Richard Harland in the Limelight In this interview I’m talking to a fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia, who has been an academic, performance artist and writer, publishing 15 full length works of fiction, three academic books, short stories and poems. He’s won the Aurealis Award 6 times and the A Bertrand […]

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K J Taylor in the Limelight Melbourne Supanova featured K J Taylor as a guest speaker. I seized the opportunity to speak to Katie about her career and her novels. That interview is available below in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) formats. One of the things that impressed me deeply about Katie is her work ethic […]

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Paul Collins in the Limelight I recently spoke to Paul Collins, author and owner/operator of Ford Street Publishing here in Melbourne.  Ford Street has a strong focus on the educational publication sector, with books ranging from picture books for children to YA (teens). This interview is a must for aspiring and emerging writers to more fully understand […]

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Hugh Howey in the Limelight Hugh Howey was guest of Supanova in 2013. He started as a self-published author but is now published by large publishing houses. His bestselling novel Wool was optioned for a movie. Update: Apple TV seems to be running a few series based on Hugh Howey’s books, starting in 2023. On […]

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On 15 April 2013, I spoke to an author who claims he’s held more jobs than any sane person should admit to — singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked […]

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Russell B Farr is the founder of Ticonderoga Publications; Russell currently runs Ticonderoga with his partner, Liz Grzyb, both pictured left (photo courtesy of Cat Sparks, thanks). Russ blames SF personalities like Jonathan Strahan for his desire to start a publishing company in the 1990s. Ticonderoga Publications can be described as small press and an […]

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Gracie and Josh Susanne Gervay and Serena Gedde’s beautiful children’s book Gracie and Josh was launched on the Labor Day long weekend in the Richmond Library’s children’s section. Paul Collins of Ford Street Publishing acted as MC, introducing Hazel Edwards as guest speaker who launched Gracie and Josh, Susanne and Serena and finally Kathryn Norton […]

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If you’ve been following the space marine controversy since December, you will have seen an explosion from the science fiction community seeking to keep ‘space marines’ in the public domain as befits a science fiction icon first mentioned in 1932 and since incorporated into the SF of many great authors.  A backlash occurred from those protective of […]

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UPDATE: MP3 of speeches is now at the bottom of this page. Big Arse 3, Melbourne’s largest scheduled comic book launch for 2013, saw speeches and huzzahs aplenty. The facebook event describes Big Arse: “It’s that time of the year when the giant arse from space hovers over Melbourne and delivers us a great golden shower of […]

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Alison Goodman in the Limelight UPDATE: MP3 version of the interview is above. Alison Goodman talks to Nalini about Alison’s career, her published novels and her work in progress.  The interview is available in MP4 below; an MP3 (audio only) version will be available soon. Alison’s debut novel was short-listed for Australia’s premier judged science fiction […]

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