To help celebrate International Day of People With Disability, Writeability is proud to publish 2018 Writeability Fellow Anthony Riddell’s “speculative non-fiction” work Days of love and E.F.T.P.O.S. A prolific writer, Anthony’s work is some of the most wildly energetic, seemingly nonsensical writing you will ever read. As former Writeability Project Coordinator Harriet Gaffney said when assessing Anthony’s fellowship […]
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– Winner of the 2018 Grace Marion Wilson Prize for Fiction – The sex did not bother Jane as much as the poppy seeds pooling in the cracks between the floorboards. She crushed them underfoot on her way to the bathroom, and they released their oil and penetrated the untreated oak, leaving small, sticky reminders
Things I fear: Being buried alive The awful, breathless struggle of drowning Losing the ones I love Being late That I will lose my job That the planet will die due to climate change That I am unlovable That my anxiety will win I thought I was broken; that there was something wrong with me.
– Runner-up of the 2018 Grace Marion Wilson Prize for Fiction – It was hard to hear Vanessa’s voice over the phone. There was a bit of background noise – she was at a champagne breakfast or something. Plus, as usual, coverage wasn’t great at the farm. He wanted to hear how it was all
Jax Jacki Brown has been at the forefront of increasing the prominence of writers with disability in publishing. Ahead of our Own Voices: Why Writing Matters forum in Wodonga, she talks about change, the importance of stories, and her involvement in WV’s new Publishability program. You presented the writing workshop at the first Own Voices:
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Deborah Sheldon is a writer from Melbourne, Australia. Some of her latest releases, include the dark literary collection 300 Degree Days and Other Stories, the bio-horror novella Thylacines, the dark fantasy and horror collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories, and the bio-horror novel Devil Dragon. Upcoming titles include the horror novel Contrition later in 2018, and a retrospective dark fiction collection
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In her powerful and candid memoir, ‘Eggshell Skull’, Brisbane-based writer Bri Lee recounts her year working as a judge’s associate in the Queensland District Court. During this time, she witnessed numerous instances where victims of sexual offences were denied due justice. Spurred on by the courage and strength of these complainants, Lee realised she needed
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CS Pacat writes about the development of her graphic novel series, ‘FENCE’, and in particular, her relationship with artist Johanna the Mad.
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff are the biggest thing in Australian literature right now. Together, they have written the ‘Illuminae Files’ series, a brilliant, ground-breaking piece of science fiction for young adults. The first two books, ‘Illuminae’ and ‘Gemina’ were critically-acclaimed international bestsellers; the third, ‘Obsidio’, which has just been published in Australia, is set
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Celebrated YA authors Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell and Fiona Wood spoke to Writers Victoria about collaborating on their latest novel, ‘Take Three Girls’.
