an Aurealis interview by Dan Allan Jenny Blackford is an Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy author and poet who specialises in tales with an ancient …
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Eon by Alison Goodman
a review by Nalini Haynes Eon has been taken away from his family by a master who intends to train him to be a Dragoneye, …
Jason Nahrung
an Aurealis interview by Dan Allan Jason Nahrung is an award winning Australian dark-fantasy author. His stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and have been …
Vlog: a review of picture and art books
by Nalini Haynes This Vlog is a review featuring the following picture and art books: Journey from the Centre of the Earth by Isobelle Carmody and …
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge Michael Pryor is a best-selling author of fantasy for teenagers. He has published over thirty novels and more than …
Sean Williams on the AWW challenge
Sean Williams on the AWW challenge Sean Williams is the award-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of over thirty-five novels, eighty short stories, and the …
Sean McMullen: From Science Fantasy To Galileo
Science Fiction by Australian Women, 1951 – 1981 Twenty years ago Sean wrote a ground-breaking article about women in genre titled ‘From Science Fantasy To …
Nalini Haynes: On Gender Parity
I respond to issues of gender parity here with a focus on efforts to correct the balance. I think my reviews and interviews of Australian …
Meg Mundell: Gender issues in publishing
Aurealis Award nominee, author of Black Glass and former interviewee of Dark Matter (see issue 3) and interivewer (see Justin Evans‘ interview), Meg Mundell responds …
Nicole Murphy: Why we need women writers
Nicole Murphy: Why we need women writers Nicole Murphy has been a primary school teacher, bookstore owner, journalist and checkout chick. She grew up reading …
Alexandra Pierce on the AWW challenge
Alexandra Pierce is a teacher, a reader, a reviewer and a feminist. Her blog can be found at Randomly Yours, Alex, and she is one …
Morgan Grant Buchanan
Morgan Grant Buchanan‘s interview is at the bottom of this page in MP4 (video) format. An MP3 option will be added shortly. Morgan has authored …
Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier
a review by Nalini Haynes Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier is an epic high fantasy. The blurb from the publisher says: “Sierra has a …
Danger 5
a review by Nalini Haynes The pilot to the web series is embedded at the bottom of this page. The remainder of that episode, Danger 5: …
Rowena Cory Daniells: Genre Con 2012 report
Genre Con 2012 Report by Rowena Cory Daniells According to Meg Vann, CEO of the QLD Writers Centre: ‘Genre fiction often gets overlooked at Australian …