Olivia De Zilva is a writer based in Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide). Her novel Plastic Budgie was released in July 2025 by Pink Shorts Press. Her novella Eggshell was released by Spineless Wonders in November 2025. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The Guardian, SBS, The Saturday Paper, Mascara Literary Review and many other publications. Olivia's writing has been shortlisted by the Richell Prize, The Kat Muscat Fellowship, The Deborah Cass award and recently, was the inaugural winner of the AAWP Novella Prize.

Hosted by Tyler Jackson Chappell

This conversation was recorded on Ngarrindjeri/ Ramindjeri land.

Links:

Olivia’s website -

https://oliviadezilva.com/

Olivia’s instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oliviadezilva/

Opinionated Bookclub instagram - https://www.instagram.com/opinionatedclub/

Plastic Budgie - https://www.pinkshortspress.com.au/books/p/plastic-budgie?srsltid=AfmBOooOFw5Yssla4snXZg5HdMxVJIi3EFQgrcmeSGK1u0XgZgDV3eiC

Eggshell -

https://shortaustralianstories.com.au/product/eggshell/

Olivia on The Guardian -

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/aug/28/olivia-de-zilva-the-10-funniest-things-i-have-ever-seen-on-the-internet

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/03/the-moment-i-knew-i-watched-him-nurse-our-pet-rabbit-to-health-and-i-felt-at-peace

Pink Shorts Press -

https://www.pinkshortspress.com.au/

Matt Hooton’s book Everything Lost, Everything Found - https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460765869/everything-lost-everything-found-perfect-for-readers-of-the-midnight-watch-and-the-last-painting-of-sara-de-vos/

Splinter Journal -

https://splinterjournal.com/

In this interview I was lucky enough to sit down with Leah Gace. Leah is a self described arts worker employed by a non-arts entity. For the last almost 19 years she has acted and evolved in the role of arts and cultural development officer for Alexandrina council. There are very few people able to walk the line of government and the arts as gracefully and successfully as Leah; she is uniquely situated in the arts world and has insights rarely found. Her years of experience and unwavering enthusiasm have generated a wealth of knowledge, some of which she was kind enough to share.

Hosted by Tyler Jackson Chappell

This conversation was recorded at the South Coast Regional Arts Centre on Ngarrindjeri land.

Links:

Signal Point Gallery

https://www.rgasa.org.au/signalpointgallery

Signal Point Experience Centre https://www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/discover/signal-point-experience-centre

South Coast Regional Arts Centre

https://www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/discover/venuesandhire/south-coast-regional-arts-centre2