By Amy Walters Amy saw Venus In Fur at the Street Theatre in late August. The play was written by David Ives and was first performed in 2010. The Street’s production was directed by Caroline Stacey, and starred Joanna Richards and Craig Alexander. As Hannah Gadbsy pointed out in her ABC television series Nakedy Nudes, … Continue reading
From new access opportunities to manuscript development to connecting with the publishing industry, there are plenty of reasons to apply for HARDCOPY 2018! But we thought we’d share a few more, this time via our past participants. This year, the program is more accessible than ever with a new First Nations Writers Scholarship, in partnership … Continue reading
Canberra-born (now Melbourne-based) author Anna Snoekstra is headed back to the capital next week, for the launch of her new novel Little Secrets. Anna took the time to give us an insight into her process and practice, and set the scene for the book… Tell us about the inspiration for your new book Little Secrets. … Continue reading
Canberra-based author Kaaron Warren has been publishing horror and science fiction for more than 20 years. We caught a brief chat with her ahead of her forthcoming workshop (and Halloween!)… Do you have any Halloween reads you’d recommend, and do you have a dream literary Halloween costume? I’ve just finished Adrian Barnes’ Nod, which was brilliant. … Continue reading
Words by Bec Fleming, ACTWC Blogger in Residence I’m indecisive. It’s almost always a curse. At conferences I’m usually the one hovering between two doors, frantically re-reading abstracts right before the session begins. In my university days I couldn’t decide between English and History as a major. In the end I stumbled my way into … Continue reading
– by Alison O’Hara Learning to write is like learning to knit. You look at other people’s work – simple patchwork squares, a scarf or beanie, or even a plain sweater or cardigan – and think ‘I can do that!’ It looks so easy, especially when you’ve learned the basic stitches; you feel you can … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we heard rumblings about a 52 Week Illustration Challenge, and then lovely drawings started popping up on Facebook. We had to learn more. The brainchild behind this endeavour is Canberra’s own Tania McCartney. ACTWC intern, Sophie Lovell, recently interviewed Tania about this project. Their conversation is below. ACTWC: The 52-Week Illustration … Continue reading
In much the same way that you might have to give yourself a pep talk before donning an elegant dress (or tux) to attend a ball, submitting your writing to competitions can cause anxiety, excitement and fear of failure. What if you’re not ready? What if they don’t like your writing? As in most things in life, preparation is key. Here are our … Continue reading
Bob Phillips attended the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild-hosted annual CONFLUX: an event for writers of Science Fiction and beyond. This year, it was held in collaboration with the similarly-genred NATCON. Here are his thoughts on the convention that was. Speculative fiction [spec fic] is a broad church: it covers science fiction, fantasy, horror, artwork, games, … Continue reading
While we celebrate the Centenary, we thought we’d delight in some of our favourite interviews Author Irma Gold has conducted while compiling and editing Canberra’s latest and greatest collection of stories from writers across one hundred years of Canberra’s history, The Invisible Thread. A complete library of interviews and profiles is available on Irma’s blog, … Continue reading
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