Landmarks: Patrick West

March 31, 2017By Spineless Wonders ~teaminterviews, Shop, short story anthology, short story collection, THE COLUMN

This week we discuss the short story form with Deakin University lecturer, Patrick West. His short story ‘In Brief’ is published in Landmarks – the latest anthology curated by Spineless Wonders. During this interview we discover Patrick’s favourite Australian landscape, who inspires his writing and what inspired his latest micro-lit, ‘In Brief.’

Landmarks: Tricia Dearborn

March 29, 2017By Spineless Wonders ~teaminterviews, Shop, short story anthology, short story collection, THE COLUMN, The joanne burns Award

This week we talk to prize-winning poet and short story writer, Tricia Dearborn, about her short story ‘Dancing with the Machine’ which is published in Landmarks – the latest anthology curated by Spineless Wonders. During this interview we discover her favourite Australian landscape, who inspires her writing and what inspired her latest micro-lit, ‘Dancing with the Machine.’

Talking and Walking with Jen Craig

December 9, 2016By Bronwyn Mehaninterviews, Shop

“It’s an unseasonably warm day at the beginning of May, rays of sunlight are filtering through the leaves of a towering Moreton Bay Fig tree. I sit on a park bench waiting at the top of Glebe Point Park for Sydney author Jen Craig.” Recent USyd M.A. in Publishing grad, Alyssa Hanley takes an entertaining … Read More

Meet the Slinkies: Laurence Levy-Atkinson

November 14, 2016By Bronwyn MehanShop, Slinkies

The 2016 Slinkies eSingles are now out, and we are excited to share this series of  interviews with under 30 emerging writers. Here, Slinkies‘ publicist, Ashley Mounser throws Laurence Levy-Atkinson, author of ‘Farblondzhet‘ some questions about his story, the influences on his writing and about where to next.

Meet the Slinkies: Kyra Thomsen

November 7, 2016By Bronwyn MehanSlinkies

The 2016 Slinkies eSingles are now out, and here is the first of our interviews with under 30 emerging writers. Here, Slinkies‘ publicist, Ashley Mounser throws Kyra Thomsen, author of ‘Buzzing’ some questions about her story, the influences on her writing and about where to next.

Loopholes of life

October 14, 2016By Bronwyn Mehaninterviews, Shop

What do microfiction, ocean swimming and loopholes have in common? Nicole Schalchlin talks to Susan McCreery, author of the new microfiction collection, Loopholes, to find out. Driving down the windy road of Bulli pass into the beachside suburb of Thirroul near Wollongong, there is a down-to-earth calmness and authenticity that inevitably seems to settle in. … Read More

Meet the Slinkies: Tyler Mahoney

February 5, 2016By Bronwyn MehanShop, Slinkies

Our hardworking Slinkies Editorial Team have cooked up some questions for the latest batch of emerging writers to be published as part of our Slinkies Under 30s platform. Below, Tyler Mahoney responds to questions about his writing and what work of art  inspires him. You can grab a copy of ‘Headlights Like Satellites’ by Tyler … Read More