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- S2 Ep5: Imagining the Past - Nicole AlexanderOur interview with best-selling author Nicole Alexander on writing about rural Australia: the challenges, the research, the histories, and the people.38 min
- S2 Ep4: Imagining the Past - Catherine JinksIn this episode, we speak with Catherine Jinks, award-winning author of this year's Shepherd, and the Theophilus Grey and Pagan series - on voice, character, and writing for readers of all ages.30 min
- S2 Ep3: Imagining the Past - David Whish-WilsonKelly Gardiner talks to David Whish-Wilson, author of The Coves, about the wild years of the American gold rush, fascinating people from the past, and the allure of crime writing.41 min
- S2 Ep2: Imagining the Past - Pamela HartPamela Hart discusses her research processes and favourite resources, what makes a great idea for a book, and offers advice to emerging writers of historical fiction.41 min
- S2 Ep1: Imagining the Past - Jackie FrenchOur first podcast interview for 2019 features one of Australia's favourite authors, and our guest of honour at this year's conference – the incomparable Jackie French.46 min
- Imagining the Past - Catherine Padmore & Kelly Gardiner
Kelly Gardiner and Catherine Padmore chat about the craft of writing Historical Bio-Fiction.
31 min - Imagining the Past - Ngahuia te Awekotuku & Deborah Challinor
Kelly talks to Ngahuia and Deborah about the challenges of reinterpreting C19 narratives of first contact and colonisation
#HNSA #NgahuiateAwekotuku #DeborahChallinor #historicalfiction
34 min - Imagining the Past - Lucy Treloar
Kelly Gardiner chats with Lucy Treloar about specific issues encountered writing Australian colonial fiction
#historialfiction #writing #history #fiction #LucyTreloar
34 min - Imagining the Past - Kate Forsyth
Kelly Gardiner chats with Kate Forsyth about her passion for history, fairy tales and writing stories that combine both.
#writing #history #historicalfiction #fiction #kateforsyth
34 min - Imagining the Past - Sulari Gentill and Robert Gott
Kelly Gardiner chats to Sulari Gentill and Robert Gott about their fictional detectives and the challenges of co-writing an historical mystery play.
#writing #history #historicalfiction #fiction #Sularigentill #robertgott
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About Imagining The Past
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The Imagining the Past podcast series is brought to you by the Historical Novel Society Australasia. We feature authors appearing at our biennial conferences or have been recognised in our $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize.
Our HNSA hosts, Greg Johnston and Kelly Gardiner, discuss researching, writing and publishing historical fiction with acclaimed writers of the genre in its many forms from crime to fantasy to literary fiction, set in eras stretching from ancient times to the Swinging Sixties, and for readers of all ages.
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our writing programs and the ARA Historical Novel Prize. #writing #history #historicalfiction #fiction #books #podcast
Imagining the Past is listed in the Top 25 Historical Fiction Podcasts.
Our hosts
Greg (G.S. )Johnston is the author of three historical novels – Sweet Bitter Cane (2019), The Cast of a Hand (2015), and The Skin of Water (2012), and a fourth novel set in contemporary Hong Kong, Consumption (2011). After completing a degree in pharmacy, a year in Italy re-ignited his passion for writing and he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Feeling the need for a broader canvas, he started writing short stories and novels. He is the Treasurer of HNSA.
Kelly Gardiner writes historical fiction for all ages. Her latest series is The Firewatcher Chronicles. Her other books include Goddess, based on the life of Mademoiselle de Maupin; 1917: Australia’s Great War, shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize and Asher Award; the Swashbuckler pirate trilogy; and a picture book, Billabong Bill’s Bushfire Christmas. Her young adult novels Act of Faith and The Sultan’s Eyes, were both shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, while Act of Faith was shortlisted for the ASA’s Barbara Jefferis Award.
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