by Julia Lawrinson | Aug 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
I didn’t realise The Push was up for an award so soon after publication, so it’s all the more delightful to be on the shortlist – and in such great company too. This is what the judges said: This is a fascinating work which evokes the historical setting of early 50s...
by Julia Lawrinson | Jul 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
Brisbane streets are full of helpful instructions, but this one was the best.
by Julia Lawrinson | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m giving up YA fiction until I have some sustained time to do it, and am having lots of fun writing a novel about chess (well, it’s ‘about’ chess in the same way that The Push is ‘about’ The Push, but we won’t quibble about that) for upper primary kids. Chess is...
by Julia Lawrinson | Jun 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
All singing, all dancing … the launch of the Push is on Thursday night. I’m paranoid that I’ll get the flu before Thursday arrives, for reasons will become evident on the night, but am delighted at the prospect of having all the aspects of my life intersecting in one...
by Julia Lawrinson | Jun 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
There’s something inherently good about thrillseeeking, and it’s made me feel braver about what I’m attempting with writing, which is rather like this picture. I also, on holidays, went vertical at 160km an hour. Whacko.
by Julia Lawrinson | May 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
Freedom and The Push Like the grasshopper in the fable, they lazed in the sun or in the gloom of a hotel bar, gambling, drinking, fornicating and endlessly talking. John Tranter on The Push. At 18 I was disaffected and restless. Fashion bored me; I tried on ideas. ...
