Louise D’Arcy’s short story ‘Flat Daddy’ has recently been made into a short film. Here, Louise chats with Spineless Wonder’s Irina Markovsky about this experience. 1. Which of your stories is being made into short film? How did this come about? Did you pitch the story or were you approached? It’s Flat Daddy. It came … Read More
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Emilie Collyer: Earworms
We interview Melbourne author and dramatist, Emilie Collyer about the audio story, ‘The Other Guy’ which she recorded for our Earworms program. Here she also talks about the influences on her writing and writing tips. You can preview ‘The Other Guy’, written and narrated by Emilie below. 1. Who are the short fiction … Read More
Bronwyne Thomason: The World To Come
Bronwyne Thomason Our latest anthology, The World To Come, features short speculative fiction by nineteen writers from here and overseas. In this series of interviews we ask contributors about the story published in The World To Come, about their views on the speculative fiction genre, who and what influences their writing and for some inspirational … Read More
Anna Trembath: Earworms
We interview Earworms audio story author, Anna Trembath, who has written and narrated, ‘The Wild’, a story set in Timor-Leste. Listen to an excerpt of ‘The Wild’ below. 1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? There are, of course, many! Some of my most favourite collections are … Read More
Ben Brooker: The World To Come
Our latest anthology, The World To Come, features short speculative fiction by nineteen writers from here and overseas. In this series of interviews we ask the authors about the story published in The World To Come, about their views on the speculative fiction genre, who and what influences their writing and for some inspirational tips. … Read More
Mark Smith: Flashing the Square
MARK SMITH won the 2013 joanne burns Award with his microfiction, ‘10.42 from Sydenham’ and this year his piece, ‘The Meteorologist’s Daughter’ was runner up. We caught up with him recently to ask him about his microfiction and what inspires him to write. 1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published … Read More
Earworms: David Grigg
Our Earworms series showcases audio stories from Australian writers. Meet David Grigg, whose audio stories, ‘The Other Car’ and ‘Storytellers’ are available via the links below. 1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? As a teenager growing up in the 1960s, I was strongly attracted to reading … Read More
Meet the Slinkies: Tina Gaudry
Slinkies digital editor, Aleesha Paz asks TINA GAUDRY, some indepth questions about her writing, her aspirations and her wardrobe. To grab a copy of ‘Intersections’ by Tina Gaudrey, just click the Slinkies cover below. 1. Tell us about your writing process. (Do you start sparse and widen out, or do you write down every possible … Read More
Meet the Slinkies: Slade Quinn
Slinkies digital editor, Aleesha Paz asks SLADE QUINN, some indepth questions about his writing, his aspirations and his wardrobe. To grab a copy of ‘Kurt and the Interview’ by Slade Quinn, just click the Slinkies cover below. 1. Tell us about your writing process. (Do you start sparse and widen out, or do you write … Read More
Meet the Slinkies: Libbie Chellew
We are excited to be showcasing some great new writers in our Slinkies Under 30s program. Here, Slinkies digital editor, Aleesha Paz asks LIBBIE CHELLEW, some indepth questions about her writing, her aspirations and her wardrobe. To grab a copy of Hard Knots by Libbie Chellew, just click the Slinkies cover below. 1.Tell us about … Read More