Your new novel ‘What the Light Reveals’ begins in Melbourne in the 1950s. It deals with father and husband, Conrad, being falsely accused of espionage. The spark for your novel was your uncle’s appearances before the Espionage Royal Commission in 1954-55, based on flimsy evidence, and his later moving to Moscow with your aunt. How […]
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‘Skin in the game’ is a passionate and personal exploration of your years as a journalist and the integrity of the personal interview. Your critically acclaimed ‘The Media and the Massacre: Port Arthur 1996-2016’ was longlisted for the Stella Prize in 2017. What made you turn your journalistic gaze to the profession you trained in
Awareness of disabled and marginalised writers in the publishing industry is increasing, but there’s still a long way to go, says Jessica Walton. Ahead of her Writeability – Opportunities for Writers webinar, Jess talked to Writers Victoria about seeking out opportunities and the impact they can have on writing. Writers with disability are hugely underrepresented
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ALAA Agent Jeanne Ryckmans of Cameron’s Management speaks to WV’s Emma Cayley about her love of storytelling and how this has shaped her career.
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What was the process for getting in the mindset to write as Katerina Klova, a seventeen-year-old girl? Were there any similarities between her journey and your migration from Serbia that helped with this process? ‘Atlantic Black’ is so much from the perspective of Katerina Klova it must seem as though a character generated the entire
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The Writers Victoria Fund aims to increase opportunities for writers who experience financial and social barriers to developing their writing skills and connecting with the writing and publishing community. Donations to the Fund help provide free or heavily subsidised professional development opportunities for emerging writers throughout the state of Victoria experiencing difficulties arising from financial
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Part of the role of being a good agent is to stay on top of what publishers are looking for – the publishing trends. It is not as easy as looking at the bestseller list, however, because by the time a trend reaches the reader, agents and publishers are already looking for the next big
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Your new novel ‘On the Java Ridge’ is your third work of fiction, after the award-winning ‘Quota’ and the best-selling ‘The Rules of Backyard Cricket’, which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 2016. Your latest book follows the tourist-laden vessel Java Ridge as it encounters the asylum seeker boat Takalar off the
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‘The Girl From Munich’ is your debut historical fiction novel. It tells the story of Lotte who grew up indoctrinated, at school and through The League of German Girls, to give her all to the Third Reich. After World War II, when her wealth and privilege is stripped away and Germany falls to the Allied
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‘Parting words’ is your much-awaited second novel that asks: how well do we really know our parents? Your debut novel, ‘The Promise Seed’, was longlisted for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award, and shortlisted for the 2016 People’s Choice category and the 2013 Emerging Queensland Author category in the Queensland Literary Awards. After working in
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