By Angharad Lodwick I arrived at the National Library of Australia for this event with a bit of time to spare, so I went to pick up a copy of cartoonist Michael Leunig’s new book “Hope in Dark Times” from the NLA bookstore. A veteran of these events, I figured if I picked up a … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick In 1967 a book was published that has haunted Australia for 50 years. To celebrate this milestone, the National Library of Australia held a very special event. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay is a novel set in the Mount Macedon area of Victoria in 1900. Centred around a fictional female … Continue reading
Like a Love Affair: Ivan Southall—Fellowship Presentation at the National Library of Australia by Dr Gabrielle Carey By Angharad Lodwick I remember reading a book in the late 1990s when I was in about grade six. All I could remember was that it was about a group of children who get stranded in a cave … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick As any aspiring writer knows, or is shortly about to find out, writing and rejection go hand in hand. J K Rowling was famously rejected as many as 12 times before she managed to find a publisher for her best-selling Harry Potter series. While I’m not quite at the stage of submitting … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick Where do I even begin? Is it two and a half years ago when I got a copy of Bitter Greens as a Christmas present from my aunt? Is it several weeks ago when I read Dragonclaw as the book for the feminist fantasy book club I’m part of? Or was it … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick I love anime. I remember watching Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura as a kid, then falling for Studio Ghibli classics like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke when I was older. There is something compelling about characters who are at once paragons of independence and yet still ultra-feminine. As I delved deeper into … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick Everyone has their happy place, and mine is without a doubt an author talk. Like-minded people, interesting conversation, wine, snacks and the opportunity to get your book signed by the person who wrote it? Sheer bliss. I’ve been going to author talks in Canberra for a while now, so it made sense … Continue reading
Today the ACT Writers Centre, in partnership with the National Library of Australia and with support of Sue Terry from Whispering Gums, is launching the ACT Literary Bloggers of the Future program. This program, presented for the first time in 2017, provides an opportunity for two emerging ACT-region writers to attend events at the National … Continue reading
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