Mark Smith, Australian author of dystopian novels A Road to Winter and Wilder Country chats to podcaster and educator Dani Vee about writing Australian dystopia, winning the YA Fiction Category in the Indie Book Awards 2018, and engaging boys in reading.

A brilliantly entertaining and honest discussion about writing, Australian influences, staying moral in an immoral world and the power of nature.

Mark Smith, Australian author of dystopian novels A Road to Winter and Wilder Country chats to podcaster and educator Dani Vee about writing Australian dystopia, winning the YA Fiction Category in the Indie Book Awards 2018, and engaging boys in reading. A brilliantly entertaining and honest discussion about writing, Australian influences, staying moral in an immoral world and the power of nature.

24. Mark Smith: Writing Australian dystopia, Indie Book Awards 2018 winner & engaging boys.

Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. 

The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. 

Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. 

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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. Subscribe, leave a review and listen now.

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