ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 23 May 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication.

For the fourth episode of series two, we have a very special episode: Date with A Debut LIVE at the 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival! Nick hosted a special panel on the final day of the festival, featuring debut authors Rosemary Lewis, John Morrissey and Megan Rogers.

PROMOTION:

Words & Nerds is excited to partner with Booktopia, Australia’s Local Bookstore for a special offer. Until 22nd May 2024, get 10% off at Booktopia when using the special code WORDS10 at checkout! Ts & Cs apply!*

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BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Life’s Not a Paragraph by Rosemary Lewis: https://bit.ly/3w7rv41 

The Heart is a Star by Megan Rogers: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/m5MGkD 

Firelight by John Morrissey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Y9eNkO 

Other Books Mentioned:

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XYkNv5 

I for Isobel by Amy Witting: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/zNM45m 

The Box Man by Kobo Abe: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/6ejEQN 

A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/R5QbN7 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Rosemary Lewis, John Morrissey, Megan Rogers

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev, Scion Audio (Live Recording Production at Event), NUspace

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:4

Episode Number: #17

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Rosemarie Milsom & Amy Lovat (Newcastle Writers Festival), Text Publishing, Fourth Estate Publishing - Harpercollins Australia, Catchfire Press, NUspace, University of Newcastle 

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‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present. This episode was recorded on unceded Awabakal and Worimi Country.