Claire Corbett — author websitehttps://www.clairecorbett.com/en-AUhttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/07/frankenstein-200-years-of-monsters/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/07/frankenstein-200-years-of-monsters/So looking forward to attending this conference and presenting my paper on Peter Carey's short story The Chance and the way it rewrites, echoes and riffs on Frankenstein.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:18:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/07/heroines-festival-saturday-8th-september/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/07/heroines-festival-saturday-8th-september/Looking forward to being part of the Heroines literary festival at Thirroul on what I'm sure will be a gorgeous spring day. My panel FUTURE PERFECT is on at 2:15pm and there will be book signing.…Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/05/focus-on-the-novel-2018-varuna-focus-week-booked-out/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/05/focus-on-the-novel-2018-varuna-focus-week-booked-out/I am so excited to be teaching this residential retreat for a week at Varuna focusing on reading and writing the novel. This year's week is booked out.Fri, 25 May 2018 15:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/02/peter-carey-navigates-australias-past-my-review-of-a-long-way-from-home-for-the-monthly/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2018/02/peter-carey-navigates-australias-past-my-review-of-a-long-way-from-home-for-the-monthly/'What a brilliant idea, to set a novel about discovering Australia and a self – and a self in relation to Australia – during the gruelling Redex trials, which can be read as an attempt, as Carey…Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:15:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/12/ethics-under-fire-challenges-for-the-australian-army/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/12/ethics-under-fire-challenges-for-the-australian-army/My review for The Australian of this timely and important book which unfortunately pulls its punches: 'Despite hints in several essays that many ADF personnel do not consider that the 2003 Iraq war…Sun, 10 Dec 2017 10:46:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/book-review-simon-petrie/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/book-review-simon-petrie/'The voice which Corbett has selected—first-person narration by Sylvie, who so frequently refers to ‘her’ lieutenant in the second person that the tale is in effect a paean to a deeply troubling,…Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:47:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/start-to-write-claire-corbett-faber-academy-at-allen-unwin/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/start-to-write-claire-corbett-faber-academy-at-allen-unwin/You've got great ideas or a burning desire to write. What do you do next? Start to Write is a one-day writing course to kickstart your writing life. On the terrace of Australia's largest independent…Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:42:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/speak-your-mind-technology/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/10/speak-your-mind-technology/This panel on technology for the City of Sydney Library will be lots of fun. Technology plays a pivotal role in our daily lives; in the way we work, communicate, shop and spend our time. This panel…Thu, 19 Oct 2017 22:29:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/09/mermaids-maritime-folklore-and-modernity/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/09/mermaids-maritime-folklore-and-modernity/Very excited about presenting my paper on mermaids to this conference in Copenhagen.Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:08:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/09/journalling-for-creativity-and-productivity-one-day-course-14-october/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/09/journalling-for-creativity-and-productivity-one-day-course-14-october/Very much looking forward to teaching this one day course at the NSW Writers Centre — will be so much fun. When: Saturday 14 October, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110…Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:58:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/armed-and-dangerous-the-australian/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/armed-and-dangerous-the-australian/My review of three books on Special Operations in The Australian and the implications for further militarisation of our police forces. 'I am a sucker for boot-camp training stories in all their…Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:21:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/melbourne-international-film-festival-dystopia-on-film-panel/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/melbourne-international-film-festival-dystopia-on-film-panel/I'm really looking forward to this - will be a great evening. MIFF Talks - Dystopia on Film MIFF Talks Genre: Sci-Fi Share Co-presented with Overland magazine Drawing on MIFF’s Sci-Fi retrospective…Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:05:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/watch-over-me-audio-book/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/watch-over-me-audio-book/Watch Over Me is now available as an audio book. Here's a link to an audio excerpt.Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/bendigo-writers-festival-11-13th-august/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/bendigo-writers-festival-11-13th-august/This is the most amazing looking writers' festival, with so many fascinating writers, from Dava Sobel and Kenan Malik to Marie Munkara, John Safran, Anna Krien - too many to list. I'm on three panels…Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:29:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/a-war-torn-50-shades-of-grey-sydney-morning-herald/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/a-war-torn-50-shades-of-grey-sydney-morning-herald/I 'descend' into titillation. Descend, I tell you! So revealing, isn't it, the type of language used about women writing about sex. I mentioned this in my review of the TV series of Liane Moriarty's…Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:54:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/aurealispile-by-the-bed-review-watch-over-me/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/aurealispile-by-the-bed-review-watch-over-me/'While some of the action of Watch Over Me has a 1984-feel, it is only speculative in the broadest sense. Corbett draws on her extensive knowledge of military matters so that the technology used is…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:28:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/ausrom-today-review-watch-over-me/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/ausrom-today-review-watch-over-me/An intriguing and compelling story with a distinct dystopian feel despite having a modern day setting. This concept alone challenges your thoughts about the happenings and complexities of the…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:24:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/the-australian-review-watch-over-me/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/the-australian-review-watch-over-me/'Sydney-based Corbett has written about defence and strategy for several publications, and Watch Over Me is deeply informed by her research into historical invasions from Sarajevo to Troy. She