Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency apnews.com/article/ursula…

Going through all the chapters changing the point of view from third person subjective to first person. It’s a very big job because pov is everything but it’s bringing out my character’s true personality.

This is worth listening to. It could change your perception and fear of death. “What really happens when you Die | End-of-life-phenomena • At Home with ... youtu.be/78SkTuk8Zd4?si… via YouTube

Just bought the audio version of The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. At least if I don’t enjoy the novel I will certainly enjoy the Irish accents. It’s my favorite in the world.

At the height of the COVID pandemic, the US military launched a secret propaganda operation to counter China’s growing influence in Southeast Asia, aiming to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of China’s vaccines and other aid reut.rs/3z3dSDZ

Heading off to Canberra today for this very special lunch.

Victoria is talking bold action to boost reading. Here's what needs to happen now to ensure this important reform stays on track. By our education experts Jordana Hunter and Amy Haywood via ABC News grattan.edu.au/news/at-last-v… #auspol #springst #edutwitter

We’re almost halfway through the #PremiersReadingChallenge! It’s amazing to see so many young readers take part 🥳🏆📖 Hear our 2024 PRC author and ambassador Gabrielle Wang 王兴霜 talk about the power of parents & carers reading to their children. Register: brnw.ch/21wKWeA

I was thrilled to receive a Creative Australia Literature Grant to write and illustrate The Silken Thread, a middle grade novel which will be published by Penguin Books Aus in 2025. Thank you australiangovernment Creative Australia for your support for this project and for the arts.

Amazing hand woven hammock. I walk Hero in this park everyday and had heard of some big kids visiting at night but I’d never noticed this until my toddler grandchild pointed it out to me. As we grow older the world closes in. Oh to see the world thru our toddler eyes.

We were pleased to see Graham Perrett and Kate Chaney champion authors and writing in the second reading of the Creative Australia Amendment Bill to introduce two new Creative Australia bodies: First Nations Arts and Writing Australia!

Don't miss out! Applications close 1pm AEST 22 July for mid-career/established Australian writers for TWO Fellowships worth $80,000 each. See 🔗 brnw.ch/21wLaso for more info, to check eligibility requirements and to apply online. Australian Society of Authors Australian Publishers Association #culturalfund

Are you a plotter or a pantser? How do you decide which is the best way to tell your story? Come and join me for this one day writing novels for children workshop on plot and structure. writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/even…

Happy to announce that bookings are now open for my fiction intensive, a weekend writing retreat. It's in March 2025 in Hepburn Springs, Victoria. Forget about the world, learn lots, meet other writers, and focus on your novel and your creative practice. newpagewriting.com/masterclasses-…

The truth is revealed! 🌞 This video was produced last year by Creative Australia just before the Prime Minister’s Literary Award dinner at the National Library of Australia National Library of Australia. I will be putting the full version of the interview on my website.

The absolute truth about writing.

Victoria's new 'clean air' project could help end the COVID pandemic and boost productivity abc.net.au/news/2024-07-3… Great initiative by the Victorian government

If you're a Sydney-based school that doesn't have budget for a Book Week event, and you'd like one on August 20, get in touch

Snuggly pair of tawny frogmouths

The most important piece of advice I can offer on the subject of writing novels for children. If the phrase, sentence, paragraph doesn’t progress the story, then it serves no purpose in the manuscript. Edit edit edit. #writetip