Australian Writers' Centre Podcast

Caroline Overington is an award-winning journalist, magazine editor and author. She has twice been awarded a Walkley Award for investigative journalism – in 2004 for for her investigation into the author Norma Khouri (along with Malcolm Knox) and in 2006 for her coverage of the Australian Wheat Board Scandal – and is currently the associate editor of the iconic magazine, Australian Women’s Weekly. Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCe...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Jacki French

October 25, 2013 03:15 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

A prodigious children’s book writer with well over 100 titles across a variety of genres to her credit, Jackie French is best known for her 1999 novel Hitler’s Daughter, which was awarded the 2000 CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. Another of her books, To the Moon and Back (co-written with Bryan Sullivan, illustrated by Gus Gordon, 2004) won the Children’s Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in 2005 and a number of her other works have ...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Diego Marani

October 18, 2013 02:43 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MB

Born in Italy in 1959, Diego Marani is a man of many talents. A highly regarded translator, he is the creator of “Europanto”, a mock “international auxiliary language” (a language invented for use by people who don’t share a common mother tongue), in which he has published short stories, articles and video clips. Diego is best known for New Finnish Grammar (2000), a novel which explores the role language plays in the creation of identity. His latest book The Last of the Vostyachs. Inte...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Deborah Levy

October 11, 2013 00:22 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Deborah Levy began her creative career as a playwright in 1981 when she left the Darlington College of Arts to write plays including Pax, Call Blue Jane, Shiny Nylon and Heresies: Eva and Moses, which was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987. Her latest book, Swimming Home, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011. Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Arnold Zable

October 04, 2013 05:49 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Arnold Zable is an award-winning Australian writer, novelist, storyteller, and human rights advocate. He combines a prodigious creative output with extensive human rights advocacy work. He is the author of a broad range of work including theatrical pieces, essays and books, his most recent release, Violin Lessons, published in 2011. Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Krissy Kneen

September 27, 2013 07:23 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MB

Acclaimed for the “fearless honesty of her work”, Krissy Kneen has worked across a number of different writing genres. The author of the just-released novel Steeplechase (March 2013), she has also written a collection of erotica Swallow the Sound (2007), a memoir Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy (2009), which was shortlisted for the 2010 ABIA Biography of the Year, and Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1(2011). Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Austra...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Michael Robotham

September 13, 2013 07:43 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Michael Robotham is an Australian crime fiction writer. His latest book is Watching You, a terrifying thriller featuring clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. who has appeared in many of Michael's previous books. Michael began his writing life as a journalist, then moved into ghost writing. As a ghost writer, he wrote 15 books, 12 of which became bestsellers. His first novel, Suspect, was published in 2004 and since then he has written and published a book a year. Interview by Daniel...

Australian Writers' Centre interview with Hannah Kent

September 05, 2013 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MB

The winner of the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2011, Hannah Kent spent a transformative year at the age of 18 in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland as part of the Rotary Exchange Program. During her time in the country, she came across the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, the last woman to be executed for murder in Iceland in 1830. Fascinated by the tale, she returned to Iceland many times, researching the story of the last months of Agnes’ life which became the basis of her ...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Jane Gleeson-White

August 30, 2013 02:50 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Jane Gleeson-White is an Australian author and blogger. Her latest book is Double Entry: How the merchants of Venice shaped the modern world – and how their invention could make or break the planet, an exploration of the history of double-entry bookkeeping. She has also published two books about books – Classics in 2005 and Australian Classics in 2007. Jane also blogs at bookishgirl.com.au. We caught up with Jane at the Sydney Writers’ Festival and spoke to her about her latest book, her r...

Australian Writers' Centre interviews William Dalrymple

August 23, 2013 04:31 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

A co-founder and co-director of the annual Jaipur Literary Festival in India, William Dalrymple has an eye for history and an ability to make it come alive. The British historian, writer and curator’s latest book, The Return of a King, The Battle for Afghanistan (2012) is testament to his talent for artfully recounting tales from humanity’s collective past with Barnaby Rogerson of The Independent newspaper describing the book thus: “William Dalrymple is a master storyteller, who breathes...

Australian Writers' Centre interview with Ashley Hay

August 15, 2013 23:48 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Ashley Hay is a Brisbane author of both fiction and non-fiction books. Her latest novel is The Railwayman’s Wife, a story set in the NSW coastal town of Thirroul in the years following WWII. Ashley’s first novel, The Body in the Clouds, was nominated for several awards when it was published in 2010, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She has also written four books of narrative non-ficti...

