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 Emerging Writers’ Festival focuses in the loveliest way on the act of writing, and on being a writer. And yes,…
‘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. I must have listened to hundreds of episodes and each one is surprising in different ways. Often the most interesting…
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. Do you have thoughts? I’d love to hear them. Leave a comment, below, and let me know. Pantera Foundation donates…
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 this book is any good – that’s for others to say – but I can tell you that I gave…