It's been bitterly cold and dark in Melbourne, but the sun has been shining on me this week. I got a present in the mail from the Stella Prize as a thank you for their support. That was unexpected. Nicer still was a flash fiction piece being accepted by Fewer Than 500. After several years … Continue reading Winter of Content
Stella Prize
It’s all in the name
It's no secret writers make up names; for their characters, for their stories and for themselves. Females have taken to disguising their authorship since at least Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell started getting their poetry published. The other day a writer revealed she didn't (really) read books by female writers and disguised her name as … Continue reading It’s all in the name
On women’s writing/awards
Recognising women's literary achievements through specially designated awards is not about the authors and writers or even their works, all of which can and do possess merit and worthiness. What it is about is the men and women and institutions that are blind to them. And have almost always been. Kerryn Goldsworthy has explained this better … Continue reading On women’s writing/awards
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