Kate Liston-Mills is a fiction writer based in Pambula on the southern coast of New South Wales and we are thrilled to publish her book of short stories, The Waterfowl Are Drunk!, as part of our Slinkies Collection series edited by Bridget Lutherborrow. In this interview, Kate talks about , the inspirations behind some of … Read More
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Michael McGirr Selects: Marjorie Lewis-Jones
We are thrilled to be releasing, ‘We’re All Travellers Here’, the winning entry from the 2014 Carmel Bird Award chosen by judge, Michael McGirr. Marjorie Lewis-Jones’ story is the first of the series of twelve digital long stories to be released over coming months. We caught up with Marjorie recently and asked her a few … Read More
Fiction Plus: My Hearts Are Your Hearts
We are very proud to be publishing a long-awaited collection of new stories, My Hearts Are Your Hearts, by one of Australia’s most engaging storytellers. The first in our new series entitled Spineless Wonders Fiction Plus, My Hearts Are Your Hearts also contains an extensive essay in which Carmel Bird reflects on the stories origins. … Read More
Meet the SW Interns Part Two
We bring you the second in our Where Are They Now series which profiles some of our former interns. We ask them to look back at their internship/work experience with Spineless Wonders and tell us about any highlights and anything they found useful from the experience. We also asked about other internships they have undertaken. … Read More
Meet the Slinkies: Ben Brooker
Our intrepid Slinkies editor, Laura Barry pinned down the prolific writer, editor, critic, essayist, and playwright, Ben Brooker and asked him about his writing, his influences and whether he prefers baking to cleaning the house. Here’s what he said: LB: Do you remember the name and the personality of the first character you ever created? BB: … Read More
Meet the Slinkies: Abby Kong
Slinkies editor, Laura Barry caught up with emerging writer, Abby Kong and asked her about writing and the meaning of life. LB: Do you remember the name and the personality of the first character you ever created? AK: It might not have been the very first, but the first I can remember was a rabbit … Read More
Q & A with Jen Craig
Jen Craig Jen Craig’s novella, Panthers and the Musuem of Fire was recently given a five star review and named Book of the Month by Australia’s premier book industry magazine, Bookseller + Publisher. In her review, Angie Andrewes described Jen’s book as ‘an experimental novella but surprisingly easy to read, and brilliant for the very … Read More
5 reasons to bookclub with SW
Our online bookclub has been operating now for two years and in case you haven’t caught on to what it is about, here’s five great reasons to put your $15 down and get on board. 1. BATS & PANTHERS No, not free animal crackers. The first two sessions will showcase our March releases, Patrick Lenton’s … 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