Too Chilly for Speculative Fiction?

What’s up world? Fantasy is the biggest-selling form of fiction. Yet the When Genres Attack team at Shearer’s Bookshop, Leichhardt, had to cancel their speculative fiction panel this week due to lack of interest? What the?

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I’ve been snapshotted!

The 2012 Aussie Speculative Fiction Snapshot Wow – how chuffed am I? I’ve just been included in the 2012 Australian speculative fiction snapshot, a series of interviews designed to celebrate the breadth and depth of Australia’s speculative fiction scene.

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Validation!

Today, there are congratulations all round. CONGRATULATIONS… me! I sold another short story today – yay! It’s my first international sale (details to follow soon), so… watch out world! (he he) CONGRATULATIONS… Ditmar nominees! A lot of my author mates got nominated today… for Ditmar Awards. Ditmar Awards have been…

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What Aussie Authors Think of Australia…

What does it mean to be a writer living in Australia? It’s Australia Day today! A day when we celebrate everything great about Australia. As a writer, I love living in Australia. So do most Aussie authors. Or do they…? Last year, I asked some acclaimed Aussie authors about their…

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