Blogger in Residence, Penny Hanley, provides us with some food blogging resources and tips. More than simply a love of food Blogging gives you a chance to express yourself and your passions. Food bloggers write about recipes and food, some review hotels, restaurants and cookbooks—and all are keen to share their enthusiasm about good food … Continue reading
—Sophie Constable, Blogger in Residence With books spanning two millennia, authoring stories from 12th century France to modern day Russia, Sophie Masson speaks to us about the weight of history, the experience of the foreign, and the advantages of being an Australian writer. Two millennia—goodness, how startling to see it that way! Makes me feel like … Continue reading
This month, Blogger in Residence Nalini Haynes spoke with Rajith Savanadasa about his debut novel Ruins, as well as the importance of cultural representation and engagement. Rajith Savanadasa’s debut novel Ruins is set in Sri Lanka in 2009. He tells me a little bit about it: There’s a chapter from the perspective of every family … Continue reading
Blogger in Residence, Rosalind Moran, explores this enigmatic archetype and its enduring presence in writing today. The concept of the ‘Byronic hero’, named after Romantic poet Lord Byron, has existed for over 200 years. With his square jaw, tortured soul, and propensity to loiter on desolate hillsides, the Byronic hero’s enduring presence in storytelling across many mediums … Continue reading
Today, 20 June is World Refugee Day. Blogger in Residence, Penny Hanley, looks into how art and literature depicts the lives of refugees. “Refugees live in a divided world, between countries in which they cannot live and countries which they may not enter.” Elie Wiesel, American, Romanian-born Holocaust survivor, writer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, … Continue reading
Sophie Constable, one of our new Bloggers in Residence, discusses how our canine friends are much like our favourite page-turners. A good dog is like a good book. Well-loved (hence dog-eared). Always there when you need them. Minor indiscretions can be forgiven because they’ve captured your heart. As a veterinarian and an author, I’m well … Continue reading
Recently our Blogger in Residence Nalini Haynes talked to Will Kostakis about equity and representation in literature. Will is “made in Australia from imported ingredients”. His nana came to Australia by boat as an adult with a primary school education. Her children, Will’s parent’s generation were the first in the family to finish high school, … Continue reading
Blogger in Residence, Rosalind Moran, questions the notion of Women’s Fiction as a genre, and what this means for writers. Book categories are strange creatures, not unlike boa serpents. With every new release, the book category snake comes along, pinches and squeezes— reduces—and then swallows its prey whole. Yet what pushes both readers and publishers … Continue reading
Blogger in Residence, Penny Hanley, looks into what you need to know to take the plunge and to get your start at screenwriting. ‘There’s never been a better time to be a writer!’ said screenwriter and creative producer Mike Jones last Friday at Canberra’s National Film and Sound Archive. Opportunities for screenwriters are expanding enormously. He … Continue reading
A big welcome to our newest Capital Letter’s Bloggers in Residence: Penny Hanley, Rosalind Moran, Nalini Haynes and Sophie Constable. We had so many wonderful applications this round, that we’ve opened the position up to four bloggers, who will bring you a whole bunch of wonderful articles over the next six months. Have a peruse below … Continue reading
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