Our first salon is fast approaching and I’m proud to be hosting such an excellent lineup of speakers. We announced over on the Facebook page that Amy Gray, Joyce Watts and Nelly Thomas will be our guests, diving into a conversation which we hope will set the scene for many…
Read MoreI had exciting news this week. I’ve been accepted as a delegate to the International Literature Showcase in Norwich, England. The event takes place in June 2017, with a focus on creating opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration between writers from the UK and the rest of the world. Norwich is a…
Read MoreI’ve been published in Junkee today, talking about what the recent incident with Lawrence Mooney says about sexism in Australian comedy. For men in comedy it’s an uncomfortable truth that even those who don’t sexually harass or intimidate women are complicit in a system that privileges them and their work.…
Read MoreThis year has been one of the toughest of my life, professionally and personally. It has been a year where the highest of highs have been reached, but the lowest of lows have seemed to dominate. I’ve written less than I wanted to, but done amazing projects such as the…
Read MoreAfter an epic three days, the Independent Publishing Conference is finished for the year. I’m exhausted, but very happy with how the event went. I hadn’t planned to run an event of this size in 2015, but when the Small Press Network asked I couldn’t say no. The organisation is…
Read MoreSeeing Women in Literary Arts Australia come to life has been one of the proudest moments of my professional life. We launched back in June, and since then my co-conspirators Lisa Dempster and Kate Callingham and I have been quietly working behind the scenes pushing things along. The most important…
Read MoreThis morning I joined the Breakfasters on Triple RRR to review Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things. It was a pleasure to talk about a book that has settled so uncomfortably (in a good way) into my mind. You can listen to the podcast if you missed it.
Read MoreThis morning I joined the Breakfasters on Triple RRR to review Jane Harrison’s Becoming Kirrali Lewis. This gem of a book hasn’t had nearly the coverage it deserves, so I was pleased to sing its praises on air. You can listen to the podcast if you missed it.
Read MoreI love the Small Press Network. It’s an organisation that provides support to independent publishers who are producing fantastic work in a rapidly changing landscape. Organisations like this, which operate off the tiniest of budgets and offer their members such vital support, are integral to a healthy literature sector. Having…
Read MoreI had my first piece of writing published online at Overland today, which is pretty exciting. Overland have been publishing some really great, challenging articles about writing/writers lately, and I felt that this challenge to men in our industry would be perfectly at home there. The article was one I…
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