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So this just happened
I am beyond thrilled to be shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (Non-Fiction category), and to be shortlisted with so many gutsy memoirs. All thanks to the State Library of Western Australia and the judges. It means so very much.
Deep discussions
I have been doing A Lot of work connecting the memoir with its audience lately. This has been affirming and wonderful, while occasionally giving me material for my therapist when an interviewer asks a question I realise I need to go away and unpack. One of these was...
How to Avoid a Happy Life: the Podcast – 90s Activist
Hot out of the studio! The second episode of the six part podcast series is live! You can find it here, or on any platform (search for the Fremantle Press podcast). And the first one, Divorce, can be found here, in case you missed it.
Resilience, joy and a good dose of ABBA
Last week I did this delightful interview with Danielle Raffaele from RTR FM - the link is here.
‘Startling, raw and beautifully written’: first review from WritingWA
The first review is in! Thank you WritingWA. https://www.writingwa.org/for-readers/book-reviews/how-to-avoid-a-happy-life/
About writing and sobriety
In the lead up to the launch, I've recorded this podcast with Danni Carr for How I Quit Alcohol and this video with Josh Langley. More coming soon!
Notable news
City of Light is a Children's Book Council Award Notable Book (after posting this video and all - but I mean everything I said)! The judges said: A highly original re-telling of the actions of the residents of Perth who created ‘The City of light’ for astronaut John...
How To Avoid A Happy Life: The Podcast
Greetings from 2024! Yesterday, I recorded the first three podcasts for the imaginatively entitled series How To Avoid A Happy Life: The Podcast. Producer Danae Gibson and I managed, through much laughter and more retakes, to not only record a fair/editable recording,...
All Systems Go! Website Launch
Dear reader, welcome to my new website! You'll notice that it has lots of bells and whistles, and is also far easier to navigate than the old one. It has new sections for my different book categories. It has more detail about what kind of talks, presentations and...
Children’s Book Week and Be Right Back
Another Children’s Book Week has come and gone, and I was delighted to share stories with kids at Carmel School, Lesmurdie Library and High Wycombe Library for City of Kalamunda. I always love meeting readers and seeing their enthusiasm for books and writing. Thank...