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Jesse Blackadder and Australia’s small town cultural life

Jesse Blackadder, my co-creator on the ‘Dream Riders’ series of novels for young people – and principle author of Book Two in the series: Storm)

Friendship

Introducing “Frankie”

Frankie is Book 1 in the Dream Riders series – a new middle-grade series I am co-writing with Jesse Blackadder, about horses, friendship and being true to

Where are all the clever girls?

Last week I finally got to see Bruce Beresford’s new movie, Ladies in Black, based on the novel by Madeleine St John. Two hailstorms and a cyclone had previously

Undertow

The contrast between writing a screenplay and writing a novel couldn’t be more heightened when it comes to seeing your finished work for the first

The review a writer dreams of …

From The Weekend Australian, October 29th, 2016: Some novels owe their relevance to the moment in history defined by their theme and the actors who live the

Of pearls, beautiful young men and fine linen: an appreciation of Cheri.

One of my favourite novels is Cheri, by the French author, Colette. It tells the story of a beautiful young man who is cossetted and spoiled

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