Category: Writing

  • ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ is shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards

    ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ is shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards

    I’m over the moon to announce that my short story, ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ has been shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards. The Scarlet Stiletto Awards are run by Sisters in Crime for Australian female crime authors, and there’s almost $10K in prizes up for grabs. 

  • I have an agent!

    I have an agent!

    If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen some exciting news from me in the last month! I’ve got an agent! I’m now represented by Paul Stevens of Donald Maass Literary Agency. This is a big step for me as a writer and I couldn’t be happier.

  • I’m on the Australian Shadows Awards Shortlist 2018

    I’m on the Australian Shadows Awards Shortlist 2018

    Surprisingly, this year has been a bit of an awards nomination bonanza for me. I’m on the shortlist for the Australian Shadows Awards for The Rocky Wood Award for Non-Fiction and Criticism. It’s for my piece on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa at Weird Fiction Review, which you can read online for free.

  • Genrecon 2017 Wrap Up

    Genrecon 2017 Wrap Up

    Last weekend went to one of the biggest writing conventions in Australia: Genrecon. It’s held every two years in sunny Queensland. I had a blast last time I went, so I wasn’t about to miss out this time. The last four months have been tough for me and I came into Genrecon feeling creatively spent.…

  • I’m chairing a panel at Genrecon!

    I’m chairing a panel at Genrecon!

    I’m really excited to tell you all I’m chairing a panel at Genrecon in November with some fantastic genre fiction authors. Yay! The panel is: Surviving the book launch (and the lull that follows) 1:30-2:30pm Sunday 12 November First the book comes out and it feels like everyone’s talking about it. Then the book’s been…

  • Continuum 13 Wrap-up

    Continuum 13 Wrap-up

    After every convention I go to, I try to put some meandering brain thoughts into words, so that everyone can partake of the wonder that is a speculative fiction convention. This year Continuum 13 was the Australian National Science Fiction Convention. Last year I’d been on the committee for Continuum, so this year was an entirely…