is…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:20:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/newtown-review-of-books-review-of-watch-over-me/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/newtown-review-of-books-review-of-watch-over-me/This is a powerful portrayal of what can happen in war and in the skilful hands of Claire Corbett the message is clear: there but for the grace of God … The world is at war. It always has been. Our…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:16:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/bookoccino-25th-anniversary-celebrations/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/bookoccino-25th-anniversary-celebrations/On 29th July I will be on a panel with Michael Robotham as part of a celebration of Avalon bookstore Bookoccino's 25th Anniversary. There will be all kinds of events throughout the day, including a…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:22:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/nsw-speculative-fiction-festival-is-sold-out/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/07/nsw-speculative-fiction-festival-is-sold-out/I'm so happy to be part of this speculative fiction festival on at the beautiful NSW Writers Centre tomorrow. I'll be talking all things AI and cyborgs with Sean Williams, Krissy Kneen and John…Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:55:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/big-little-lies-bursts-the-bubble/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/big-little-lies-bursts-the-bubble/'So, in a story like Big Little Lies, the atmosphere of beauty and wealth allows for greater focus on internal battles and flaws rather than on the struggle for survival in a hostile environment.' —…Sun, 23 Apr 2017 21:41:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/30th-may-love-and-music-varuna-blue-mountains-sydney-writers-festival-event-with-graeme-simsion-and-me/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/30th-may-love-and-music-varuna-blue-mountains-sydney-writers-festival-event-with-graeme-simsion-and-me/Tuesday 30 May The Carrington Hotel 10:00am - 11:00am @ The Carrington SINS OF THE PAST Award-winning British writer Natalie Haynes’ book The Amber Fury explores a contemporary murder and its…Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/launch-of-watch-over-me-with-patti-miller-at-the-carrington-hotel/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/launch-of-watch-over-me-with-patti-miller-at-the-carrington-hotel/Join us Saturday afternoon, May 6, 3-5pm by the fire in the cosy Library at the Carrington Hotel for the launch of WATCH OVER ME, described by Tom Keneally as 'this gem of a novel'. Launching the…Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:12:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/launch-of-watch-over-me-with-tom-keneally/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2017/04/launch-of-watch-over-me-with-tom-keneally/We would love you to join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts in Pitt St, Sydney on Wednesday, 3rd May, 12:30 - 1:30 for a stimulating in conversation with renowned author Tom Keneally as we…Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/11/best-australian-stories-2015-1/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/11/best-australian-stories-2015-1/Best Australian Stories 2015 is now available. It's a cracker this year and I'm thrilled that my (very) short story - my first microfiction - 2 or 3 Things I Know About You is included. And yes, the…Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:16:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/10/the-trillion-pearl-choker/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/10/the-trillion-pearl-choker/My story The Trillion Pearl Choker has been published in the Elemental edition of Sydney University's Southerly Journal. "The Land of Parrots had had it coming for a long time, people said.... As…Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:23:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/09/must-australia-always-be-imaginary/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/09/must-australia-always-be-imaginary/Must Australia Always Be Imaginary: Cartography as Creation in Peter Carey's 'Do You Love Me?' My first academic journal article, drawn from research for my exegesis, published in the June 2015…Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/07/why-we-need-to-talk-about-option-j/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/07/why-we-need-to-talk-about-option-j/Japanese submarines and why we need to make sure we don't end up with the submarine equivalent of coal-fired power stations - on The Strategist, the blog of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.Sun, 05 Jul 2015 20:26:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/07/australias-direction-on-defense/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/07/australias-direction-on-defense/My latest article and my first time writing for The Diplomat, a magazine I've long admired ever since the time, years ago, when it was still produced in hard copy in Australia.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/06/dodging-commas-the-world-constructed-in-the-novel-is-intricate-and-flawless-and-the-characters-are-complex-and-flawed-its-a-beautiful-combination/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/06/dodging-commas-the-world-constructed-in-the-novel-is-intricate-and-flawless-and-the-characters-are-complex-and-flawed-its-a-beautiful-combination/A lovely review at the Dodging Commas site: 'This is a stunning novel – beautifully written and gorgeous with its imagery, the novel is more than just words on a page.'Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:21:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/06/xx-hard-sf-if-depth-of-background-research-is-what-sells-the-book-as-hard-sf-its-exploration-of-sociological-and-political-ideas-is-probably-what-will-cause-it-to-linger-in-the-readers-mind/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/06/xx-hard-sf-if-depth-of-background-research-is-what-sells-the-book-as-hard-sf-its-exploration-of-sociological-and-political-ideas-is-probably-what-will-cause-it-to-linger-in-the-readers-mind/Simon Petrie's review of When We Have Wings for his XX Hard SF project, reviewing hard SF by women writers. 'The writing is resonant and elegant, and lies towards the literary end of the SF spectrum,…Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:46:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/04/maritime-strategy-it-would-be-good-to-get-one-of-those/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/04/maritime-strategy-it-would-be-good-to-get-one-of-those/My latest piece for The Monthly. Images of 'the Great Wall of Sand.'Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:49:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/03/a-short-history-of-richard-kline-amanda-lohreys-new-novel/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/03/a-short-history-of-richard-kline-amanda-lohreys-new-novel/I will be talking with acclaimed Australian novelist Amanda Lohrey at Gleebooks on March 25 about her wonderful new novel A Short History of Richard Kline. “I woke with a gasp. And lay in the dark,…Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:01:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/03/damn-the-torpedoesfull-speed-ahead-my-latest-piece-on-austra/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/03/damn-the-torpedoesfull-speed-ahead-my-latest-piece-on-austra/The government's shambolic approach to acquiring Australia's Future Submarine is alarmingly incoherent and lacking in process. My latest piece for The Monthly.Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:21:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/02/australias-future-submarine-sydney-mechanics-school-of-arts/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2015/02/australias-future-submarine-sydney-mechanics-school-of-arts/My submarine talk has been rescheduled, for Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue: Mitchell Theatre 'Submarines have loomed ever larger in the news of late, from the visit of Japanese Prime…Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/12/australian-writers-pick-the-best-books-of-2014/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/12/australian-writers-pick-the-best-books-of-2014/I had zero expectations of finding When We Have Wings on this list, as it was published in 2011. So many thanks to Lisa Jacobson for not only choosing the book as her highlight of the year but for…Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:26:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/12/best-australian-stories-2014/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/12/best-australian-stories-2014/The Best Australian Stories 2014 Edited by Amanda Lohrey ‘The art of the story is mostly about the journey, and the economy of means with which the writers here carry us a great distance is at times…Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:13:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/10/british-science-fiction-association-24-november/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/10/british-science-fiction-association-24-november/I am so looking forward to this - an interview as a guest of the BSFA in the Artillery Arms. My interviewer is brilliant academic, writer and sometime game designer Dr Colin Harvey. This night will…Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:56:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/09/readings-at-writers-omi-and-in-new-york-city/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/09/readings-at-writers-omi-and-in-new-york-city/As part of my Writers Omi residency I will be taking part with the other writers in my residency in two readings: one is a reading and Fall BBQ at Writers Omi on Saturday October 18 5pm. This sounds…Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:27:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/09/the-case-for-the-commandant/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/09/the-case-for-the-commandant/The best Australian historical fiction you've never read. My first piece for The Conversation. .Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:33:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/08/australias-future-submarine/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/08/australias-future-submarine/I've been asked to give a talk on Australia's Future Submarine at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts: 12:30pm on 29th September 2014 at the SMSA building on Pitt St. Update on 2014-09-27 03:02 by…Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/07/sub-standard-australias-future-submarine/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/07/sub-standard-australias-future-submarine/My article for the August issue of The Monthly on the complex policy and urgent timing of the decisions on Australia's Future Submarines. Print edition in newsagents from August 1. HMAS Farncomb (not…Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:02:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/07/association-for-the-study-of-australian-literature-asal-conf/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/07/association-for-the-study-of-australian-literature-asal-conf/I'm looking forward to the tomorrow's Master Class as part of the ASAL 2014 Worlds Within Conference. I will be presenting my paper on Peter Carey's short story Do You Love Me? (titled Must Australia…Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:36:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/submarine-conference-2014/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/submarine-conference-2014/A photo from ASPI's submarine conference - I'm in the middle there between the UK Defence attache to the left and an executive from Northrop Grumman (hidden) on the right and some senior Americans I…Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:04:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/tom-and-me-teaching-the-master-class/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/tom-and-me-teaching-the-master-class/at Sydney Mechanic School of Arts, photo taken by my lovely student Irina. This first course has finished but we will probably run another one in August/September.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:24:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/the-last-space-waltz/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/04/the-last-space-waltz/My essay on the relationship between the fantasy of human space exploration - 2001 - and the reality - NASA - and whether humans will ever leave geostationary orbit again, is published in Overland,…Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:13:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/03/our-navy-blues-cover-of-the-monthly-april-2014/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/03/our-navy-blues-cover-of-the-monthly-april-2014/So proud to see this story as The Monthly's cover.Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:05:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/03/inspirational-conversations-dreaming-a-different-reality-30/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/03/inspirational-conversations-dreaming-a-different-reality-30/From the event description: 'Writer Claire Corbett is fascinated by the future, and explores themes of science and genetic modification in her remarkable novel When We Have Wings. In this…Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:59:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/hostile-takeover-published-by-spineless-wonders/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/hostile-takeover-published-by-spineless-wonders/My Carmel Bird Award longlisted story Hostile Takeover has just been published as an esingle by Spineless Wonders as part of the Amanda Lohrey Selects Series. Here's the blurb: 'Z works within…Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:11:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/master-classes-with-thomas-keneally-and-me-at-smsa/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/master-classes-with-thomas-keneally-and-me-at-smsa/'This master class is a unique opportunity to learn the craft of writing from Booker Prize-winner Thomas Keneally and author Claire Corbett in the beautiful Tom Keneally Centre. 