Ian Rankin
Video · Fri, 01 Mar 2013
When bestselling Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin swept through Australia to promote his book Standing in Another Man’s Grave, he dropped into the Wheeler Centre to chat about the return of Rebus…
Neil Gaiman
Event · Thu, 24 Jan 2013
Neil Gaiman is a writer with a rock star following. He has a reputation for reinventing genres – and for following his imagination wherever it leads.He’s written everything from journalism to…
If you thought writing fiction was hard, try inventing whole worlds, languages and realities. Join us as we explore the realities of fantasy in the last event in this series for 2011.
If you thought writing fiction was hard, try inventing whole worlds, languages and realities. Join Alison Goodman and Alison Croggon as they explore the challenges and delights of fantasy in the…
In the online world, science fiction and fantasy, thrillers and romance rule supreme. Much-maligned genre fiction is seemingly better placed to survive in the new world order than prestigious…
In the online world, science fiction and fantasy, thrillers and romance rule supreme. Much-maligned genre fiction is seemingly better placed to survive in the new world order than prestigious…
Di Morrissey
Event · Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Over two decades, Di Morrissey has gathered a legion of adoring fans and become an icon of the Australian publishing scene. This event, celebrating Di’s amazing career, coincides not only with the…
In a Crikey report published earlier this week, Guy Rundle lamented the fall from grace of the Man Booker Prize. Rundle compared the prize’s first jury in 1969, consisting of the standard-bearers of …
The writerly trajectory of self-published 19-year-olds can be a thankless one, so when in 1996 every publishing house in Australia had rejected Matthew Reilly’s first novel, Contest, there was…
Will they use a condom? Cover art of an historical romance novel by Tom Miller, c1960s, courtesy anoldent/Flickr
It’s perhaps the most common controversy in the world of…
