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26 May 2021 – publication day: The Book of Australian Trees
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Re-release day
My three novels – Mr Wigg, Nest and Where the Trees Were – have just been re-released in a new format. A bit like a nice matching box set. And they’re reasonably priced, at $19.95. You can buy them at … Continue reading
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Tagged booktopia, box set, inga simpson, Mr Wigg, nature writing, Nest, new format, new release, shortlisted, Understory, where the trees were
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Kangaroo Island & Birds of Extinction
I recently met the lovely and talented Brisbane-based artist, Emma Lindsay through fellow PhD student and birdwoman, Melissa Ashley (whose forthcoming novel, The Birdman’s Wife, about Elizabeth Gould, is a must read). I stumbled across Emma’s work while writing my novel, Nest, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Carter, Dwarf Emu, Emaa Lindsay, Emma Lindsay, Extinction Project, inga simpson, Kangaroo Island, nature writing retreat, Nest, QLD Museum, Time Travel, travel writing, World Science Festival Brisbane, Writing retreats, writing workshop
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Vote 1 for NEST – Courier Mail People’s Choice Award
A lovely surprise: Nest has been included in the shortlist for this year’s Courier Mail People’s Choice Book of the Year award. The winner is decided by readers, not judges and panels. If you’d like to vote for Nest (you don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Courier Mail, inga simpson, miles franklin literary award, Nest, People's Choice Award, QLA literary Awards, queensland
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Nature writing @ Woodfordia
So, what is nature writing anyway? It’s a question I’m often asked and one I’ll be answering this long weekend at The Planting, the funky festival at Woodfordia. The Planting began as a project to regenerate the site of the Woodford Folk festival in … Continue reading
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Tagged inga simpson, nature writing, nature writing workshop, The Planting, woodfordia, workshop
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Nest longlisted for the Miles Franklin
I’m very proud to announce that Nest has been longlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. As a long time student of Australian literature, it means a great deal. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged favel parrett, hachette, inga simpson, longlist, miles franklin literary award, Nest, When the Night Comes
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Nests taking over Townsville
The good people of Townsville have chosen Nest as this year’s One Title One Townsville book. It’s a massive bookclub event run by the Townsville Library. The city’s bookish folk will all read Nest and discuss, tweet, Fbook etc about it. Then, at 6.30pm on Friday 22nd of May, I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged david malouf, hachette, inga simpson, just nunn, Mr Wigg, One Title One Townsville, Savannah writers festival
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Nest longlisted for the Stella Prize
Nest has been longlisted for the 2015 Stella Prize. It’s among fine company, including Helen Garner’s This House of Grief, Maxine Beneba Clark’s Foreign Soil and Ellen Van Neerven’s Heat and Light.
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Tagged ellen van neerven, foreign soil, heat and light, helen garner, inga simpson, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Mr Wigg, Nest, Nike Sulway, olvar wood, Rebecca Jessen
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7 Feb – QWC Whispers Salon: A New Day
On Saturday, February 7, I’ll be taking part in the Queensland Writers Centre’s February Whispers event, ‘A New Day’.The salon will feature readings from Emerging creative non-fiction writer Warren Ward and poet and short fiction writer Carmen Leigh Keates, followed … Continue reading
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19-22 Feb – Perth Writers Festival
I’ll be taking part in the lovely Perth Writers Festival this year. It looks like a great line up, including Maxine Beneba Clarke, Brooke Davis, Kristina Olsson, and Ellen van Neerven. I’m looking forward to Bob Brown’s opening talk and Elizabeth Gilbert’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Emily Bitto, inga simpson, Mr Wigg, Nest, Stealla Prize, stella prize
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BBWF: Nature Writing Workshop
I’m heading south for the Byron Way Writers Festival at the end of this month, hoping for the blissful Byron weather that the tent festival nearly always manages to delivers up. I’m looking forward to seeing Jeanette Winterson’s Keynote address on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Miller, Ashley Hay, BBWF, Byron, Byron Bay Writers Festival, Claire Scobie, inga simpson, Jeanette Winterson, Jessie Cole, Lisa Gorton, lisa walker, Maxine Beneba Clarke, ML Stedman, Mr Wigg, nature writing, Nest, robert hoge, Tony Birch, workshop, writing
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