As a fledgling writer Danielle Wood encountered Carmel Bird in the pages of Bird’s how-to book, Not Now Jack – I’m Writing a Novel, and immediately took her advice to heart. In this article, reprinted with permission from the Hobart Mercury, Danielle takes a close look at the extraordinary literary life of Carmel Bird and … Read More
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Little Fictions virgin tells all
I have walked past Knox Street Bar during the day. Man-buns smoke in front of coffee that is too dark for me. I have never been inside. At night, the lights of Broadway blur and the red brick cut outs are covered in grilles and graffiti. The now-abandoned Carlton Breweries river still flows beneath this … Read More
Psycho-geography and opium-fuelled architects: Julian Day launches Panthers and the Museum of Fire
Several authors came to mind as I read Jen Craig’s novella. People like WG Sebald whose Rings of Saturn takes you on a similarly apparently meandering journey but where cultural references continually play a part. Or Proust, for whom memory, and the unfolding of memory, is so important. Or Joyce, for whom a single moment … Read More
Out of Place video series
Guest blogger, Harriet McInerney takes a look behind the scenes of Spineless Wonders’ latest microlit screen video project, Out of Place. The slim and stunning volume that is the Out of Place anthology is filled with expansive microliteratures that have been expanding right off the page! The Out of Place video works have been coming … Read More
To the heart of the matter: Carmel Bird
Carmel Bird’s latest collection of short fiction includes an extended essay detailing the origins of the twenty new stories. The first in Spineless Wonders’ new imprint, Fiction Plus, this collection provides rare insights into the creative processes in a frank and conversational essay by one of Australia’s best-loved storytellers. In her launch of My Hearts … Read More
Words and sound: collaborating with composers
Spineless Wonders’ new micro-lit collection inspires emerging composers Emerging composers are creating soundscapes inspired by micro-literature in an exciting new collaboration between Spineless Wonders and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Four aspiring composers have chosen a work from Spineless Wonders’ upcoming micro-literature anthology Out of Place to fuel their creative process. Each finished composition will … Read More
Jen Craig In Conversation: On Obsession and the Experience of Writing
An In Conversation event featuring Jen Craig with Debra Adelaide, was generously hosted by Gleebooks, Dulwich Hill on May 9. Spineless Wonders publishing intern,Nicole Mangura, who helped organise the event, was there to cover the event for The Column. The discussion, Nicole said, was fascinating and ranged from the inspiration and creative process behind Panthers … Read More
Fiction Plus: My Hearts Are Your Hearts
We are very proud to be publishing a long-awaited collection of new stories, My Hearts Are Your Hearts, by one of Australia’s most engaging storytellers. The first in our new series entitled Spineless Wonders Fiction Plus, My Hearts Are Your Hearts also contains an extensive essay in which Carmel Bird reflects on the stories origins. … Read More
5 reasons to bookclub with SW
Our online bookclub has been operating now for two years and in case you haven’t caught on to what it is about, here’s five great reasons to put your $15 down and get on board. 1. BATS & PANTHERS No, not free animal crackers. The first two sessions will showcase our March releases, Patrick Lenton’s … Read More
Short Story to Short Film: Jon Steiner
Jon Steiner chats with Spineless Wonder’s Irina Markovsky about his recent experiences of getting his short fiction adapted to film 1. Which of your stories is being made into a short film? How did this come about? Did you pitch the story or were you approached? The story is called Gecko. This story and another … Read More