Last but not least, number 8 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival was with festival programmer, Mandi McIntosh.

Number 7 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we enjoyed a detour into the world of ageing with Melissa Levi.

Number 6 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we enjoyed a conversation with conversation expert, Jane Hutcheon.

Number 5 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we spoke with Eleanor Limprecht. Eleanor is the chair of the Board of Directors at Writing New South Wales, and is the author of four novels, including her most recent, The Coast.

Number 4 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chatted with thriller author, Petronella McGovern, about her latest book, ‘The Liars.’

Number 3 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we meet with thriller author and long-time Aussie-in-training, Ashley Kalagian Blunt.

Number 2 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with Jock Serong — reformed lawyer and multi award-winning author of several books including ‘The Rules of Backyard Cricket’ and his most recent novel, ‘The Settlement.’

Number 1 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with the festival’s children’s program coordinator and middle grade author, Fiona Lloyd. Fiona’s debut children’s novel ‘Being Jimmy Baxter’ launches with Penguin Random House on 4 July. In our chat, we talk dark themes in middle grade and why she cried when she first saw her book’s cover design.

Join Ed and Amanda on a podyssey of epic proportions as we dive into The Whale. Was the film really fatphobic? And what does that mean for writers?

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It’s a write-off! Winning strategies for flash and microfiction competitions and how writing prompts can either spark inspiration or spontaneously combust it.

In Get Rec’d, the Grass is Greener, but the competition is anything but healthy.

Plus, we officially launch the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction!

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