3 x fortnightly…Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:27:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/putting-australia-on-the-map-my-latest-article-for-the-month/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/02/putting-australia-on-the-map-my-latest-article-for-the-month/When I moved to Australia from Canada as a child, I was struck by the shape of my new home. In Canada I had to draw maps of my native land in exacting detail. This skill atrophied at my Sydney…Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:29:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/01/why-does-contemporary-fiction-look-more-and-more-like-scienc/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2014/01/why-does-contemporary-fiction-look-more-and-more-like-scienc/I will be giving an author talk at Katoomba Library at 2pm, Saturday 22 February, followed by free afternoon tea and book signings. The new Katoomba Library at the Cultural Centre is gorgeous, with…Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:04:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/12/so-2014-seems-to-be-shaping-up-well-residency-in-upstate-new/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/12/so-2014-seems-to-be-shaping-up-well-residency-in-upstate-new/I'm so excited by this early Christmas present. This morning I was notified I've been selected for a month's residency at Writers' Omi at Ledig House as part of their 2014 program. This is very…Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/fairfax-press-review-of-griffith-review-42-once-upon-a-time/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/fairfax-press-review-of-griffith-review-42-once-upon-a-time/'Everyone should therefore seek out the latest issue (42) of the Griffith Review, Once Upon A Time In Oz.... This latest issue of the Griffith Review confirms its position as Australia's most…Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:34:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/dutch-review-of-vleugels/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/dutch-review-of-vleugels/A five star review of the Dutch edition by Edward Janssens in CultuurBewust, a Dutch cultural web-magazine.Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:42:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/griffith-review-sydney-launch-at-the-launch-with-margo-lanag/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/griffith-review-sydney-launch-at-the-launch-with-margo-lanag/Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:13:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/griffith-review-sydney-launch/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/11/griffith-review-sydney-launch/At the launch with Margo Lanagan, Kate Forsyth and painter Jane Bennett.Sat, 02 Nov 2013 17:36:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/10/griffith-review-42-once-upon-a-time-in-oz-sydney-launch/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/10/griffith-review-42-once-upon-a-time-in-oz-sydney-launch/So it's funny, publication day sort of passed me by yesterday. As my story in this gorgeous anthology is a riff on Henry Lawson's The Drover's Wife from the point of view of the snake it's…Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:40:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/10/hms-daring-international-fleet-review/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/10/hms-daring-international-fleet-review/Visited HMS Daring this morning on a guided tour and interview with its Commander, Cmdr Essenhigh. The highest tech ship in the Harbour.Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:36:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/09/international-fleet-review-and-ran-sea-power-conference-2013/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/09/international-fleet-review-and-ran-sea-power-conference-2013/My media accreditation for these events came through today. It's going to be a lot of work but should be fascinating. And now to read the Defence White Paper 2013.Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:14:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/09/where-writers-write/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/09/where-writers-write/Writer and blogger Zena Shapter has been running a fun series on Where Writers Write. I've enjoyed seeing all the (remarkably) tidy desks where writers work and am particularly jealous of one…Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:11:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/07/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-my-review-in-the-monthly/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/07/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-my-review-in-the-monthly/A link to the first paras of the review...Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/07/o-imperio-das-asas-portuguese-edition/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/07/o-imperio-das-asas-portuguese-edition/Oh wow. This snuck up on me. I haven't seen the cover before now. I love it.Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:24:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/06/radio-national-american-classic-book-club-catch-22/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/06/radio-national-american-classic-book-club-catch-22/In 2012 I wrote a review of Catch-22 for Kill Your Darlings journal. As a result of that, I've been asked to take part in Radio National's American classic book club discussion of Catch-22 on Friday…Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:29:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/06/the-carmel-bird-award-amanda-lohrey-selects/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/06/the-carmel-bird-award-amanda-lohrey-selects/I entered the Carmel Bird Award for Women's Long Short Stories last year and am pleased that my story, Hostile Takeover, was selected as part of the longlist of twelve to be published as Amanda…Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:10:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/05/book-spine-poetry-farewell-my-lovely-solar-truth/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/05/book-spine-poetry-farewell-my-lovely-solar-truth/Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:10:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/05/book-spine-poetry-the-good-soldiers/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/05/book-spine-poetry-the-good-soldiers/I didn't know this was a thing but now my book titles keep arranging themselves.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:04:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/04/winged-steampunk/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/04/winged-steampunk/Lithgow Ironfest is a glorious celebration of creative anachronism once a year in this coal-mining town just beyond the Great Dividing Range. Ironfest started with blacksmithing and now embraces…Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:55:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/04/australian-literature-month-on-reading-matters/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/04/australian-literature-month-on-reading-matters/Here's a guest post by Elizabeth Lhuede on the Reading Matters blog on Australian Women Writers. It's gratifying to be mentioned in the company of so many other wonderful writers. This story of…Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:28:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/03/themed-book-club/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/03/themed-book-club/I love these photos from a Gold Coast book club's discussion of When We Have Wings. I especially love the quotations.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:21:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/03/what-farms-will-look-like-in-the-future/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/03/what-farms-will-look-like-in-the-future/'As the world's human population grows, we're reducing the amount of agricultural areas and forests. That's why some architects are working on concepts for sustainable skyscrapers and vertical…Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:25:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/01/audiobook-review/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2013/01/audiobook-review/'This is a detail-rich story, and Hosking's clear, lilting voice, with its slight Australian accent, is a true pleasure.' — AudiofileFri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/12/favourite-books-of-2012/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/12/favourite-books-of-2012/It's good to see When We Have Wings in this round-up of favourite reads of 2012.Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:44:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/12/winged-lover/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/12/winged-lover/Could see all sorts of images like this in the film or tv series...Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:48:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/10/imagined-worlds-don-bank-museum-21-nov-630pm-8pm/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/10/imagined-worlds-don-bank-museum-21-nov-630pm-8pm/This will be a delightful, fun event - just look at the writers and filmmakers we'll be discussing. And it's free. Would love to see you there.Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:54:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/the-september-issue-the-monthly/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/the-september-issue-the-monthly/The September issue of The Monthly has arrived from the printers, with my piece on the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity and the landing party at Canberra Deep Space Network Tracking…Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:30:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/women-with-altitude-morning-tea/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/women-with-altitude-morning-tea/I'll be the guest speaker at the Women with Altitude Morning Tea. Thursday September 13th 9.30am - 11.30am $32 Members $45 Non members Howell Oval Function Centre (Howell Cricket Oval) Station Street…Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:17:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/vleugels-my-dutch-edition/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/vleugels-my-dutch-edition/The Dutch edition of When We Have Wings has been released with a gorgeous new cover by the classy Dutch imprint Uitgeverij Signatuur. In hardback.Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:43:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/australian-society-of-authors-new-member-night-august-17/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/australian-society-of-authors-new-member-night-august-17/I'm really looking forward to this - being part of a panel discussion to welcome new members to the ASA. Event format: Members-only event. Opportunity for new members to socialise and learn about…Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:29:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/landing-on-the-red-planet/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/landing-on-the-red-planet/Very much looking forward to August 6, when, all going well, the Mars Science Lab (MSL) 'Curiosity' will land on Mars! Canberra Deep Space Network (CDSN) Tidbinbilla will be at the forefront on the…Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:11:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/the-ned-kelly-awards/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/08/the-ned-kelly-awards/WHEN WE HAVE WINGS has been shortlisted for Best First Fiction in the 2012 Ned Kelly Awards.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:05:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/an-icy-grief-stricken-story-overshadowed-by-the-twilight-fee/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/an-icy-grief-stricken-story-overshadowed-by-the-twilight-fee/Author Michael Pryor asked me to write about my favourite book from childhood. Choosing a favourite book is impossible; would it be The Jungle Book or The Silver Chair, The Lord of the Rings or…Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:57:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/lovely-sky-monsters/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/lovely-sky-monsters/Camille Seaman is an amazing photographer whose work I've just seen for the first time. The Atlantic has published a stunning photoessay on supercell storms; if you've read WHEN WE HAVE WINGS, you'll…Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:32:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/my-essay-the-last-space-waltz-shortlisted-for-abr-calibre-es/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/07/my-essay-the-last-space-waltz-shortlisted-for-abr-calibre-es/The judges have shortlisted five essays for this year's Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, which is worth a total of $10,000. They are 'The Last Space Waltz? Reflections on 2001: A Space Odyssey…Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:58:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/asif/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/asif/... the advancement of technology, and how that impacts on society as a whole, was spot on, an extrapolation to a not-too-distant future rooting exactly where we are today. And the writing itself is…Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:35:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/2-new-reviews-sisters-in-crime-and-asif/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/2-new-reviews-sisters-in-crime-and-asif/'Despite the dead body found on the first page, and one of the narrators being a hard-bitten PI, ‘When we have wings’ is not your classic crime novel. It could have many labels: speculative fiction,…Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:23:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/sisters-in-crime-australia/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/sisters-in-crime-australia/A review from the Sisters in Crime Australia website: Despite the dead body found on the first page, and one of the narrators being a hard-bitten PI, ‘When we have wings’ is not your classic crime…Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:37:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/the-anthropocene-is-here/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/the-anthropocene-is-here/We need to grow up, stop shirking our responsibility and manage our power: The tipping point study in Nature: David Roberts at Grist quoting Christopher Mims: 'He frames things this way: The Earth…Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/my-program-for-continuum-8-melbourne-friday-8-june-sat-9th-j/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/my-program-for-continuum-8-melbourne-friday-8-june-sat-9th-j/Panel: Splicing Genres Friday 16:00 (60 Minutes) Backyard Speculation Saturday 10:00 (60 Minutes) Humanity Enhanced Saturday 15:00 (60 Minutes) Readings Saturday 16:00 (60 Minutes)Claire Corbett,…Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:25:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/city-in-the-sky-tsvetan-toshkov/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/city-in-the-sky-tsvetan-toshkov/These gorgeous images of flower tower gardens in the sky designed by architect Tsvetan Toshkov remind me of the floating forests and parks in the SkyNation chapter of When We Have Wings.