Dark Matter Zine puts renowned fantasy author Juliet Marillier in the limelight in this podcast (above and on iTunes) and video (embedded below). Juliet has a special friend sitting on her lap throughout the interview but not the furry friend pictured. Even Smokey (my cat) puts in an appearance before deciding her electric blanket is more […]

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John Lombard puts Justin Cronin in the hot seat while Nalini is off sick. The podcast is above and is available on iTunes while the video is embedded below. Justin Cronin graduated from Harvard and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He has won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award. He […]

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Kaaron Warren’s novel, The Grief Hole, was launched at the National Library of Australia during the 2016 Canberra Writers Festival. The Grief Hole is published by IFWG Publishing Australia. The podcast (audio only) version is above and is also available on iTunes while the video version is embedded below. The second half of the launch — […]

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In this podcast and video I’m putting Sarah Ayoub in the limelight. The podcast is at the top of this post and available in iTunes while the video is embedded down a bit. Feel free to scroll down now. Below the video are my questions that Sarah answers. Sarah is a freelance journalist and author based […]

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This interview can be accessed by the podcast (above), the video (below) or iTunes. Zana Fraillon grew up surrounded by books. Her love of literature, children and magic were the motivation behind her becoming a primary school teacher and author after a brief stint as a professional magician. Her first foray into the world of […]

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Wendy Orr talks to Nalini in the above podcast and the below video. Wendy grew up in France, Canada and USA. She was a compulsive reader and writer from an early age, and now writes for children, young adults and adults. Her books have been published in 25 countries and languages and have won awards […]

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Nalini puts Rajith Savanadasa, author of Ruins, in the limelight. The podcast is above and the video is below. Podcasts are also available on iTunes. Rajith was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Melbourne. He turned to creative writing in the final year of an engineering degree then completed the Professional Writing and […]

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Hi, this is Nalini Haynes, your host on Dark Matter Zine‘s ‘Into the Limelight’ series. Today I’m shining the limelight on Kylie Chan (pictured left). This interview is available as a podcast (above or on iTunes) and as a video (below). Kylie married a Hong Kong national in a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in Eastern […]

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A Limelight interview by Nalini Haynes Hi, I’m Nalini Haynes, your host for Dark Matter Zine‘s podcast. Today I’m putting Will Kostakis in the limelight. The podcast (MP3) is at the top of this post and the video (MP4) is just below. Later a transcript will be available; my apologies for Will’s hotel internet, which […]

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Hi, Dark Matter Zine‘s podcast is putting Shivaun Plozza in the limelight. Shivaun has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in creative writing and a second master’s degree in publishing and communications from Melbourne University as well as a graduate diploma in education. She’s interned at Penguin, Melbourne University Publishing and Writers Victoria as well as […]

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