Introduction and interview questions by guest curator, Bec Taylor I would like to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of the land, the Palawa people of Tasmania, and to their Elders, past, present, and emerging. I acknowledge their deep spiritual connection to the land and their ongoing contributions to the culture of this nation. … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Meet featured historian, Dr. Dianne Snowden
#TasmanianLitMonth – Tasmanian Science Writing
Written by Dr. Michael Stoddart, introduction and book reviews by guest curator, Bec Taylor Throughout this series of blog posts on Tasmanian authors, the focus has mostly been on fiction creators. What many don't know is that Tasmania has a thriving scientific community. Today's post features one of the most eminent Tasmanian scientists, Dr. Michael … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Tasmanian Science Writing
#TasmanianLitMonth: A Writing Culture
Written by Rayne Allinson, Assistant Publisher at Forty South Rayne Allinson has a PhD in History from Oxford University. She is Assistant Publisher at Forty South and runs the Reading Groups at Fullers Bookshop in Hobart. Tasmanian Bookshops and Publishing One of the first things that struck me when I arrived back in Tassie three … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: A Writing Culture
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Avery McDougall
Written by Avery McDougall, introduction and background by guest curator, Bec Taylor About Avery Image credit: Sarai Lawson, Tamar Valley Writing Festival. Avery McDougall is a writer of fiction, a voracious reader, and a grammar nerd based in Launceston. Avery works in youth support services promoting microenterprise. As a young woman with high functioning autism … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Avery McDougall
#TasmanianLitMonth – Tasmanian Crime Writing, Part 3: Crime Writing and Mystery Fiction Literary Exhibition
Written by author and festival director, L.M.J Owen The Pandemic Hits As mentioned in the earlier blog post about Tasmanian crime writing festivals, in 2019 I was inspired by Agatha Christie’s visit to Tasmania a century ago to found a new festival in the Huon Valley - the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival (TARWF), … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Tasmanian Crime Writing, Part 3: Crime Writing and Mystery Fiction Literary Exhibition
#TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer: Danielle Wood
Author Danielle WoodPhoto credit: Karen Brown Danielle Wood is the author of The Alphabet of Light and Dark, Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls, Housewife Superstar: The Very Best of Marjorie Bligh and Mothers Grimm. As Minnie Darke, she is the author of Star-crossed, The Lost Love Song, With Love from Wish & Co and the forthcoming Audible Original, Wild Apples. With Heather … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer: Danielle Wood
#TasmanianLitMonth – The Bluffs by Kyle Perry
Kyle PerryPhoto credit: Penguin Random House About Kyle Perry Kyle Perry is a drug and alcohol counsellor based in Hobart, Tasmania. He has grown up around the Tasmanian bush and seas, with the landscape a key feature of his writing and his spare time. He loves the sea, and his entire leg is covered in … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – The Bluffs by Kyle Perry
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Karen Harrland
Written by Tasmanian author Karen Harrland Karen Harrland Writing the 'Daughter of the Plateau' and 'Spinifex Baby' I sat on the timber steps outside the old weatherboard cottage with a steaming coffee. Towering Eucalypts caught the wind that blew off the mist shrouded mountains behind me, and I felt my thoughts deepen as I looked … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Karen Harrland
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Lyndon Riggall
Written by guest contributor Lyndon Riggall, introduction by Bec Taylor Lyndon Riggall is a northern Tasmanian writer and English teacher at Launceston College and co-host, with Annie Warburton, of the Tamar Valley Writers’ Festival Podcast. Tasmania being Tasmania, and six degrees of separation being more like two, it turns out Lyndon was both a student … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Lyndon Riggall
#TasmanianLitMonth: Tasmanian Crime Writing & Writing Festivals, Part 2
Written by author and festival director, LMJ Owen Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime, visits Tasmania As mentioned in Part 1, Agatha Christie visited Tasmania in 1922 and loved it. She wrote in her autobiography: “Incredibly beautiful Hobart, with its deep blue sea and harbor, and its flowers, trees and shrubs. I planned to come … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Tasmanian Crime Writing & Writing Festivals, Part 2
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