Fantastic panel discussion last night at Woden Library with ACT Book of the Year Award shortlisted authors @ayeshainoon, @SpookTapes, Paul Hetherington, Laura Rademaker and mod/judge @TheEscherMan! Stellar shortlist included nonfiction, poetry, genre fiction, and more 📚
Huge congratulations to @hammerNow for winning the ACT Book of the Year for The Seven! We also congratulate those Highly Commended: @ayeshainoon and @SpookTapes, and those Shortlisted: Paul Hetherington, @jackie_french_ , and Mavis Kerinaiua & @laurarads!
In my latest blog, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Sri Lankan-Australian author, Ayesha Inoon. This quote made my heart flutter! @ayeshainoon
Thrilled to be shortlisted for the ACT Literary Awards!!
Canberra's beautiful landscapes are the backdrop to Zia’s growth in Untethered, to be shortlisted for the region's prestigious awards is more than I could have dreamed of when I was writing it.
Thank you @marion_writers
Announcing the shortlist for the Fiction category of the MARION Book Awards!
Winners will be announced at the ACT Literary Awards on 27 June at CCAS.
The shortlisted authors are:
@mehreenarshi, @SpookTapes, Elisa Cristallo
@EmmaGreyAuthor, @ayeshainoon, @kylieneedhamwriter.
Congratulations to those shortlisted, and thank you to everyone who entered!
@meerkatpress@PenguinBooksAus@HarperCollinsAU
#actliteraryawards #marionwriters #marionact
Join me & @peteplastic this Saturday, where we'll be chatting about Pete's beautiful memoir 'Little One' and explore themes of migration, family & place at the ACT Heritage Library in Fyshwick.
Tickets here: https://t.co/J3j2sMCCzc
"Zia, in particular, learns independence and the strength to make hard decisions, yet this is a book full of warmth, life and love "
Ann Skea reviews @ayeshainoon's award-winning debut novel Untethered.
https://t.co/oBPJsA4PRh
@HarperCollinsAU#immigration#SriLanka
In our latest ep Christos Tsiolkas talks about the self-doubt that he wrestles with while writing. It’s a theme we return to on the podcast because no matter the level of success it is always a part of the creative process in some form or another.
Listen: https://t.co/voMkOwzQhH
Untethered and The Dispossessed may initially seem worlds apart in genre and narrative, but they share a profound kinship in their exploration of clashing ideologies and the quest for knowledge unburdened by constraints. @ayeshainoon@HarperCollinsAU
https://t.co/8yyuYdNk6t