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Henry Lawson Festival
This June long weekend I’m heading back to my home town of Grenfell – the birthplace of writer Henry Lawson – as official guest of this year’s Henry Lawson Festival. I grew up on a property near Grenfell and attended … Continue reading
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Beautiful Sentences
“She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together” ~ J.D Salinger. On Saturday 1 June I’ll be teaching a workshop on writing beautiful sentences at the NSW … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful sentences, dr inga simpson, inga simpson, Nest, NSW writers centre, olvar wood, Understory, writing workshop
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Mudgee Readers Festival: 10-12 Aug 2018
This August I’ll be travelling back to Wiradjuri country for the Mudgee Readers Festival. I’ve visited Mudgee a few times, for its lovely wines, including some of our first organic vineyards. But this time it is all about books! Well, … Continue reading
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EWF Sessions
I’m proud to be one of the Ambassadors for this year’s Emerging Writers Festival (EWF) in Melbourne, which starts today. It’s a great festival if you can get along, with lots of industry tips for aspiring and emerging writers. Weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged anna krien, environmental writing, EWF, hachette, Kate Stevens, Marlina Marchetta, Michelle Law, Robert Watkins, Sally Abbott, Tony Birch
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Developing Your Novel masterclass @BWF14
I’ll be teaching a masterclass about how to develop your novel from zero draft to masterpiece at this year’s Brisbane Writer’s Festival. We’ll be looking at a mix of practical techniques for structuring and mapping your story as well as some more playful … Continue reading
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Tagged brisbane writers festival, BWF14, character, developing your novel, hachette, inga simpson, masterclass, Mr Wigg, Nest, olvar wood, structure, writing
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On Rooks
I’ve kept this picture of two Lewis chessmen on the wall by my writing desk for more than ten years. There’s something about the beserker, crazy-eyed and biting his shield. Seventy-eight chessmen were found on the Isle of Lewis, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged inga simpson, Isle of Lewis, Nike Sulway, outer Hebrides, Tronheim, writing inspiration
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first review of Mr Wigg
from Bookseller and Publisher: Mr Wigg (Inga Simpson, Hachette, July) reviewed by John PurcellThe book that comes to mind on having finished Inga Simpson’s Mr Wigg is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. They share nothing much … Continue reading
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Discovering Lauren Groff
David Vann, speaking on a panel at the Brisbane Writer’s Festival in September this year, said that he only reads books which contain beautiful sentences. I read more widely, up to a thousand pages a week – for my research, work and pleasure. I enjoy … Continue reading
Quince
Hippmenes caught the bear-suckled huntress, Atalanta, in a footrace and marriage by throwing her three quinces to slow her down Continue reading
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Tagged australian literature, inga simpson, Mr Wigg, orchard, quince, wedding
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