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:14:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/my-program-for-continuum-8-friday-8-june-sat-9th-june/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/06/my-program-for-continuum-8-friday-8-june-sat-9th-june/Panel: Splicing Genres Friday 16:00 until Friday 17:00 (60 Minutes) Jane Routley, Jenny Blackford, Lisa Hannett, Claire Corbett, Rjurik Davidson Fantasy murder mysteries, horror spy novels, science…Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:22:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/dream/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/dream/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…Thu, 31 May 2012 10:17:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/barbara-jefferis-award-2012/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/barbara-jefferis-award-2012/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.Thu, 24 May 2012 18:24:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/from-the-barbara-jefferis-award-judges-report/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/from-the-barbara-jefferis-award-judges-report/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…Wed, 23 May 2012 16:46:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/i-am-so-excited-to-announcea-team/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/i-am-so-excited-to-announcea-team/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…Fri, 18 May 2012 17:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/continuum-8-51st-national-sf-convention/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/continuum-8-51st-national-sf-convention/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…Fri, 18 May 2012 17:27:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/sydney-writers-festival-2012-14-may-1130-1230/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/sydney-writers-festival-2012-14-may-1130-1230/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…Mon, 14 May 2012 18:23:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/spec-fic-panel-at-gloucester-writers-festival-1/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/spec-fic-panel-at-gloucester-writers-festival-1/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…Fri, 11 May 2012 22:58:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/top-ten-australian-sff-books-to-read-before-you-die-dark-mat/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/top-ten-australian-sff-books-to-read-before-you-die-dark-mat/'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…Thu, 10 May 2012 14:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/who-would-be-among-your-top-ten-emerging-authors-from-5th-an/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/05/who-would-be-among-your-top-ten-emerging-authors-from-5th-an/Paul Anderson asks: ‘Top ten emerging authors? (I know, contentious)’Thu, 10 May 2012 11:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/04/literaryminded-angela-meyer-april-26/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/04/literaryminded-angela-meyer-april-26/When We Have Wings is hence densely layered. It’s smart and political, raising the kind of questions the best science fiction should raise (about ethics, about progress, about how future generations…Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:06:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/04/the-audio-book-is-comingim-so-excited/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/04/the-audio-book-is-comingim-so-excited/The audio version of When We Have Wings is coming! Available April 28, 2012.Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:38:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/sydney-writers-festival-14-may/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/sydney-writers-festival-14-may/Once again I'll be back at the beautiful Carrington Hotel in Katoomba, this time to discuss Speculating Futures and Bending Genres with Steven Amsterdam and Kim Westwood as part of the Sydney Writers…Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/city-news-report-on-barbara-jefferis-award-thursday-march-22/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/city-news-report-on-barbara-jefferis-award-thursday-march-22/“I think they’ve been quite bold in listing my book, especially as I’m the only debut writer on the list. I have no idea why a book with ideas and imagination should not also be recognised as…Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:34:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/shortlisting-for-the-barbara-jefferis-prize/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/shortlisting-for-the-barbara-jefferis-prize/It is thrilling to wake up to find myself on the shortlist for the $35,000 Barbara Jefferis Prize! It's even more exciting to find myself in the company of some of Australia's finest writers: Gail…Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:33:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/galactic-chat-interview/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/03/galactic-chat-interview/In which Sean the Bookonaut and I discuss the future of Australia, the Stella Prize and who I'd like to play Peri and Zeke in a movie of When We Have Wings and many other topics. Listen here.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/glamorous-stella-prize-event-at-the-carrington-hotel-ballroo/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/glamorous-stella-prize-event-at-the-carrington-hotel-ballroo/Do women write differently than men? Do we judge writing by women differently? Why do these questions matter right now for readers and writers? Where: The Carrington Hotel Ballroom, 15-47 Katoomba…Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:04:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/review-on-adventures-of-a-bookonaut/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/review-on-adventures-of-a-bookonaut/This book got under my skin and awoke in me that rare experience in fiction where for a second, magic or the imagined becomes tantalisingly real. I caught my self day dreaming, watching clouds and…Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:25:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/tirra-lirra-by-the-river-review-on-overland-blog/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/02/tirra-lirra-by-the-river-review-on-overland-blog/From the back cover: Nora Porteous has spent most of her life waiting to escape. Fleeing from her small-town family and then from her stifling marriage to a mean-spirited husband, Nora arrives…Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/marketing-the-boundaries-the-fiction-of-margo-lanagan/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/marketing-the-boundaries-the-fiction-of-margo-lanagan/To me though, classifying Lanagan’s work as YA makes about as much sense as classifying Angela Carter, Italo Calvino, Jonathan Swift or Robert Louis Stevenson as YA writers. Just because some of her…Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:35:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/review-on-nsw-writers-centre-blog-366-days-of-writing/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/review-on-nsw-writers-centre-blog-366-days-of-writing/'Corbett has realized a rich and complex society, and for that alone this book is a must-read.'Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:31:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/review-of-catch-22-on-kill-your-darlings/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/review-of-catch-22-on-kill-your-darlings/"They have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing."Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:58:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/interview-on-2ser-final-draft-with-stephanie-coombes/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/interview-on-2ser-final-draft-with-stephanie-coombes/2SER Final Draft — this 9-minute interview with Stephanie Coombes is no longer available online, but you can listen to all new episodes here.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:17:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/shearers-books-blog/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/shearers-books-blog/This unmissable book from a strong new talent should be put at the top of your to-read list.