Show Notes:

Interview 1: Dianna

• Part of BCP Creative Squire's

• Always been creative

• Grew up with Old School Fantasy

• Pre-evolution of Cursed Cove was the first book.

• Writes Sapphic

• Dictates her stories - Started typing.

• Least favourite part is Editing

• Chose Indie to Dip toe in.

• Some stories that she can with publishers share but some are heart stories.

• Challenges that arise shift and change

• Tip: Take your time. Don't rush. Find your own people.

• Crochet's while dictating

Interview 2: Chris

• Everyone has their own Journeys - how people approach are different.

• Had a privileged childhood - drawn to things that lurk in the shadows.

• Fascinated by the unknown

• Found confidence in finding her people

• Spent alot of time in the library

• Writing was Cathartic - a safe way to navigate thoughts and feeling.

• Had a very supportive family

Where the Excerpt Came From:

Her Daffodil Queen

Guest Bio:

Heather Salter-Purves is a British-born author who has transplanted her love of dark, lush storytelling to the sweltering heat of Western Australia. A devotee of gothic macabre writing and twisted fairy tales, she crafts stories that help readers navigate darkness and find connection in the shadows.

Heather's fascination with dark magical worlds began in childhood, listening to Discworld audiobooks with her father—a foundation that shaped her belief in stories as survival tools through difficult times. She draws inspiration from mythology reimagining and the kind of beautifully twisted narratives that bloom in unexpected places.

With The Daffodil Queen, the first book in her Twisted Garden Saga, Heather found her true voice as a sapphic fantasy and folklore author. This sapphic retelling of Hades and Persephone, woven through with Welsh mythology, marked the direction she intends to take her career—exploring queer reimagining of myth and legend where women love women amid gothic landscapes and magical darkness. Her 2026 release Shadows Beyond the Gates continues this journey, cementing her commitment to sapphic fantasy rooted in folklore and the beautifully macabre.

When not wrangling words or her headstrong, defiant daughter, Heather can be found supported by her wife Lee-Anne, covered by her rescued staffy-cross Jersey, and supervised by Mahogany, the world's grumpiest cat. She writes to help people bloom in the darkness, creating spaces where readers can lose themselves in the kind of stories that make survival not just possible, but magical.

Booklist:

Cursed Cove

Haunted Headlands

Her Daffodil Queen

2026 Release

Primrose Princess

Mist and Memory

Shadows Beyond the gate (WIth BCP)

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B09GV681VM?ingress=0&lp_context_query=heather%20salter-purves&visitId=a0243596-14ea-4a7a-a809-03a4db9c94ad&ref_=ap_rdr

Links

Contact Heather Salter-Purves

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20341612.Heather_Salter_Purves

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeatherSalterPurvesauthor

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Contact Chris

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.ilsley.5

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This Event has been sponsored by the Australian Cultural Fund

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