The real challenge: taking AWW into 2013
It has been a great year for the Australian Women Writers challenge, and a great year for Australian women’s writing – or has it? For the challenge, certainly. More than 370 people signed up to read...
View ArticleThe House of Memories by Monica McInerney: carefully crafted & moving
Following a tragic accident, Ella O’Hanlon flees to the other side of the world in an attempt to escape her grief, leaving behind the two people she blames for her loss: Aidan, the love of her life,...
View ArticleStella Prize Longlist Announced
The longlist for Australia’s first women’s literary prize, The Stella Prize, has been announced.* From almost 200 original entries, the Stella Prize judges — writer and critic Kerryn Goldsworthy,...
View ArticleAustralian Women Writers Challenge 2014 Wrap Up: My year of narrow reading
They say the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. For a long time I’ve wanted to write psychological suspense. While pursuing my goal, I’ve read lots of novels in the genre, with the...
View ArticleReblogged: Thank you for 2014! What’s new for 2015
AWW 2015 badge Reblogged from the new Australian Women Writers website. In 2014, the Australian Women Writers challenge attracted 1578 reviews of books by Australian women (and there may be more to...
View ArticleGuess what I found on Goodreads?
Guess what I found on Goodreads over the weekend? My cover for Snowy River Man. I’m thrilled! It won’t be available until February 22nd, but if you’re a member of Goodreads you can add it to your “Want...
View ArticleAustralian Women Writers Challenge 2016 – the final tally
Time to wrap up what I read and reviewed for the Australian Women Writers Challenge during 2016. This year I read 35 books and reviewed 12 – up on my reading tally and down on my reviewing from...
View ArticleAustralian Women Writers Challenge 2017
It’s already February and I’ve yet to do my sign up post for #AWW2017. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. Over at the AWW blog, we’ve finished our roundups for 2016, started a series on small...
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