Join our special guest, Claire Aman for an online discussion on our Facebook group about her short audio story, ‘What I Didn’t Put In My Speech’. You can listen to the audio story, narrated by Eleni Schumacher before we meet, using this link https://www.2rph.org.au/audiofiles/Ep49WhatIDidntPutInMySpeech4May2020BC.mp3 No webcam, no Zoom. If you enjoy bookclubs where the company … Read More
In the next online bookclub meeting, we’ll be chatting with Melbourne author, Pierz Newton-John about his audio story ‘Salt’. Originally published in Pierz’s debut collection of short stories Fault Lines, ‘Salt’ explores the experience of caring for a loved one as they die. It is read by Little Fictions’ actor Ella Watson-Russell. Do join us … Read More
We will be discussing the short story ‘Rent’ by Melbourne writer Anthony Lynch and published by Spineless Wonders.‘Rent’ tells the story of Rae a post-grad uni student and the unexpected problems she encounters with her new housemate, Astrid. You can listen now or download to listen later ‘Rent’ here Anthony’s work has also been shortlisted … Read More
Like many literary arts organisations, Spineless Wonders is saddened by the cancellation of upcoming events such as the Newcastle and Sydney Writers Festivals due to the threats such gatherings pose to the spread of coronavirus. We are disappointed that we will be unable to participate in the planned panel discussions, to stage our #storybombing events … Read More
Monday April 27 Knox Street Bar, Chippendale Tickets via Eventbrite, here. Spineless Wonders joins forces with improv specialists, Bang Bang Rodeo to present this unique literary event. The chocolate wheel is spun to select a 200-wd microfiction to be read aloud. Nobody has heard this story before – especially not the improv actors. Then we … Read More
Writers KA Rees and Shaynah Andrews have each been awarded prizes in the joanne burns Microlit Award for their reflections on the theme of ‘scars’. The joanne burns Microlit Award is co-hosted by publisher Spineless Wonders and the Newcastle Writers Festival. Rees has won the national category of the NWF/joanne burns Microlit Award for ‘No … Read More
We congratulate author Jen Craig on the upcoming release of her novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire in North America later this year. ‘Bold, original and urgent … a complex work of fictionalised-memoir in the style of writers such as Karl Ove Knausgaard and Sheila Heti. Fans of Joyce and Virginia Woolf may also … Read More
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Love in a feed store lost in down the rabbit-hole of time. In their final episode, Ali and Emma return to one of their favourite authors, Jon Steiner to discuss ‘Liebostod’ narrated by Joel Horwood. Leave your feedback on this episode or on the series generally at the Coffee Pod|cast Facebook page. ‘Liebestod’ is published … Read More
The Microflix Award & Festival aims to encourage more Australian filmmakers to use work by Australian authors and to foster excellence and creativity in film adaptations. Read about the 2019 Awards. The 2019 Microflix Film Festival in review and the Microflix Special Screenings Night Submissions for 2020, open soon.
#storybombing offers a range of multiplatform, immersive experiences created by a team of installation artists, performers, composers, videographers and audio engineers #storybombing aims to bringSpineless Wonders’ stories from the page to the general public in surprising and diverting ways. #storybombing activities range from ephemeral low-tech forms such as a line of text chalked onto a … Read More
