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Tag Archives: Jock Serong
Minds Went Walking
I am so excited to be part of Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined, to be released by Fremantle Press in a matter of weeks. The book is the brainchild of co-editors Jock Serong, Mark Smith and Neil A … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Savage, short story
Tagged Angela Savage, Ballan, Jock Serong, Mark Smith, Michelle Wright, Minds Went Walking, Neil A White, Paul Kelly
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Warm Winter Read
‘Grab your book, blanket and beanie – we’re hibernating with books this winter!’ In my day job as CEO of Public Libraries Victoria, I’m part of a working group behind the Warm Winter Read, a campaign designed to encourage readers … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Christos Tsiolkas, Claire G Coleman, Helen Garner, Jane Harper, Jock Serong, Maxine Beneba Clarke, reading, rebecca Lim, Toni Jordan, Warm Winter Read
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Willy Lit Fest 2022: Days Like These
I am delighted to be appearing at this year’s Williamstown Literary Festival aka Willy Lit Fest, with the theme ‘Days Like These’. I first appeared at Willy Lit Fest 15 years ago as an emerging crime writer, alongside Garry Disher … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Festival
Tagged Angela Savage, Harry Sadler, Jock Serong, Literary Festival, Steven Conte, Willy Lit Fest
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Yarra Valley Writers Festival 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic keeps proving time and time again that ‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley’ as Robert Burns would say, and the situation in states outside Victoria notwithstanding, the easing of restrictions … Continue reading
Yarra Valley Writers Festival
The inaugural Yarra Valley Writers Festival was broadcast online last weekend and, as Festival Director Brook Powell put it so eloquently in her opening remarks, ‘No, it’s not the same, but it is of the moment.’ While I missed not … Continue reading
Yarra Valley Writers Festival online
We’ve been in lockdown due to COVID-19 for over a month now in Australia. My partner and I are working from home. My daughter is doing her high school classes from home (my brother, a teacher, reminds me not to … Continue reading
The Great Debate
Further to my last post about saying yes to everything, in late November I found myself in the pulse-pounding position of being on stage before a live audience at the Village Roadshow Theatrette at the State Library Victoria for the … Continue reading
Bad Diaries Salon: First
I was fit to burst with excitement when author Jenny Ackland (Little Gods) recently invited me to be part of a Bad Diaries Salon in Geelong next month. Bad Diaries Salon was established by Jenny in mid-2017 with a call … Continue reading
SheKilda 3…where a criminally good time was had by all
This post is based on an article that appeared on the Sisters in Crime Australia website, with editorial comments as noted. Sisters in Crime celebrated its 25th birthday in style at SheKilda3: One-day Crime Spree at St Kilda Town Hall … Continue reading
Review: Gunshine State
I’ve been keen to post a review of Andrew Nette’s latest novel, Gunshine State, on this blog. But seeing as how Andrew is not only a great crime writer but also my life partner, I could hardly be the one … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews & Interviews
Tagged Andrew Nette, Australian crime fiction, book review, Gunshine State, Jock Serong
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