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26 Feb – 5 March 2021 Wild Writing: Nature Writing Retreat @Springfield, Southern Highlands, NSW
26 May 2021 – publication day: The Book of Australian Trees
26 October 2021 – publication day The Last Woman in the World (as Elsa Johnson)
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Tag Archives: Understory
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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Newcastle Writers Festival sessions
I’ll be talking about Understory at several sessions at the Newcastle Writers Festival next month, as well as leading a masterclass at the University of Newcastle for creative writing students. I’m particularly excited about the session on Writing the Landscape … Continue reading
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Understory events
I have a number of events coming up to celebrate the release of Understory on 30 May. It’s a chance to help launch Understory‘s passage into the world, hear a bit more about the writing of the book – and have your … Continue reading
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Miles Franklin longlisting
WHERE THE TREES WERE has been longlisted for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award. WTTW is a personal book for me, and as a lifelong student of Australian literature, I’m grateful that it has been recognised in this way. Congratulations to all … Continue reading
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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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