Prolific cross-genre author, Fiona Kelly McGregor, sits down with Ed and Amanda to chat about her 9th novel, an historical fiction set in Sydney, The Trap. It’s Fiona’s third time at our local coastal Words on the Waves writers festival, and this time she’s here to chat queer politics, power, and abuse of power.

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Author and journalist Michael Burge joins us to discuss his experience wrangling multiple authors across two panels, and his experience as a bush journalist. Michael is the author of Dirt Trap and Tank Water.

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At Words on the Waves 2026, Ed and Amanda spoke to journalist and royal correspondent, Juliet Rieden, about her biography of Australia’s first female Attorney General, Dame Quentin Bryce.

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Ed and Amanda chat with 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival board member and prolific short story writer, Robert Wilcher. Robert shares his experience creating and running the collaborative writing website, The Moving Pen, and expounds on the importance of building and sustaining a community of writing friends.

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Ed and Amanda chat with prolific Australian author, journalist and cricket aficionado, Gideon Haigh, ahead of the Blood Lines panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We talk about Gideon's memoir, My Brother Jaz, and how in just 72 hours of drafting, he came to reckon with the death of his teenage brother some 37 years ago, and its lifelong impact on a shattered family.

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Ed and Amanda sit down with wanted men, Peter Greste and Sean Turnell, following the Wrongfully Imprisoned panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. The "terrorist and the spy," imprisoned in Egypt and Myanmar respectively, share what it was like to face trial on trumped-up charges, their battles for freedom, and the lingering impact of wrongful imprisonment on their lives today.

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Ed and Amanda chat with author, journalist and book critic, Jessie Tu, ahead of the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We asked Jessie how her role as a critic impacts her own work.

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Ed and Amanda chat with influential Australian literary figure, Nikki Gemmell, ahead of the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We talked about writing as a day job, what it looks like to 'do menopause badly,' and of course about Nikki's latest book, Wing, a contemporary thriller in the vein of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Ed and Amanda chat with debut author, Natasha Rai, in the lead up to the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Natasha is a podcaster in her own right, co-hosting The Book Deal podcast, offering motivation and inspiration for emerging writers. Natasha shared with us details of her publishing experience, offering a little insight into just how long it takes to become an "overnight" success.

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If you think the world is going to pot, you're not alone! Ed and Amanda chat with US/Australian political expert and commentator, Bruce Wolpe, about his book, What Trump's Second Term Means for Australia. Bruce featured in the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival's, New World Order panel, and shared with us his thoughts on how the United States lost its place as the 'leader of the free world'.

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