Co-founder of publishing house, Busybird Publishing, Blaise Van Hecke, joined me on the program today. Topics discussed include:

- A brief history and mission statement for Busybird Publishing, created with her husband. What inspired two photographers (and writers!) to become publishers.

- How the COV-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown has affected, if at all, Busybird Publishing.

- The ‘Untitled’ anthology – one of the first endeavours that Busybird embarked on (and continue to produce yearly), how it has transformed, including now in these unprecedented times.

- The limitless freedom afforded an anthology that doesn’t have a set, or specific theme.

- Issue No. 9 – the selection process from the outset and how the final product came to be, along with the disparate stories told, from the harrowing to the heart-warming, and everything in between.

- Has Australian storytelling and have the types of stories coming into Busybird changed since COV-19?

- What makes a story stand out to Busybird. How all writing is subject to subjectivity and how this should never discourage you as a writer.

Thanks heaps to Blaise for appearing on the show and for publishing one of my stories in such a stellar anthology. You can purchase a copy of the Untitled Anthology (9), along with all others here:

https://www.busybird.com.au/