2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award winners announced

September 9, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanShop, The Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award, THE COLUMN

Spineless Wonders is very pleased to announce that Tanya Vavilova has won the 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short-story collection Grub. Congratulations also to our two finalists in this year’s award: Megan McGrath for her short story collection All Hands and James Hughes for his short story collection Understanding Almost Nothing of the World.

Coffee Pod|cast Ep 32 Sea Womb

August 5, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanEpisodes, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage), Podcast, Shop

‘It happens everyday and yet it is so profound.’ In this episode, Ali and Emma discuss the marvel of birth and the magic of microliterature which shows us a world in so few words. Listen to Eleni Schumacher reading Christine Howe’s ‘Sea Womb’ and join the discussion on the Coffee Pod|cast Facebook page. ‘Sea Womb’ … Read More

Meet Ashfield Sound Bites curator: Ilina Gjurovska

July 9, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanShop, THE COLUMN

We asked editorial assistant and emerging writer, Ilana Gjurovska to tell us a bit about herself, what she does when she needs inspiration for her own writing and the role she will be playing in the upcoming Ashfield Sound Bites project which is part of the   Inner West Council Ashfield EDGE Festival (Sept 13-15). Meet … Read More

Emily Maguire launches My Name Is Revenge

May 17, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanShop, THE COLUMN

I was at an artist’s retreat in the US. Flicking through a book in the library one evening, I came across a reproduction of Arshile Gorky’s painting The Artist and His Mother. I knew – know – very little about painting but something about this just skewered me. I read the caption which told me … Read More

Coffee Pod|cast Episode 26: Average Morning

May 13, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanEpisodes, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage), Podcast, Shop

Ever found yourself dregging on a bus on the way to work, fantasising about fries and pondering the metaphysics of seat allocation? Is there a word for mirroring manspreading behaviour? Is dregging even a thing? Find out the answers to these and other off-beat questions mulled over by Ali and Emma as they listen to … Read More