Listen to the podcast of our 2019 Honouring Australian Writers event on Sumner Locke Elliott.

In June we explored the surreal worlds of science fiction, fantasy and horror at Writing NSW’s Speculative Fiction Festival.

“The joy of the book is in its characters. Herbert Lemon narrates with a dry wit and a heartening positivity.” – Stewart Sheargold reviews Malamander by Thomas Taylor

Our August reads include The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Unlike the Heart: A Memoir of Brain and Mind by Nicola Redhouse, and Brute by Emily Skaja.

‘What successful authors have in common is that they’ve found their community and catered to it… Really try to nail the core demographic of your genre.’

‘[Collaborative writing] can work wonderfully. Having someone you trust give an opinion about your latest idea helps a lot.’

“#MeToo Stories from the Australian movement is an excellent attempt in navigating what is often a vacuous and ever expansive topic, bringing to the forefront perspectives and writers that otherwise would be washed away in an abundance of hashtags and online vitriol.” – Izabella Antoniou reviews #MeToo Stories from the Australian movement, an anthology edited by Miriam Sved, Christie Nieman, Maggie Scott and Natalie Kon-yu.