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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. [Read more…] about I have an agent!
It’s fast coming up to the June long weekend, which means Continuum time!
Continuum is Melbourne’s speculative fiction convention for fans and authors alike. It’s a great chance to meet other like-minded people, talk about nerdy stuff, listen to panels, do karaoke and be inspired. As a writer I come back feeling inspired to write more. Even more exciting is that the Australian Shadows Awards will be having a real, live ceremony at Continuum, and I’m up for an award. You can check out the entire program here. [Read more…] about Where I’ll be at Continuum 14
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.
[Read more…] about I’m on the Australian Shadows Awards Shortlist 2018
I went to Swancon over the Easter long weekend for the first time ever! I usually try to make it to the National Science Fiction Convention and Continuum each year. Anything else is a bonus!
Unfortunately there weren’t a lot of people at Swancon this year. I get it – the cost of flights from the east coast to the west coast is expensive. It’s cheaper for us Melburnians to fly to Hobbiton than to Perth. There were no international guest of honor this year, but kudos to Foz Meadows for stepping in. I also found the proportion of fans to writers much higher than at other conventions like Continuum. However, it was exciting to be there for both the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. [Read more…] about All the Things That Happened at Swancon 43
This year Swancon is the National Science Fiction Convention and I’m excited to be attending for the first time! Please come and say hello to me if you’re attending! I’m looking forward to meeting lots of writers and creatives from Western Australia. [Read more…] about Where I’ll be at Swancon 2018
The real answer? Yes and mostly no.
But I had a pretty good year anyway.
That’s the short version. Looking back on 2017, I felt like the first half of the year was crazy good. I got shortlisted for a Ditmar Award, longlisted for the Debut Dagger and had two short story publications.
And then… life happened. I got a mortgage, then moved house the day after I got back from an international holiday. If that’s not enough to make a person crumple into a puddle on the floor, I don’t know what is. [Read more…] about Did I reach my goals in 2017? And my 2018 goals…