Ep 274: Alexis Wright on writing Praiseworthy
Waanyi writer Alexis Wright is the only author to win the Stella Prize twice - the first time for Tracker and the second time for Praisewort...
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Ep 273: Sam Elkin on his queer legal saga
Sam Elkin's debut memoir is Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga . Sam’s essays have been published in the Griffith Review , Australian Book...
Ep 272: Laurie Steed on writing the short story form
Laurie Steed is a novelist and short story writer. Greater City Shadows , his short story collection, was shortlisted for the 2022 Dorothy H...
Ep 271: Kate Larsen on why the relationship is the project
Kate Larsen is a writer, poet and arts and cultural consultant with more than 25 years’ experience in the non-profit, government and cultura...
Ep 270: James Bradley on the colonisation of the oceans
James Bradley is a writer and critic. He has returned to non-fiction with his latest work, Deep Water: The world in the ocean . His previous...
Ep 269: Amanda Lohrey on investigating meaning via fiction
Amanda Lohrey writes fiction and non-fiction. Her latest novel, The Conversion , was released in 2023. Her previous novel, The Labyrinth (20...
Ep 268: Nam Lee on 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem
Nam Le is one of Australia's foremost poets. His short story collection The Boat has been republished as a modern classic and is widely tran...
Ep 267: Catriona Menzies-Pike on the art of literary criticism
Catriona Menzies-Pike is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, Canada. Between 2015 and 2023 she was the editor of the online journal of c...
Ep 266: Sara Saleh on writing poetry and creating 'The Gaza Suite'
Sara Saleh i s a writer/poet, human rights lawyer, and the daughter of Palestinian, Lebanese and Egyptian migrants. In 2023 she published he...
Ep 265: Tracey Lien on writing family, home and place
Tracey Lien was born and raised in southwestern Sydney and now lives in Brooklyn. All That’s Left Unsaid is her debut novel, and it won the...
Ep 264: Christos Tsiolkas on sex, middle age and the importance of criticism
Christos Tsiolkas is one of Australia's most accomplished writers. His latest novel, In-Between, is an exploration of class, family and love...
Ep 263: Kirli Saunders on poetry and multi-disciplinary practice
Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai Woman, award-winning author and multidisciplinary artist. Her books include Bindi, Kindred and Returning . H...
Ep 262: LIVE | Richard Flanagan at The Capitol discussing 'Question 7'
Richard Flanagan is a Tasmania writer. Question 7 , his latest work, was published in 2023 and will no doubt become that rare thing - a comm...
#1 industry interview of 2023: Beejay Silcox on literary prize judging
Beejay Silcox is a writer and literary critic. She is the Artistic Director of the Canberra Writers Festival, and in 2023-2-24 the Chair of...
#1 poetry interview of 2023: Maxine Beneba Clarke on banning work for kids
Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of the short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the memoir The Hate Race and the poetry collections Carryin...
#1 fiction interview of 2023: Pip Williams on recreating the past in fiction
Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in the Adelaide Hills. Her debut novel was the wildly successful The Dicti...
#1 nonfiction interview of 2023: Debra Dank on writing memoir
Debra Dank is a Gudanji/Wakaja writer and educator. Her 2023 memoir We Come With This Place - a book she never intended to publish - won the...
Ep 261: Lucy Treloar on writing about the hard things well
Lucy Treloar is a novelist. Her debut, Salt Creek , won the Dobbie Literary Award among others and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Li...
Ep 260: Brigid Mullane on how to be a publisher
Brigid Mullane is a publisher at Ultimo Press, and in this interview she discusses her career and her path into publishing. She was previous...
Ep 259: Tony Birch on working class storytelling in Australia
Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist. In this interview Tony reflects on his most recent novel, Women and Children. His works i...