Author copies have arrived! My latest on the state of the climate and Australia's climate policy is out on 3 June. Available from bookshops and newsagents around the country, or order online here: quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2024/06/…

When you go DEEP in an interview, especially with an ‘ordinary’ (or as the great Studs Terkel called them, ‘uncelebrated’) person: just being listened to with sincere interest and curiosity can bring forth remarkable and extraordinary stories. More in ep! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sto…

After weeks of tensions, pro-Palestine student protest organisers announced a partial victory last night & signalled they would pack up and go home. But not until University of Melbourne confirms the claimed deal. James Costa & Citizen team report: thecitizen.org.au/articles/deal-…

Bon voyage!

Ready for a real reencounter with my dear colleagues, the literary journalists-cronistas scholars across the globe IALJS today in Sydney #IALJS-18 Conference Macquarie University University of South Wales

Excited to hop a ferry on Sydney Harbour to the start of the International Literary Journalism Studies Conference ⁦IALJS⁩ ⁦Macquarie University⁩ & meet global scholars. I’ll be presenting on Narrative Podcasts as Digital Literary Journalism. #IALJS #litjournalism

Immersive stories of rural Chinese women, Black Humanities in South Africa, the largely invisible work of women journalists in Brazil and the fascinating concept of Taidan-Bon, a sort of Japanese dialogue-based book. (Would make a great podcast form!) great start #ialjs

‘My elders speak 3-8 languages…but I have not heard them described as polyglots. I hear them described as illiterate.’ Profound, insightful keynote from Dr Debra Dank ⁦⁦#IALJS #litjournalism Slide compares the multiplicity of Indigenous languages in Australia with Europe.

Exciting long day of discussions on literary journalism in Sydney IALJS #ialjs-18 #litjournalism

Fab prez ⁦⁦IALJS⁩ conference Sydney on ‘features of gonzo poetics’ in Literary Journalism by Polish scholar #JanMiklas-Frankowski. I can map 6 of the 7 to exemplary narrative podcasts 👌 Just not sure if/how the ‘intoxication’ factor may have played out 😄 #litjournalism

Tribute to our dear Norman Sims IALJS #ialjs-18 Macquarie University

Happy to present o. New approaches to literary journalism #ialjs-18 in our traditional Latin American Panel IALJS Sydney Macquarie University University of South Wales with Roberto Herrscher Pablo Calvi

Fab week of literary journalism conference ⁦IALJS⁩. Sydney Harbour stealing the show as usual - our banquet on board as Vivid Festival lit up the Opera House. Diverse topics from Writing Climate Breakdown to LGBT Cronicas under Pinochet to whether The Wire is LJ. A: No!

My contribution IALJS: Exploring Narrative Podcasts as Digital Literary Journalism, and a Masterclass on The Making of The Greatest Menace, our multi-awardwinning podcast about a 'gay prison' in Australia. Plus a hard sell of my book 😄 #IALJS #litjournalism #audiostorytelling

More great snaps from last weeks International Association of Literary Journalism Studies #IALJS conference #18 in stunning #Sydney Australia: * group photo from sunset cruise * Dr Bonita Mason * Gudanji/Wakaja woman Dr Debra Dank reading from her book We Come With This Place

Two years of reporting, months of writing, and seasons of rewriting. Long form is like climbing a steep muddy hill in flip flops. Still, I count myself among the lucky ones who do it. Thanks to The Believer for running "The Recollector," my latest, about a museum and a stone.

Podcast 'reviews' are so often either blurb or shameless PR. If you've a good critical ear and a yen to analyse audio works in depth, RDR wants your input! 👇

#NewBook "The Art of Fact in the Digital Age. An Anthology of New Literary Journalism" edited by Jacqueline Marino & David O. Dowling The books "is a showcase of the most powerful and moving journalism of the past 25 years" buff.ly/3KwUpxU Jorge Carrión Revista Anfibia

IALJS members Jacqueline Marino & David O. Dowling have edited an excellent new anthology, "The Art of Fact in the Digital Age: An Anthology of New Literary Journalism". Get your copy now!