Recently, I created a Facebook page. This page replaces my previous Facebook profile. Feel free to “like” it (if you know what I mean). At any rate, like all Facebook pages, it is public, so you can view all the posts, even if you don’t “like” it or you’re not on Facebook. The page will be a good source of regular posts...
Read MorePublication in The Best of The Lifted Brow
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while: an early version of chapter 2 from my novel-in-progress has been published in the anthology The Best of The Lifted Brow. This piece, published under the title “What are the attributes of God?”, was initially published in literary magazine The Lifted Brow in 2011. This Best of anthology...
Read MoreFrom Ólafsfjörasður
I’m writing this from Ólafsfjörður, in northern Iceland, where I arrived a few hours ago. This is the start of my two-month residency at Listhús, where I’ll be working on the draft manuscript for my novel. So far, I have written what I estimate is about 40% of a draft manuscript. At this point, I am feeling pretty good about the state of the...
Read MoreGet caught reading
Donating as little as $5 will buy a book for a child in a remote Indigenous community in Australia. It is so easy to join the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Get Caught Reading campaign: make a donation of $5 or more at this link take a selfie of you reading (this part is optional) spread the word. [Australians: If you’re feeling despair about...
Read MoreLook Who’s Morphing to be published in North America and Europe by Arsenal Pulp Press
Here’s some exciting news that I’ve been sitting on for a few weeks: Canadian publisher Arsenal Pulp Press has bought the publishing rights for Look Who’s Morphing for North America and Europe. The book will be released in April 2014. An award-winning independent publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press is a fantastic fit for the book and I am so...
Read MoreSome courses where my work has been taught
In my previous blog post, I asked “Are you a student or lecturer, past or present, who has studied or set my work for a course?” The results are now in and it’s my pleasure to share them with you in this post. I’m sure that not every instance of my work having been taught has been captured here (so if you’re aware of something...
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