Episodes

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with agent and author Danielle Binks and author and bookseller Fiona Hardy. https://audioboom.com/posts/7679957-conversations-with-friends-22-danielle-binks-and-fiona-hardy Danielle Binks (left) is a writer, reviewer, agent and book blogger who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. In 2017, she edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired … Continue reading Conversations with Friends: Danielle Binks and Fiona Hardy

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Ashley Kalagian Blunt and Sheila Ngoc Pham. https://audioboom.com/posts/7674291-conversations-with-friends-21-ashley-kalagian-blunt-and-sheila-ngoc-pham Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of How to Be Australian, and My Name Is Revenge, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Award, and was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. Her writing appears in Griffith Review, Sydney … Continue reading Conversations with Friends #21: Ashley Kalagian Blunt and Sheila Ngoc Pham

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Rachel Mead and Katherine Tamiko Arguile. https://audioboom.com/posts/7669149-conversations-with-friends-20-rachel-mead-and-katherine-tamiko-arguile Rachael Mead’s (above) award-winning poems and short stories have been published widely in Australia and internationally, with her work appearing in The Best Australian Poems, Meanjin, Westerly, Cordite, Island, Southerly, Australian Poetry Journal, Magma Poetry (UK) and The Stinging Fly (Ireland). Rachael lives in the Adelaide Hills with her husband. The … Continue reading Conversations with Friends: Rachel Mead and Katherine Tamiko Arguile

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with authors Mark Smith and Jock Serong. https://audioboom.com/posts/7662616-conversations-with-friends-19-mark-smith-and-jock-serong Mark Smith Mark Smith lives on Victoria’s Surf Coast, where he writes novels and stories, and runs outdoor-education programs for young adults. His second novel, Wilder Country, won the 2018 Indie Book Award for Young Adults. (Note this is a … Continue reading Conversations with Friends: Mark Smith and Jock Serong

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Jack Heath and Sam McGregor. https://audioboom.com/posts/7657464-conversations-with-friends-18-jack-heath-and-sam-mcgregor Jack Heath  Jack Heath (above) is the author of 32 novels for children and adults, translated into eight languages. He just won the Ena Noel Award (although this information is embargoed until April 7). More info about him and his work at: … Continue reading Conversations with Friends: Jack Heath and Sam McGregor

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Justine Sless and Noe Harsel. https://audioboom.com/posts/7651224-conversations-with-friends-17-justine-sless-and-noe-harsel Noe Harsel  Noè Harsel has worked for over 15 years in the not-for-profit arts and culture space as a communications and development consultant. She is currently the Chair of Writers Victoria, host of Live Write, an online writers’ group, and co-creator … Continue reading Conversations with Friends: Justine Sless and Noe Harsel