Per Henningsgaard

Lecturer in Professional Writing & Publishing @CurtinUni. Formerly of @Portland_State/@ooliganpress & @UWSP/@CornerstoneUWSP. Researches #Auslit & #publishing.

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

JOB OPPORTUNITY! Here at @CurtinUni/@Curtin_MCASI, we're advertising an 11-month, fixed-term position as Lecturer in Professional Writing and Publishing (commencing 3 February 2025). Here are the details: https://t.co/I3KMSYJmYD. Feel free to contact me with questions!

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

Exciting to see the launch of a new, dedicated graphic novel imprint in Australia. Though looks like all kids' stuff, at least to start. https://t.co/SNUO8vfelZ @BplusPNews @HardieGrant

[campbell whyte @campbellwhyte]

The @WesterlyMag had it's very first comics issue in it's near 70 year history and I was thrilled to be invited by editor @henningsgaard to contribute.

My short work, 'Twelve' is about being twelve.

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Juice is a radical departure for Tim Winton. It is a novel that asks its readers to think differently about the future. @henningsgaard @CurtinUni
https://t.co/uBeeKR9cMZ

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

I was honoured to be the first (?) to review Tim Winton's new novel, JUICE. Spoiler alert (not really): it's science fiction! 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/s7zIVwGHE8 @ConversationEDU

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@BrainBeastShaun @cousineggplant I thought I managed to sneak in a bit of commentary about traditional publishing vs self-publishing vs comics publishers here in Australia (which is a hard thing to do in something that's supposed to be a book review, not a state of the industry). But I agree with all your points

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@BrainBeastShaun @cousineggplant The term 'skills shortage' isn't even my term. I never use it. I wrote 'few people working in Australia possess the requisite combination of skills to create book-length comics.' The newspaper used 'skills shortage' as a bit of unfortunate shorthand to promote the article

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@BrainBeastShaun @cousineggplant But, in my opinion, if someone asks why there are fewer comics published in Australia than there are novels, part of the answer has to be that fewer people have the combination of skills to create comics. That's all I'm saying there!

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@BrainBeastShaun @cousineggplant I want to help address exactly the problems you're discussing. I think we're on the same side on this!

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@cousineggplant All I was trying to suggest is that what you're doing is hard, and most people can't do it! Sorry if I didn't express that clearly enough.

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

@cousineggplant Australian publishers are overwhelmed with submissions of novels, memoirs, books of poetry, etc. They are NOT overwhelmed with submissions of book-length comics. That's all I meant by that. The difference in numbers is orders of magnitude.

[Joshua Santospirito @JshSantospirito]

Really nice review / comparison of three new Aussie graphic novels, honoured to be alongside my fellow comic artists.

[Jo Case @jocaseau]

A great review of 3 very different Australian graphic novels, including Laura J. Carroll's new book, Making the Shrine, which shares stories from Victoria's war memorial.

[Per Henningsgaard @henningsgaard]

Please go read my review of 3 recently published Australian graphic novels: THE ISLANDS WHERE WE LEFT OUR ANCESTORS by @JshSantospirito (@scribepub); MAKING THE SHRINE by Laura J. Carroll; and A HOME IN HER by @swinsea (@gestaltcomics). https://t.co/cniWg2hlLa @ConversationEDU