“We don’t need no edjucashun” sang Pink Floyd; sadly, on the topic of vampires, I can’t join the chorus. Authors Jason Nahrung and Angela Slatter join me alongside reviewers C J Dee and Elizabeth Manthos to discuss vampires, their attraction, their metaphors and the writing that inspires current fascination with the bloodsucking fiends. I get […]

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Bruce Mutard, prominent creator in the Australian comic books scene, celebrated his Master in comics being 99.9% complete with this Words into Pictures exhibition. In another video/podcast (coming soon) Bruce talks about his work in the exhibition but this is all about the celebration. Click on any thumbnail to open the gallery. Use left and […]

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On a chilly day in Melbourne, plunger pots full of delicious coffee scented the air, enticing authors, volunteers, journalists and special guests alike in the Wheeler Centre performance space. We were gathered here together to celebrate the launch of the Melbourne Writers Festival program for 2014. Michael Webster, MWF Chair and patron of the arts, lead […]

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On a cold winter’s evening – July 8 to be exact – at the close of the Guardians of the Galaxy 17 minute preview I rushed out of IMAX at about 6 pm to walk briskly up to Readings for the 6:30 pm launch of Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier. Justine entertained attendees with discussion of […]

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Considering the title of this book, the Blood She Betrayed by Cheryse Durrant-Curtis, this was a fairly bloodless book launch. The bloodless nature of this Bloody book launch was probably helped by the fact that, although terminally morbid, Daleks aren’t stabby. Lindy Cameron of Clan Destine Press, wearing a tee shirt saying ‘Rule #1 the […]

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Late in 2013, Dr Anne Richards, Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffiths University, delivered a keynote speech to the Small Press Network conference in Melbourne, titled ‘Coming Out: Reframing the Public Face of Publishing’. Her speech, on day 1, had attendees buzzing for the remainder of the 2-day conference. Anne’s speech is available in MP3 (audio-only) […]

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At Continuum X, Ticonderoga Publications launched Death at the Blue Elephant and Kisses By Clockwork. Celebrations included some bubbly, authors reading snippets of their work (featured in the video) and some short speeches. Russell B Farr introduced the event with acknowledging Ticonderoga authors who have passed away. Russell mentions the Year’s Best Science Fiction Fantasy […]

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An interview by Nalini Haynes Podcast (MP3 version) is above Quicklink to the video interview David Henley, author and creative director working in association with the publishing industry, talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter Zine about his novels, Amazon, the publishing industry and more. HarperVoyager has published two novels in David’s science fiction trilogy: […]

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For 17 years Keelen Mailman lived and worked on Mount Tabor, a cattle station subject to Native Title. Mending and building fences, putting out salt licks for the cattle, protecting sacred sites and teaching the next generation, Keelen was busy. She was also instrumental in a 7 year struggle to reclaim Aborigine bones from a […]

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Traci Castleberry, Matt Cresswell and Melissa Scott joined me to discuss diversity with a focus on how to include gender and sexually diverse characters. The short version: Queer is not all that hard. To hear the longer version, click on the podcast! Contents list for quick links to save scrolling Traci Castleberry Matt Cresswell Melissa […]

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