Australian Writers' Centre interview with Claire Scobie

July 15, 2013 01:29 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

Australian Writers' Centre interview with Claire Scobie, author of "The Pagoda Tree". Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Karen Turner

June 14, 2013 07:26 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Australian Writers' Centre interviews Karen Turner, author of "Torn". Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au www.valeriekhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Jessica Shirvington

June 07, 2013 05:39 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Jessica Shirvington is the author of the popular Embrace series for young adults. This five-book series follows the life of Violet Eden, a young woman who, on turning 17, discovers she's Grigori – part angel and part human. The first book in the series, Embrace, was picked up by author agent Selwa Anthony in 2010 – not long after Jessica completed two creative writing courses at the Australian Writers' Centre. Since she scored an agent and a three-book deal with Hachette Australia, Jessic...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Emma Hopkin

May 17, 2013 08:01 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Emma Hopkin fell in love with books as a young child, a love affair which has shown no signs of abating in the intervening years. Currently the Managing Director of Bloomsbury Children's and Educational Publishing at Bloomsbury Publishing, she has channeled this enduring love of literature into a successful career that has seen her occupy a number of management roles at various international publishing houses, specifically overseeing children's literature. She was in Australia recently fro...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Helen Trinca

April 19, 2013 07:33 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

A journalist of 35 years standing, who has worked for a number of publications, Helen Trinca is currently the Managing Editor of The Australian. A well-regarded author of a number of non-fiction books, she has previously co-authored Waterfront: The Battle That Changed Australia (2000) with Anne Davies, which has been made into a telemovie, Bastard Boys, and Better Than Sex: How A Whole Generation Got Hooked On Work (2004) with Catherine Fox. Her latest book, Madeleine, is a biography of l...

Australian Writers' Centre podcst with Trevor Young

March 22, 2013 07:14 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Trevor Young is a PR and social media communications consultant, speaker and coach who helps companies and individuals to increase the intensity of connection they have with the people who matter most to the success of their business, cause or issue. He writes one of Australia's leading marketing blogs - PRWarrior.com - and is the author of the new book: microDOMINATION: How to leverage social media and content marketing to build a mini-business empire around your personal brand. Interview...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Maureen McCarthy

March 15, 2013 05:35 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Maureen McCarthy is a Melbourne-based author whose most recent book is The Convent, a fictional novel about the lives for four generations of women who are all inextricably linked to The Abbotsford Convent, a real place in Collingwood Melbourne. Interview by Valerie Khoo, national director of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au www.valeriekhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with David Vann

March 08, 2013 01:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

David Vann’s books are daring, emotionally fraught narratives that have struck a chord with readers the world over. His books have been internationally best-selling, multi-award winning and translated in 18 languages. His fiction books include Legend of a Suicide, Caribou Island and his new release Dirt. He has also written two non-fiction books, and written for a host of publications including the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, McSweeney’s and The Guardian. Australian Writers' Centre www.Writ...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Nicolas Rothwell

March 01, 2013 05:38 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Nicolas Rothwell is an award-winning Australian author and journalist. In the 1980s and early 1990s he was a foreign correspondent for The Australian newspaper and continues to write for the paper from his home in the Northern Territory. In 2006 he was awarded a Walkley Award for his coverage on Indigenous Affairs. He has written six books and his latest is Belomor. Interview by Danielle Williams, course manager of Australian Writers' Centre. www.WritersCentre.com.au www.valeriekho...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Katherine Howell

February 15, 2013 07:21 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

After 15 years working as a paramedic in Sydney, Katherine Howell decided it was high time she pursued her love of writing full time. Her debut novel, Frantic, won the 2008 Davitt Award for best crime fiction, and was followed by The Darkest Hour, Cold Justice (which won the 2011 Davitt Award making Katherine the only author to have won it twice), Violent Exposure and Silent Fear. Her latest novel, Web of Deceit, sees the return of the very popular police detective Ella Marconi. Interview ...

Australian Writers' Centre podcast with Graeme Simsion

February 01, 2013 00:17 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

The Rosie Project by debut author, Graeme Simsion, is destined to be one of the literary hits of 2013. Developed initially as a film script, Graeme turned his idea into a novel during a novel writing course at Melbourne University in 2012. That manuscript went on to be shortlisted, and win, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript. It was then picked up by Text Publishing and the rights have now been sold to more than 30 countries. Interview by Danielle Williams...

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