author of contemporary gothic, dark fiction, horror and fairy tales
While I was over in Perth at SwanCon, Alisa Krasnostein interviewed me for Galactic Chat, the sister podcast of Galactic Suburbia. The Chat podcast is an ongoing series of lengthy interviews with Australian authors and it's well worth catching up on if you're not already a regular listener. My interview is now available for downloading … Continue reading Galactic Chats, Zombie Signings and Emerging Writers
This is the first of two posts I plan to write about the latest Ditmar Awards controversy which ran rampant in certain corners of the internet over the past couple of days. I'm not going to name names or list a series of links. If you don't already know what's been happening -- and you … Continue reading Ditmars Awards and Myth-Information
SwanCon36 was a wonderful convention and merriment was had by all. I was on a lot of panels and even managed to sit in the audience for quite a few that I wasn't involved with -- which doesn't always happen, depending on how busy I am catching up with people and how good the bar … Continue reading SwanCon, MegaPodcasts and Ditmar Awards
I'm off to SwanCon over at the Hyatt Hotel in Perth this Friday and it's turned into quite a busy convention for me! Here's all the official panels and other fun stuff I'll be doing: 2.00pm — Friday, 22nd April — Plaza 1 SF Book Club: The Windup Girl Discussion panel with Robin Pen, Helen … Continue reading SwanCon 2011
I need to travel more often. On Tuesday, I got off a plane in Newcastle to hear that my novel, Madigan Mine, had been nominated for an Aurealis Award. Yesterday, while I flew back to Melbourne, the Ditmar Awards finalists were announced and I was welcomed home by news of no less than three nominations! … Continue reading Ditmar Awards Ballot
