The First Time

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with RWR McDonald and Katherine Kovacic.

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

This episode we listen in on a real life writers group: Emily Gale, Nina Kenwood and Bronte Coates.

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

We share some of the listening, reading and donating we've been doing to support the #blacklivesmatter movement, focussing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and activists.
Then Kate talks to writer and literary critic Chris Flynn about creativity, criticism and why Liz Gilbert endorsed his new book, Mammoth.

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 This episode of Conversations with Friends is with YA author Poppy Nwosu and author of adult and children's fiction Sonya Bates.  

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

This episode of Conversations with Friends with with authors Sally Piper and Shady Cosgrove. 

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

It's that time in the 'publication journey' where Kate has to start pitching some loosely book related articles to help with promo. She's determined to do it better this time around and asks Katherine for help.
Then Kate talks to Brisbane writer and bookseller, Krissy Kneen about lust in the time of coronavirus, her different approaches in writing for screen and the page and why the Brisbane Literary Mafia are the best writing crew.

We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Three via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635! Thanks for joining us!

It's that time of the 'publication journey' where Kate has to pitch articles related to the new book. So she does what any smart writer would do, and asks her friend to do the thinking for her.

Then, a conversation with Brisbane writer and bookseller, Krissy Kneen that covers the brave new world of online events, different approaches to writing in a variety of forms and a reading list to improve your sex writing.

We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle!

 

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In this episode of #Conversations with Friends, we listen in on authors Sean O'Beirne and Wayne Marshall.  

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

This week's a coming-out-of-lockdown catchup!  The hosts talk covers (THE MOTHER FAULT IS BEAUTIFUL!), Space Stations and what is Tik Tok?   
Then Katherine talks to #ownvoices YA author Kay Kerr. 

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In this episode of #Conversations with Friends, we listen in on multi-award winning and best selling authors Sarah Schmidt and Favel Parrett.

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The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.