The Informed Imagination: Drusilla Modjeska discusses writing The Mountain
Australian writer Drusilla Modjeska has written an insightful and thought-provoking article in Meanjin about writing her latest book, The Mountain. I fear the excerpt below might make the article seem like hard work but it’s definitely not. The piece provides a fascinating glimpse into the decisions, difficulties and responsibilities of writing. … it was, for…
Stella Count Redux – more of the same, I’m afraid
The sterling people behind the Stella Prize* have updated their 2014 analysis of Australian book reviews. This time they examined The Saturday Paper and Sydney Review of Books to discover which authors are reviewed, and who does the reviewing. The answers are, sadly, unsurprising. Or perhaps the results are surprising, given that one might expect…
Another HARDCOPY Win!
Yikes! I’m one of the ten writers chosen to progress to the next round of the HARDCOPY program. That means in late November I go back to Canberra and the ACT Writers Centre to spend precious one-on-one time with agents and publishers, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of my manuscript. As far as I know…
Mary Cunnane – wisdom and advice from Australia’s favourite literary agent
We were all such literary newbies that the HARDCOPY program co-ordinator had to explain to us who Mary Cunnane was. Only the one of the best-known agents in Australia. Only the woman to whom all doors in publishing were open. Only the founder of the Australian Literary Agents Association. Oh, you mean THAT Mary Cunnane. …