Hooray! SO happy to see ‘Forever, Miss Tapekwa County’ on this awesome ToC! And the cover art for this volume is so pretty!!! Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene have compiled 32 fantastic stories and poems first published in 2011, from New Zealand’s and Australia’s finest writers. The contents are Peter M Ball “Briar Day” (Moonlight…… Continue reading Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror, Vol 2
Tuesday Therapy: Just Keep Swimming
I’ve been slogging at two of the longest chapters in the novel in the past week, so today’s Tuesday Therapy is totally self-serving. Basically, I want to go back and edit the whole book thus far. I love rewriting, I love the editing stage, I love polishing, I love getting the phrases just so, and…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Just Keep Swimming
Arts SA rocks!
I just got more great news!! My recent ‘Professional Development’ grant application has been successful! Woo hoo!! Thanks, Arts SA, for helping me to attend World Fantasy in Toronto this year! This will be my first WF convention, and I’m REALLY excited that I’m getting the chance to go. Three cheers for Arts SA!
Tuesday Therapy: The Business Side of Art
I’m so happy that Nicole Murphy has joined us for this week’s Tuesday Therapy session. Not only is she the author of the Dream of Asarlai trilogy (Secret Ones, Power Unbound and Rogue Gadda) and over two dozen short stories, but I think it’s also fair to dub her the Queen of Useful Writing Tips. She…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: The Business Side of Art
Tuesday Therapy: Know Your Rights
I’ve said it once and I’ve said it again (and again and again): I’m a huge fan of Peter M. Ball’s short fiction. Pete’s subject matter, his tone, his concise sentences, his poignant and heartwrenchingly beautiful turn of phrase — all of it combines to make stories that I simply must read again and again…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Know Your Rights
Aurealis Awards 2012 (In Which I Smile and Squee and Lose All Words)
What a weekend! I always have a blast at the Aurealis Awards, but Saturday night felt like a dream. SpecFaction NSW put on an incredible show in Sydney; the drinks flowed before and after the awards, the ceremony ran super-smoothly (Kate Forsyth in her AWESOME red leather gloves was a fantastic MC) and the vibe…… Continue reading Aurealis Awards 2012 (In Which I Smile and Squee and Lose All Words)
Tuesday Therapy: A Few Keys to the Kingdom
Before reading this week’s Tuesday Therapy session, wander over to Jack Dann’s website and have a gander at his publications pages. Here, I’ll make it easy: clickity-click here and here. Gobsmacking, isn’t it? Over the past four decades, Jack Dann has edited or written over seventy-five books, including the international bestseller, The Memory Cathedral, the…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: A Few Keys to the Kingdom
Tuesday Therapy: Inhabiting Your Characters’ Skin
Juliet Marillier needs little introduction, really. Since the publication of her first novel, Daughter of the Forest, in 1999 she has published over a dozen fantasy novels, which combine historical fiction, folkloric fantasy, romance and family drama. There are also strong elements of fairy tale and mythology in her stories (Wolfskin and Foxmask draw on…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Inhabiting Your Characters’ Skin
Oops, Your Psychosis is Showing: in the Lair with Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott is the author of the critically acclaimed Madigan Mine and the upcoming Perfections. Her works plumbs the depths of the human (and inhuman) psyche, examining heart and soul with the intensity of a stylish Dr Frankenstein. She joined us by the cauldron (the Lair equivalent of a water cooler) to talk about writing…… Continue reading Oops, Your Psychosis is Showing: in the Lair with Kirstyn McDermott
Norma K Hemming Award Shortlist
Cool news! I just found out that Bluegrass Symphony has been shortlisted for the 2012 Norma K Hemming Award for race, gender, sexuality, class and disability in Australian speculative fiction. I’m gobsmacked! What an incredible honour to be included on this awesome shortlist: Black Glass by Meg Mundell (Scribe) Bluegrass Symphony by Lisa L Hannett (Ticonderoga…… Continue reading Norma K Hemming Award Shortlist
Lisa L. Hannett 