May 2012

It's the National Year of Reading 2012 and each month has been given a theme. June is Dream. I've had many comments from readers that When We Have Wings gives them vivid flying dreams. Seems the…

This was a classy event put on by the Australian Society of Authors to celebrate the fifth annual Barbara Jefferis Award. Anna Funder won for her novel All That I Am. Congratulations Anna.

From the BJA judges' report: Claire Corbett: When We Have Wings (Allen & Unwin) This unusual and original novel evokes a futuristic world as seen by 'fliers', people who find ways to acquire wings…

I have a Russian publishing deal! Appropriately enough, I found out just before attending the SWF screening of Stalker, the Tarkovsky film, introduced by the witty and lovely Geoff Dyer. Of course I…

I'm booked! I'll be on the following panels: Storyworlds Backyard speculation Splicing Genres plus a reading and signing session. I look forward to seeing you there. More details when I have the…

Speculating Futures and Bending Genres - Carrington Hotel, Katoomba 'Join three talented Varuna alumni who, in the face of a rapidly changing world, are creatively reimagining our futures and…

This panel, with Rob Riel, me, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell, was so much fun, as you can see from the photo. Judging by appreciative comments from the audience afterwards, they enjoyed it as much as…

'The ABC top 10 list of 10 Aussie books to read before you die has been selected from the top 100 by popular vote. NO SFF BOOKS ARE ON THIS LIST.' - Dark Matter Fanzine So they created their own. The…

Paul Anderson asks: ‘Top ten emerging authors? (I know, contentious)’