Mary Manning’s delightful short story Love in the Fifties evokes memories of teenage love and angst, battles with parents, “stingrays the size of card tables” and that most awful of experiences, being “Woozy with Pimms” (not that I would know!) Hot […]
Grandma Magic. My own grandchildren are especially dear to my heart… there is nothing quite like it. With so little written about the experience from the grandmothers’ points of view, this book is all the more special. Author and editor
AWW Feature: Jennifer Mills on gender and voice. I’m looking forward to reading Jennifer’s anthology of short stories The Rest Is Weight! ~ Julie
Ribbons and keys ahoy! Nurture that creative talent! I found this delightful image on the Mildura Writers Festival (19 – 22 July 2012) website: www.artsmildura.com.au/writers/
I met this woman down by my local pier this morning and so taken was I by her snug apparel that I headed straight to the nearest stockist and bought an identical outfit! Now I can be assured that should
The short of it | Overland literary journal. In this wonderful article, author Irma Gold laments the undervaluing and poor readership of the short story (Overland, Sep 8th, 2011) and asks that we as readers (and writers of short stories) buy
The Inc. Blot: Ryan O’Neill’s Five Tips for Writing a Short Story. This is well worth a read – even if to serve as a reminder! Julie
You know the tower of books beside the bed you’ve promised yourself to read? You know the book you’re determined you’ll finish writing? You know the challenge you’ve set yourself getting your head around social media? Yes, well… one could, for just a moment or two, rise above all that commotion and tap into the dreams of childhood
What a fantastic night. Tor Roxburgh managed to combine all the right elements: live music, art, mulled wine, and an intimate setting (The Wilde, in Gertrude St, Fitzroy) to launch her novel The Light Heart of Stone, an Epic Fantasy. Thanks Tor!
