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
interviews
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
Ally Scale: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? The visual often inspires me. I was sitting on a bench on Collins St and I noticed a wedding party entering St Michael’s church. I observed them for a while, fascinated by the frenzy—that euphoric mix of elation and … Read More
A.S Patric: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? ‘HB’ was inspired by the realisation that a simple act of friendship, a quiet moment of companionship, can also unwittingly be the most brutal experience of someone’s life. 2. Tell us about your process. (Do you start sparse and … Read More
Alana Hicks: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? It was a sunny, cold day and I was pregnant, which was unusual for me. The sounds and smells of the longest five minute walk from the station to my work place were heightened by the sensation of this … Read More
Michelle Wright: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? My story, Taken, is about a mother whose son is taken by a shark while out surfing. My son surfs and I always feel a vague sense of unease when he’s out on the ocean. However, I accept the … Read More
Caroline Reid: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? When I lived in Darwin I went on a road trip west to Broome through some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen, it flows through your heart that country. We arrived in Fitzroy Crossing, filling up at … Read More
Shady Cosgrove: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? ‘Lightning Ridge’ was written many years ago during a road trip to northern NSW. I was struck by the setting – the dry heat – and how gambling informed so many lives there. ‘Call an ambulance’ was written as I was … Read More