I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed a contract with Penguin Random House Australia for a new novel. Frustratingly, that's as much information as I can give you right now! But I'm excited and can't wait to share more details as they come to hand. In other book...
You might need a cup of tea for this one... August has been a crazy-busy month, featuring planes, trains and automobiles, Book Week, the MS Readathon, the first Your Kid's Next Read Live event, and media appearances on television, radio and in print. Add to that the...
I confess the heading for this post may be misleading – this month, it's mostly about the news! News Writers love writers' festivals. We love them. They're busy and tiring and a little bit crazy for someone like me, who spends most of her time alone with her computer...
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I used to blog every day. Can you believe that? I can't. I find it particularly difficult to imagine in months like this, where weeks fly by like hours and I pop in here to write something and realise it's been a month since I've shown my face. But I digress. This...
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So here's a thing... Valerie Khoo and I are taking the So You Want To Be A Writer show to Vivid Sydney! I know! An EVENT! We would LOVE for you to join us for a (possibly slightly chaotic) live recording of the podcast, with a mix of practical tips and advice about...
Last night, I was honoured (also, astonished) to receive an Australia Day Award for Outstanding Contribution to Arts and Culture at the 2019 Shoalhaven City Council ceremony. Thank you to Jane Sim who nominated me for the Award and to the community panel who chose me...
After a lot of hard work from a lot of people, my online creative writing course for kids is now open for bookings through the Australian Writers' Centre! So much goes into creating a course like this, from developing the course content, to creating each module, to...
I sent out my December newsletter last week, full of writerly goodness, updates and links, but, frankly, one newsletter wasn't enough to contain all my news as we hurtle towards Christmas and the end of the year. I'm really looking forward to a break this year, to...
I'm very, really, extremely excited to announce that Kane Miller, my wonderful US publisher for The Mapmaker Chronicles series, will also be taking The Ateban Cipher series to the US. At this stage, I don't have a publishing date for you but stay tuned for more...
