Who is Kaaron Warren? Kaaron Warren has lived in Melbourne, Sydney Canberra and Fiji. She find inspiration in many places, sometimes plotting a murder while walking in a rose garden, sometimes hearing ghosts while walking the corridors of Old Parliament House, where she is currently a Fellow. Where can I…
No matter what your vocation in life, music can inspire you. It can lift and comfort. It can embrace and acknowledge. It can nullify your existential loneliness in a way unique to any other art form. It can unite us and connect us, make us think differently about situations and…
Wow – did you enjoy that blog series, or what??! I love peeking over other writers’ shoulders and seeing where they create. Judging from all your comments on Twitter and Facebook, it seems you enjoyed the series too. Thank you for all your discussion and involvement. Some of you shared…
Who writes here? Kaaron Warren Who’s that? Kaaron Warren is the author of over 100 short stories, four short story collections and three novels: Slights, (which won an Australian Shadows Award, a Ditmar Award and a Canberra Critics awards), the Walking the Tree (which was shortlisted for a Ditmar Award),…
We all have our favourite places to write. Some of us like comfy couchs and warm fires, others like the local café or park. Most of us also have a desk somewhere, either buried under piles of something or organized and clean. Me? I have a desk… but I don’t…
Chuffed. Last night, at the 18th annual Aurealis Awards held in North Sydney’s Independent Theatre, the Australian speculative fiction scene was chuffed… and proud. It all started with Scott Westerfeld’s inspiring opening address. He spoke of speculative fiction as the revitalising force of the movie, television and literary industries, and…
How can I describe what it’s been like the last few days – being surrounded by 250 friends and like-minded people? The 52nd Natcon / Conflux 9 was just that. The layout of Rydges Capital Hill, Canberra, meant I could walk into any room, linger in any corridor, and be…
