Here’s what I’ll be doing at WorldCon in September. If you’re going to be there, please drop by and say hello. Thursday 2 September – 3pm – Room 210 Why Australia is More Horrifying Than Anywhere Else The weather, the reptiles, what it took to get here today—the tallest tales and most salacious facts, for [...]
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Bret Easton Ellis at the Athenaeum
Last friday night — Friday the 13th — my beloved and I went to see Bret Easton Ellis speak at the glorious old Athenaeum Theatre, an appearance organised by the Wheeler Centre in conjuction with the Melbourne Writers Festival. I like Ellis’ books – Lunar Park in particular is outstanding — although I haven’t had [...]
Books, book launches and zombie goodness
Some exciting bits of news have come across my virtual desk this week and it’s only Tuesday evening! Firstly, Ticonderoga Publications has announced a forthcoming collection of stories by A Bertram Chandler Award-winning, internationally respected writer and researcher Lucy Sussex. The collection has a working title of Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies and is scheduled [...]
The Problematic First Person
I’m off to Phillip Island for an impromptu writing retreat this weekend, hoping to kick some serious Novel the Second butt. Things are stagnating a little right now (mainly because I’ve been insanely busy with non-writing life stuff) and it will be wonderful to have an entire, internet-free, intensive weekend away to focus on nothing [...]
Midnight Echo Interview
Scott Wilson interviewed me recently for Midnight Echo #5 which is due out towards the end of the year. I really enjoyed answering the questions for this one and I’m looking forward to seeing it in print. Midnight Echo is the official magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) and well worth a look [...]
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer living in Melbourne. Mostly.
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