Emerging Writers Festival
Writers! The Emerging Writers' Festival is always terrific (whether you’re an emerging writer or not). Most writers' festivals are actually readers' festivals - they focus on the content of the books under discussion. But the [...]
‘Conversations’ on ABC Radio
Truly, one of the best podcasts in the world has to be ABC Radio's 'Conversations'. Such a simple concept - an hour long chat with one person, about their life, or an aspect of it. [...]
Unusual publication deal includes $20,000 in donations
Our publishing deal for So Far, So Good was a bit unusual - it included substantial donations to Indigenous-led charities. Pantera Press have issued a media release about it, which I've included in full below. [...]
So Far, So Good – Publication Day!
Today our book is officially out in the world. Three years ago today (yes, exactly today - I checked!) Aaron and I started talking about working together on this project. I can’t tell you if [...]
Patricia Wrightson – all about erasure
As a young reader, Patricia Wrightson was one of my favourite authors. But in this short piece I wrote for the Australian Women Writers Challenge, I reevaluate Wrightson's use of Indigenous culture. Drawing on Aboriginal [...]
Cover Reveal!
So here it is, our beautiful cover. Aaron and I are very moved by the support we've received for the book already. ‘Honest and deeply affecting … a love letter to family, community and culture [...]
And what does an editor do, exactly?
This isn't, of course, a question I can answer. I'm not an editor. But I can tell you something about what it is like to be edited. And the short answer is: it's wonderful. For [...]
Book Review: Aftershocks by Michelle Tom
Memoirs are too often judged only by the power of the story. Tom’s story is powerful and moving all right, but also as beautifully written as any literary fiction. Aftershocks is Tom's first book but she [...]
Lunch on the mountain with writers
At long last! The very first, much-anticipated Mountain Writers Festival event is out in the world. I'm on the organising committee and it's been quite the wild Covid-cancellation ride - so we're all very excited. Sophie [...]
Lost at Sandy Gallop Asylum
Sandy Gallop Asylum Source: ABC News I've been trying to source information about the great-grandfather of my memoir subject (my subject is Aaron Fa'Aoso, his great-grandfather was Guy Townson). Aaron remains [...]