Little Fictions virgin tells all

August 13, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article

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

Out of Place video series

August 11, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article

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

August 4, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article, Shop

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

June 12, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article

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

Fiction Plus: My Hearts Are Your Hearts

April 21, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article, Shop

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

February 2, 2015By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article, Shop

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

December 9, 2014By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article

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