous waterfront suburb of Melbourne, easily accessible by train. Last year Lisa Dempster and I spoke on blogging to a small crowd and this year they've asked me back to teach a short (hour-and-a-half) workshop on blogging and social … Continue reading Willy Lit Fest & my blogging workshop
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
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
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