Discussing Australian authors, their writing and fandom.
A week in the sun can do a lot to a person. You can either get incredibly bored, or if you have a good book and a comfortable spot in the shade you can enjoy yourself. For me, last week involved the latter, I was flying home from England and…
Listening to a sequence of sounds has no obvious survival value for humans. Yet according to a 2001 study by neuroscientists at the University of Montreal, music has the same effect on our brains as sex and good food. Why? It could be because with music we get whatever emotion…
Who is David McDonald? David McDonald is a mild mannered reporter and editor by day, and a wild eyed writer by night. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he is the editor of a fortnightly magazine for an international welfare organisation, and divides his spare time between helping run a local cricket…
Who is Mark T Barnes? Mark T. Barnes was born in Sydney, Australia, in September of 1966. A strong athlete, he was also drawn to the arts at a young age, penning his first short story as a seven-year-old. He worked in finance and advertising before establishing himself in IT…
Who is Amanda Pillar? Amanda Pillar is an award-winning editor and author who lives in Victoria, Australia, with her husband and two cats, Saxon and Lilith. Amanda has had numerous short stories published and has co-edited the fiction anthologies Voices (2008), Grants Pass (2009), The Phantom Queen Awakes (2010), Scenes…
Who is Thoraiya Dyer? Thoraiya Dyer is an award-winning Australian writer. Her short science fiction and fantasy stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Apex, Analog, Nature and Cosmos, among others. Fablecroft anthology Cranky Ladies of History will contain Vintana, Thoraiya’s take on Ranavalona the Cruel, Queen of Madagascar. Her collection of…
Who is Stephanie Gunn? Stephanie Gunn is an ex-(mad) scientist and writer of speculative fiction, and has had works published in anthologies such as “Epilogue”, “Bloodstones” and “Kisses by Clockwork”. She has won two Tin Ducks for her fan writing, and her story, “Escapement” has been nominated for a Ditmar…
