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Australian publishers talk about the slush pile

Australian publishers talk about the slush pile

by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog, Publishing

Radio National recently lifted the lid on the Australian book publishing slush pile, that ‘unlovely place’ (according to Picador publisher Geordie Williamson) where unsolicited manuscripts go for assessment by an anonymous reader inside a...

Australian fiction in fine health, according to recent diagnosis

by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 5, 2015 | Blog, Client book news and links

[F]irst novels that reshape familiar historical material with originality and dash; sustain their strange tales with assurance; move confidently between countries and eras, intimate and national histories; offer two more indications of the present and future health of...
A book party for Jenny Ackland’s THE SECRET SON

A book party for Jenny Ackland’s THE SECRET SON

by Virginia Lloyd | Sep 6, 2015 | Blog, Client book news and links

Here’s my client Jenny Ackland’s wrap-up of the launch of her novel The Secret Son a few days ago. It was a large crowd at the Bella Union in Melbourne. Jenny did a very smart thing by wearing a flaming red dress so everyone could see her. There are...
Jenny Ackland’s debut novel asks: Did Ned Kelly have a secret son who fought at Gallipoli?

Jenny Ackland’s debut novel asks: Did Ned Kelly have a secret son who fought at Gallipoli?

by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Client book news and links

The Secret Son explores the provocative idea that Australian bushranger Ned Kelly had a son James, who not only fought in Gallipoli, but stayed in Turkey and lived out his life in a remote mountain village. Cem, a troubled young Turkish-Australian man, comes to the...
My clients are so good looking! And other client news for November

My clients are so good looking! And other client news for November

by Virginia Lloyd | Nov 30, 2013 | Blog, Client book news and links

Reviewing my client list the other day, I was struck by the fact that they are really a fine looking bunch of writers. When I get around to updating my website, I must add photos. The chap on the left, for example, is Brad Hutchins, whose memoir Game, Set, Cash! will...
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