writing and publishing
Book review: My Brother's Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag, Michelle Brasier
A memoir that covers life and death, humour and heartache.
A Day in Carlton – new writers' festival in Melbourne's inner north
This November, bookmark Carlton not just for its pizza and gelato, but also for the mental nourishment of a writers'…
Book review: Beam of Light, John Kinsella
John Kinsella creates characters who are intensely, recognisably human in his collection of short stories.
Book review: Mural, Stephen Downes
A charming psychopath beguiles with his anecdotes.
Book review: The Infant Vine, Isabella G Mead
This debut collection of poetry plays with the intersection between motherhood and the natural world.
Book review: Here One Moment, Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty's latest book takes on the big themes of life and death, and looks set to be another bestseller.
5 ways to reject a writer if you are the bearer of bad news
When you need to reject a writer, how do you go about it efficiently but without inflicting unnecessary pain?
Book review: Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane
Brilliant stories about ordinary people all connected to a series of crimes.
Stella goes to Brisbane
Stella now heads over to Queensland to curate a free, one-day writers' festival.
Dunkeld Writers Festival – why would you want to be anywhere else?
This weekend's Dunkeld Writers Festival will explore the landscape and the memories it holds.