Category Archives: News

Seahearts Salon in Brisneyland

So, next week the lovely and luminous Margo Lanagan will be headlining at Avid Reader, with a team of appropriate literary handmaidens as the support act.

On Thursday 26 April, from 6-8pm there will be readings by emerging authors, Peter M. Ball, Read more…

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Free Sourdough story …

Tartarus are giving away a free Sourdough story, “Dibblespin”.

Go here for a PDF.

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Hello, GenreCon!

And so there is this, GenreCon, which is an initiative of the Australian Writer’s Marketplace, and is being shaped and force into submission by Peter M. Ball’s organisational skills. It’s running from 2-4 November this year in Sydney.

What is it precisely?

GenreCon is a three-day convention for Australian fans
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And in Tuesday Therapy …

Foz Meadows talks about What Happens Next.

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Over at 40k …

… I answer some questions for Letizia Sechi about short stories, fairy tales, advice for new writers, and peering into the entrails of ebooks to predict the future.

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In the mail, comes happiness

From last week’s mail, Reggie Oliver’s beautiful Egaeus Press tome, Shadow Plays, and Fablecroft’s gorgeous little To Spin a Darker Stair, with stories by Faith Mudge and Catherynne M. Valente and with, of course, illustrations by Kathleen Jennings.

Pretty, pretty additions to the sagging bookshelves in our library.

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Tuesday Toot

Apparently, I can be in two places at once.

Over here at Alan Baxter’s place.

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Tuesday Therapy

Over at the Hannettorium, I talk about the Art and Obligation of the Favour.

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New publisher, new book, oh so pretty!

*rubs hands together with glee*

Lovely new publisher, Egaeus Press (brain-child of Master Mark Beech), has produced its first tome, Shadow Plays, by the lovely Reggie Oliver.

Gorgeous looking thing! *waits impatiently for own copy to arrive*

 

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Interesting post from Dr Goss …

… over here, about the line between fantasy and fantasy writers.

For the record, this is precisely how I look when I write … except for the uggs, the dax of track, the bird’s best hair and the t-shirt that saw better days prior to
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