Author: lisahannett

One Antique Wombat, Comin’ Right Up…

According to my WordPress stats, one of the most popular searches on this website over the past week has been for ‘antique wombat’. Ask, I say, and you shall receive! For your delectation, I hereby present you with one antique wombat:   According to The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, this “remarkable drawing of Jane Morris and the…… Continue reading One Antique Wombat, Comin’ Right Up…

Fireflies in the Labyrinth

You know how it is. You work, you’re busy, you have much to do and not enough time in which to do it, you think about writing, you can’t sleep, you write, you work. You repeat, with less sleep, more busy. You remember the frantic times fondly; they were bliss compared to the insanity that…… Continue reading Fireflies in the Labyrinth

Ooooh, the scarexcitement!

Happy, exciting, scary news! The happy: Episode 11 of The Writer and the Critic podcast went live yesterday. The freshly-pressed ep is now sitting patiently in my iPod, waiting for me to listen to it and, inevitably, embarrass myself by giggling like a maniac while doing so. There should be a warning label that says…… Continue reading Ooooh, the scarexcitement!

Reading, Writing, Drinking. Behold the glory that is Speakeasy.

If you’re kicking around Adelaide on the evening of September 21st, drop by the Wheatsheaf Hotel. I’m honoured to be headlining the Speakeasy Creative Readings event — I’ll be reading from Bluegrass Symphony and possibly enjoying a nice glass of red. Come one, come all! It’s going to be a great night. (And how cool…… Continue reading Reading, Writing, Drinking. Behold the glory that is Speakeasy.

Guest blog post up at Shimmer!

I recently wrote a guest post for Shimmer ‘s blog, and it has just gone live! Short Story Collections: Gathering Places for Infinite Worlds Imagine yourself at a party. Not just any old party. There are no paper hats with snug elastics digging into your throat here; no streamers twisted and taped to the ceiling;…… Continue reading Guest blog post up at Shimmer!

Oh, Weird Tales, say it ain’t so!

So, I just got into the office, switched on my computer, and have been summarily bowled over by the ABSOLUTELY AWFUL news that Ann VanderMeer is not going to be editing Weird Tales anymore! Wildside Press has sold the magazine to Marvin Kaye, who, it seems, wishes to edit the magazine himself. I’m finding it hard…… Continue reading Oh, Weird Tales, say it ain’t so!

Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror: Recommended Reading List

How cool! Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene have assembled a Recommended Reading List for the Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010 — and I’ve got three stories on it! WOW! Fresh off the Ticonderoga presses: Recommended Reading List Deborah Biancotti, “Home Turf” Baggage Jenny Blackford, “Adam” Kaleidotrope #9 Simon Brown, “Sweep” Sprawl Mary Elizabeth…… Continue reading Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror: Recommended Reading List