Girls at the Piano extract published in Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
A bit of a thrill to see my GIRLS in this extract in the newspaper today, and so lavishly illustrated with a portrait of Jane Austen (herself a serious piano…
Kill Your Darlings competition for an unpublished manuscript
Unpublished writers, take note: the excellent Kill Your Darlings (KYD) literary journal and writers' workshop is offering a AUD$5,000 prize - plus mentoring - for an unpublished manuscript. Agents and…
My clients’ books, out in the world
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your book published at last. Holding a hard copy in your hands, seeing it on the shelf of a bookshop, or listed…
Need some feedback on your manuscript?
In my experience, if your manuscript has areas for improvement, they will be obvious to a publishing industry professional in the very first pages of your work, whether fiction or nonfiction. To…