Catherine Helen Spence, Mr Hogarth’s Will (review)
by Emma|Book Around the Corner: Catherine Helen Spence (1825-1910). Australian Social and Political Reformer, Writer and Teacher who worked for Children
Mrs H E Russell, Womanhood Suffrage (nonfiction extract)
by Frances Emily Russell, writing as Mrs H. E. Russell Frances Emily Russell nee Robey (1846 to 1899) wrote novels as “Mrs H E Russell” and nonfiction columns as “Eucalypta”. In a rare essay published using her married name, she argues against...
Focus on Debut Authors: Emily Brewin
Today we welcome Emily Brewin to the Australian Women Writers Challenge for an in-depth look at her debut novel, Hello, Goodbye. About Hello, Goodbye: It’s 1968 and free-thinking country girl May Callaghan’s world is turned upside down when she finds out...
Sunday Spotlight: Kelly Gardiner
Welcome to Sunday Spotlight. Today we feature Kelly Gardiner, whose latest novel, 1917, was released on 1 February 2017. When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I’ve always written stories and poetry, and worked as a journalist for years,...
