Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Snapshot 2014: Andrea K Höst

Andrea K Höst writes what she likes to read: stories about worlds where magic is real, women aren’t relegated to the background, and expectations are twisted slightly out of skew. 1. You’ve given a (worth reading) breakdown of one of the … Continue reading

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Snapshot 2014: Mark Harding

Mark has worked in books and publishing for several years, starting out as a bookseller with Shearer’s Bookshop before making the move to publishing. He’s helped run the When Genres Attack literary events that take place in Sydney, and also … Continue reading

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Snapshot 2014: Julie Hunt

Julie Hunt lives on an organic farm in southern Tasmania where she writes a variety of stories for children – from picture books to novels and graphic novels. She’s interested in folktales, travel and oral storytelling and is endlessly surprised … Continue reading

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Snapshot 2014: Philippa (Pip) Maddern, in memorium

PHILIPPA MADDERN (1952-2014) By Lucy Sussex  I became a writer because of the Australian SF writing workshops. Ursula Le Guin’s name on the cover of the 1975 workshop proceedings, The Altered Eye, was sufficient for me to buy the book. … Continue reading

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The Australian Spec Fic Snapshot 2014

Snapshot has taken place four times in the past 10 years. In 2005, Ben Peek spent a frantic week interviewing 43 people in the Australian spec fic scene, and since then, it’s grown every time, now taking a team of … Continue reading

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Reviews, interviews and things

Alex Stephenson has written a fantastic review of Guardian in Aurealis #72 – among other things, Alex says: Guardian is a tremendously satisfying conclusion to an already celebrated series. …Anderton is to be commended for her ability to create such rich and original … Continue reading

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Announcement: We’re growing up!

FableCroft Publishing has always been very lucky in the wonderful people who help make our books happen. In particular, people like our awesome designer, Amanda Rainey, proofer Elizabeth Disney, and other generous friends like Dirk Flinthart, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Jo Anderton … Continue reading

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Young Adult, all grown up

At Continuum X on the June long weekend, I had the privilege of moderating a panel called “YA: all grown up”, which featured Guest of Honour Ambelin Kwaymullina, and other YA writers Amie Kaufman, Leonie Rogers and Sue Bursztynski as panellists. We … Continue reading

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FableCroft out in the world

It’s been a busy time here at FableCroft, and I feel like a duck or an iceberg or something right now. Frantically paddling to keep serenely floating, with so much going on under the surface that you can’t see! However, … Continue reading

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Continuum schedule

I’ll only be at Continuum X on Saturday and Sunday, but it’s going to be a busy couple of days! At this point, I’ll be hanging in the Dealer Room for most of the time during the day, except when … Continue reading

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