Earlier this week, Australian literary journal Review of Australian Fiction (RAF) published an excerpt from chapter 3 of my novel-in-progress. This excerpt appears under the title “Are You There, God? It is I, Robot”. Each fortnightly issue of RAF publishes two stories by Australian writers. In this latest issue, my piece appears with a...
Read MoreThings unfinished: An interview in PRISM International; a move to Toronto
Last week, Canadian literary magazine PRISM International posted a recent interview with me. I was interviewed by the magazine’s Prose Editor, Christopher Evans. I discussed my new novel-in-progress, a way in which I “trans” my work, and more. It was great for me to discuss my more recent work, as I haven’t given many interviews...
Read MoreApr 30: Reading in Calgary + publication in PRISM International
Coming up on Sat April 30, I’ll be participating in Authors for Indies Day. This is a day in which Canadian authors show appreciation for independent bookstores (i.e. indies) by volunteering as guest booksellers. I’ll be at Owl’s Nest Books, Calgary’s longest established bookstore, for at least an hour. I’ll be giving a short...
Read MoreAWP Conference (30 Mar-2 Apr), then a residency in Alberta
A few exciting things to report! At the end of the month, I’m heading to LA to attend the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference. I’ll be appearing on the following panels: Coming of Age Queer Friday 1 April, 1:30-2:45pm Room 410, L.A. Convention Center, Meeting Room Level With Amber Dawn, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Tom Cho,...
Read MoreA residency in Vancouver and Creative Victoria funding
The horizon of my real life will never be as big as that of my writerly imagination. That’s probably a good thing, really (although, if you’ve ever read my writing…). Nonetheless, in the last week or so, the horizon of my real life has expanded somewhat. I’ve been awarded a writer’s residency at a site in Vancouver, Historic...
Read MoreWhere I am, where I am at + 12 Dec: Reading in Tucson
On 2 November 2012, I travelled to the US to do a residency at Vermont Studio Center. Since that time, aside from the occasional return to Australia, I’ve been travelling – in fact, I’ve sometimes been moving about so much that friends and family have regularly asked me where I am. Of course, where I am is not really the same as where I am at,...
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