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:36:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/this-unmissable-book-from-a-strong-new-talent-should-be-put/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2012/01/this-unmissable-book-from-a-strong-new-talent-should-be-put/'The world she creates is totally believable'- Review on Shearer's Book BlogTue, 03 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/rowena-cory-daniells-interview/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/rowena-cory-daniells-interview/Speculative fiction does not just ask us to think about what might happen in the near-term; it’s also a way of looking at what has already happened. This after all is the most important function of…Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:35:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/carbon-nanotube-muscles-strong-as-diamond-flexible-as-rubber/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/carbon-nanotube-muscles-strong-as-diamond-flexible-as-rubber/A key element in humans being able to fly in When We Have Wings was engineered carbon fibre bones and muscles of greater explosive power. Seems like the science has caught up with me already.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:43:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/another-post-in-my-informal-blog-tour-on-writing-the-land-fr/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/another-post-in-my-informal-blog-tour-on-writing-the-land-fr/This is a very different blog post, looking at the influence of landscape seen from the air in When We Have Wings and on the divide between the City and RaRA-land.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:19:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/2ser-final-draft-interview-broadcast-mon-dec-19-7pm/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/12/2ser-final-draft-interview-broadcast-mon-dec-19-7pm/Recorded an interview with the lovely Stephanie Coombes at Radio 2SER yesterday. Interview will be broadcast on 2SER's FinalDraft program 7pm Monday Dec 19. Will link to podcast when available.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:42:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/flights-of-dark-imagination-bibliostrumpet-29-september-2011/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/flights-of-dark-imagination-bibliostrumpet-29-september-2011/With lucid, evocative prose, she weaves a wonderfully vivid sense of place, a world of rich colours, sharp contrasts, and soaring perspectives.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:33:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/mars-rover-launch-only-a-few-days-away/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/mars-rover-launch-only-a-few-days-away/Just over a week until I attend the first ever CSIRO Tweetup as part of NASA's launch of the Mars Curiosity Rover. This is going to be so fascinating.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:21:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/the-story-of-my-book-readings-blog/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/the-story-of-my-book-readings-blog/The fourth post in my blog tour is a post for the Readings Blog, which asks the question, would you give your child wings?Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:37:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/on-reading-like-a-writer-3rd-post-on-blog-tour/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/on-reading-like-a-writer-3rd-post-on-blog-tour/The third stop on my tour is at Ian Irvine's blog.Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:51:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/toowoomba-chronicle-3-september-2011/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/11/toowoomba-chronicle-3-september-2011/When We Have Wings is a captivating and unusual story about sacrifice, motherhood and betrayal. It is beautifully written and a great read.Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/blog-tour-second-post/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/blog-tour-second-post/The second port of call of my informal blog tour: a Q&A with Shearers Bookstore.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:50:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/nasa-csiro-tweetup-for-launch-of-mars-rover/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/nasa-csiro-tweetup-for-launch-of-mars-rover/This is big news. I am one of the 50 tweeps selected to attend the first CSIRO tweetup ever to watch live launch footage of NASA Mars Rover: CuriositySun, 23 Oct 2011 20:36:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/blog-tour-first-post-online-at-24-october-from-6am/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/blog-tour-first-post-online-at-24-october-from-6am/I am doing an informal blog tour for WHEN WE HAVE WINGS. First stop is Damon Young's blog, Darkly Wise, Rudely Great.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/speculative-fiction-festival/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/speculative-fiction-festival/I will be at the Speculative Fiction Festival at the NSW Writers Centre on Sat Nov 5.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/2nd-book/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/2nd-book/I signed the contract for my second novel this week.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:43:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/mc-culture-queensland-university-of-technology-review/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/mc-culture-queensland-university-of-technology-review/This story is about many things—societal stratification, political corruption, deception, gene manipulation and selfishness to name a few—but at the heart of the story is everyone’s longing to be…Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:59:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/varuna-writer-a-day-app/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/varuna-writer-a-day-app/A great initiative by Varuna the Writers' House in Katoomba - 365 writers reading from their work, one a day, for two minutes.Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/national-library-australia/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/10/national-library-australia/We had a great time in Canberra - I went to Conflux and the rest of the family went to Questacon. We all visited Cockington Green and Parliament House and the Fred Williams exhibition at the National…Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:06:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/conflux-7-canberra/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/conflux-7-canberra/I'm looking forward to my first Conflux ever, Conflux 7 in Canberra. Program is here: https://www.conflux.org.au/Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:47:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/aurealisxpress-september-2011/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/aurealisxpress-september-2011/Best of all, though, is the gripping story.... This wonderful new author unerringly explores the social consequences, and the strains between fliers and non-fliers.Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:55:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/reading-madame-bovary-scoops-the-pool/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/reading-madame-bovary-scoops-the-pool/I'm very excited that Amanda Lohrey's fine collection of short stories, Reading Madame Bovary, has won the Fiction Book Award and Australian Short Story Collection Award in the Queensland Premier's…Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:01:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/inkling-magazine-august-2011/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/09/inkling-magazine-august-2011/When We Have Wings Claire Corbett ★★★★★★ A wonderfully imagined speculative fiction set in a world where human flight has become possible .... Poignant, beautiful and achingly human, this story is…Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:42:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/good-reading-magazine-september-2011/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/good-reading-magazine-september-2011/The descriptions of flight are written in language so assured and masterly that it’s easy to suspend disbelief and be taken on the journey into the clouds with the flyers... ...compelling in every…Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:03:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/i-read-therefore-i-am-larissas-book-journal/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/i-read-therefore-i-am-larissas-book-journal/With amazingly vivid imagery and a cast of characters you can't help but care for, this absorbing story will have you dreaming of flight while simultaneously questioning the ethics, morals and…Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:48:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/the-book-nerd-club/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/the-book-nerd-club/...a brilliant and original story that is perfectly realised. But the very best part of the book is the description of flight. I really can't stress enough how real it feels, I could see everything…Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:37:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/the-reading-room-by-brigita-ozolins-tasmanian-museum-and-art/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/the-reading-room-by-brigita-ozolins-tasmanian-museum-and-art/The Reading Room is an exhibition about the wonderful world of books and reading.Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:14:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/review-in-the-sunday-herald-sun-31-july/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/08/review-in-the-sunday-herald-sun-31-july/A thought-provoking flight of fantasy.Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:52:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/a-review-in-the-weekend-australian-saturday-30-july/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/a-review-in-the-weekend-australian-saturday-30-july/Corbett's prose has the clarity, luminosity and beauty of a well-cut diamond, especially when she describes dreamlike aerial visions.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:53:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/bioluminescent-trees/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/bioluminescent-trees/Glowing trees. I have bioluminescent plants in When We Have Wings - hard for writers to stay ahead of reality: see page here.Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:34:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/interview-with-the-herald-sun/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/interview-with-the-herald-sun/A well-written piece, I think, which teases out quite a few different issues:Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:28:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-book-launch-banquet/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-book-launch-banquet/Some of us had dinner together after the launch. The Carrington Hotel was full of guests for Yulefest and we had a Yulefest banquet in the Library, a lovely room with a crackling fire.Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:11:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/when-we-have-wings-book-launch/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/when-we-have-wings-book-launch/The book launch was a fabulous night. We held it in the grand Victorian ballroom, painted in luscious eau-de-nil and gold, of the Carrington Hotel and the co-owner of the hotel, who has a beautiful…Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:01:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/sunday-star-times-nz-10-july/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/sunday-star-times-nz-10-july/There’s magic in the descriptions of visionary architecture and idealistic modified environments, as well as in the imagined realisation of the ancient human aspiration for flight.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:54:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-townsville-bulletin-9th-july/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-townsville-bulletin-9th-july/It’s a fascinating read which will keep you guessing all the way…and, maybe, even wishing for some wings of your own. In a word: Unputdownable. – Mary Vernon, The Townsville Bulletin, 9th July 2011Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:35:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/review-at-karen-brooks-blog/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/review-at-karen-brooks-blog/A thoughtful review by Karen R Brooks.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:17:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/book-of-the-month-at-love-that-book/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/book-of-the-month-at-love-that-book/When We Have Wings is Book of the Month for July at Love That Book.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:13:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/australian-book-review/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/australian-book-review/A review in Australian Book Review, July-August 2011 issue.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:05:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/review-in-my-four-bucks/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/review-in-my-four-bucks/My Four Bucks Review.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:59:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-daily-telegraph-25th-june/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/the-daily-telegraph-25th-june/A great review in The Daily Telegraph 25th June.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/more-reviews/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/more-reviews/More Reviews - ABR, My Four Bucks Blog, Daily Telegraph.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:26:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/a-great-review-at-the-fringe-magazine/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/07/a-great-review-at-the-fringe-magazine/Great Review: "a beautiful story, written with such poetic rhythm and elegance that is was almost like reading a sonnet or poem."Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:59:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/monday-june-27th-was-the-big-day-release-of-when-we-have-win/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/monday-june-27th-was-the-big-day-release-of-when-we-have-win/Two awesome bookshop window displays.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:32:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/the-books-arrive/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/the-books-arrive/The books arrive at last...Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:40:00 GMThttps://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/launch-of-when-we-have-wings/https://www.clairecorbett.com/2011/06/launch-of-when-we-have-wings/Join us for the launch of When We Have Wings at the Carrington Hotel.Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:20:00 GMT