This year has been a corker for Spineless Wonders – thanks to the wonderful team of people and partner organisations who have made this year’s projects possible. Publisher and creative director, Bronwyn Mehan does a quick recap.
2024 in review
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Behind The Wonders Podcast
Take a peak behind some of the great audio projects produced by Spineless Wonders and Echidna Audio. You’ll hear from writers, directors, curators, producers, voice actors and sound designers who team up to create engaging and immersive audio stories. Read about the first two episodes of Behind The Wonders, here.
Meet the Slinkies team
This year Spineless Wonders were delighted to collaborate with the Swinburne Internship Program, coordinated by Associate Professor Julia Prendergast, to produce the 2024 Slinkies anthology. Marketing intern, Miah Foster reports on what she and the other hardworking publishing interns, Zara, Nilushi, Vanessa and Erin had to say about the 13-week internship as editorial and promotional assistants in … Read More
Slinkies 2024 is Introducing Art and Illustrations
Meet the artists who are revolutionising the face of Slinkies, inviting readers into a multisensory experience! Lauryn Evans is at the forefront of bringing the inner pages to life. An emerging Chinese Australian illustrator eager to amplify diverse voices and the stories they tell. Lauryn is passionate about using her art to embody, encourage, … Read More
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Authors; Miles Mazzocato
Miles is an artist living and working on Gadigal land. You can often find him presenting comics at Read To Me – a bimonthly visual storytelling event in Sydney. He is currently completing a Bachelor’s in Animation at UTS, where he is trying very hard to frame “painting body horror” as an academic pursuit. He’s … Read More
Get Ready For Slinkies 2024
The Slinkies are back and this year we have ILLUSTRATIONS! This year we have a brand new look and an array of new authors to captivate all the senses. The Slinkies competition publishes some of the best talent from emerging writers under 30. Our team is hard at work putting the finishing touches … Read More
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Author: Jewel Swe
Jewel is an Asian-Australian writer from Perth. She studied creative writing at Curtin University. Her free time is usually spent experimenting with lyrical prose. She adores reading atmospheric fiction with a focus on detail. What inspired you to write ‘Death and Decomposition’? Jewel’s Inspiration is drawn from the prose in This is How … Read More
Get Ready For Slinkies 2024
The Slinkies are back and this year we have ILLUSTRATIONS! Slinkies 2024 has a brand new look and an array of incredible young authors. The Slinkies competition showcases some of the best talent from emerging writers under 30. Our team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the book, with an … Read More
Finding Freedom with Writing at Green Square
What started as volunteering at a writer’s workshop ended up helping me realise what the most important aspects of writing are. Madison Woods reports.
Antonia Pont Q&A
In this interview with writer Tanya Vavilova, Antonia Pont talks about her creative practice, the inspiration for The Memory Library, about world-building, about the themes that this novella explores and about her next projects.