Phew. Is it just me, or did the end of 2013 sort of crush us all? Finishing the year with the Express Media Awards is always a great way to look back on the year and celebrate all the amazing things happening in the literary world, but it makes for…
Read MoreIt’s been a year of big changes at Express Media. We’ve said goodbye to former General Manager Joe Toohey, who employed me in my role here, and hello to Steve Lamattina who has taken on the role. It’s been a pretty intense period in our offices as we were without…
Read MoreI have had such a blast at this year’s MWF. More so than any other year I felt like the program embraced emerging and young writers, had brilliant women on stage and made me think about things in a different way. For Express Media I hosted the Write Across Victoria…
Read MoreHere is my Limited News piece for the month: Top 5 Awkward Campaign Photos
Read MoreThis month saw me hosting a panel at Emerging Writers’ Festival, Where Do You Write, which went swimmingly. There were Auslan interpreters there, which was fascinating. I’d love to learn more Auslan as I only know a few basic signs. As I posted about earlier, I’ve been published in The…
Read MoreHere she is, in all her glory, the 2013 edition of The Emerging Writer. Isn’t she pretty? I’m excited to have a chapter published in the book this year, talking about how vital community is to emerging writers and why it should be the focus of our energy rather than…
Read MoreThis is an article I published at Limited News. I wanted to republish it here in full as I think it is vital to the ongoing conversation around gender equity in our industry. “To the person that said the ‘gender bias’ wasn’t an accident, unless you have sat in editorial…
Read MoreI’m pleased as punch to be hosting a panel at the 10th Emerging Writers’ Festival. It’s a festival unique in being for writers as much as it is about writers, and a highlight on the Melbourne literary calendar. In one of the earliest years I volunteered to assist the festival…
Read MoreHere are my Limited News pieces for this month: There should not be an app for that: Poo Log There should not be an app for that: Tooth Fairy Calculator Listen read watch: Jack Irish, The Broken Shore, Grizzly Jim Lawrie Listen read watch: Tarcutta Wake, Miss Fishers’ Murder Mysteries,…
Read MoreThings are still going full steam ahead at Limited News. It’s exciting to see the site finding a consistent readership, and our authors are settling in to the regular features well. Being part of a team with this much talent is really enjoyable. We’ve all got such different interests and…
Read More