Discussing Australian authors, their writing and fandom.
Who is Shauna O’Meara? Shauna O’Meara is a Ditmar nominated artist, writer and veterinarian based in Canberra, Australia. She was a winner of the 2013 Writers of the Future contest and her short stories have appeared in Writers of the Future: volume 30, Cosmos Magazine, Midnight Echo, Australian Security Nightmares…
Who is Robert Easterbrook? I’m a late author, as I’ve heard some people call us – I didn’t write my first novel until later in life, while completing my PhD. I wrote my first novel, Reciprocity (Sci-fi/crime), in 2012, an attempt at writing a novel. Some people liked it so I…
Who is Mark Timmony? Mark Timmony is avid reader of science fiction and fantasy who has managed to build that passion into a career as Science Fiction and Fantasy (Genre Specialist) Bookseller. He is the editor of the monthly Booktopia Sci-Fi & Fantasy Buzz newsletter and is currently working on…
Who is Leife Shallcross ? Leife Shallcross lives with her family at the bottom of Mount Ainslie in Canberra, in a house she painted turquoise. Her work has appeared in several Australian anthologies and Aurealis, and she has more stories forthcoming in 2015, including in the next CSFG anthology, The…
Who is Kimberley Gaal? I am a speculative fiction author living in Canberra. After completing a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing in Melbourne I sold my soul to work in the corporate sector, but ransomed it back by moving to the not-for-profit sector – a happy medium between soullessness…
Who is Amanda J Spedding? Amanda J Spedding is an award-winning author whose stories have been published in local and international markets earning honourable mentions and recommended reads. She won the 2011 Australian Shadows Award (short fiction) for her steampunk-horror, ‘Shovel-Man Joe’. Amanda is the owner of Phoenix Editing and…
How I Pay to be a Writer Sorry for the interruption, folks! The music blog series will finish after just a few more posts (I hope you’re enjoying it!), but today I’m over on David McDonald’s blog Ebon Shores talking about how I ‘pay for my passion’, and I thought…
