Sydney Writers' Centre Podcast

Sydney Writers' Centre 40: Gregor Salmon

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:34:00 GMT

Gregor Salmon is a Sydney based freelance writer. He has written for many Australian magazines including Sunday Life, Inside Sport, Ralph, Readers Digest and Playboy. He has also worked as a producer in television for Beyond Productions, The Morning Show on Channel 7 and an online producer for Channel 7 and Yahoo7.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 39: Dominic Knight

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:34:00 GMT

Dominic Knight is best known for his work with the comedy team, The Chaser. In 1999 he founded The Chaser newspaper with Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel and Charles Firth. Following on from that were the ABC television series CNNNN, The Chaser Decides and The Chaserâs War on Everything, the third series of which is airing on ABC currently.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 38: Amanda Falconer

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:10:00 GMT

Amanda Falconer is author of The Renovatorâs Survival Guide. Since the bookâs launch, she has been featured on Sunrise, 9am with David and Kim, A Current Affair, as well as numerous radio interviews. She is a brand and marketing expert with over 20 years experience.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 37: Richard Harland

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:44:00 GMT

Twelve years ago Richard Harland left his job as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong to write full-time. Since then he has published 15 novels and has just scored a big US publishing deal for his latest book, Worldshaker.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 36: Louise Bagshawe

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:06:00 GMT

Louise Bagshawe is the author 12 international bestsellers including Tuesdayâs Child, Glamour, Glitz and her most recent Passion. She is also a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party and an advocate for many charities supporting victims of HIV/AIDS, the homeless and children.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 35: Sydney Bauer

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:17:00 GMT

Sydney Bauer is the author of the crime series featuring Boston based criminal attorney David Cavanagh. Her debut novel Undertow, also the first novel in the series, was published in 2006 and won the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for the best crime novel by an Australian Woman.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 34: Maree Giles

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:47:00 GMT

Maree Giles' debut novel, Invisible Thread, is a semi-autobiographical account of life for a young girl in the Gunyah Training School for Girls in 1970. Despite its sometimes harrowing story, it received rave reviews.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 33: Janeen Brian

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:13:00 GMT

Janeen Brian is an award-winning author of more than 65 books - some of her more well-know childrenâs books are Where does Thursday go?, Hoosh! Camels in Australia and Pilawuk: When I was Young. Janeen has been a teacher, actress, artist and writer and has even written scripts for Humphrey Bear, the iconic Australian childrenâs program.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 32: Patti Miller

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 8 May 2009 02:02:00 GMT

Patti Miller is an author and writing teacher. She has written five books including two on the process of life writing. She has been teaching life writing throughout Australia and overseas for over 15 years and teaches regularly at the Sydney Writers' Centre.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 31: Michelle Bridges

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 1 May 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Michelle Bridges is a trainer and fitness instructor. Since 2006 she has been the Red Team trainer on Channel 10âs The Biggest Loser. She has been writing regular columns on health, nutrition and fitness for a number of national newspapers and magazines since 2001 and has recently released Crunch Time through Penguin books, a guide to healthy eating and exercise.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 30: Annette Hughes

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:02:00 GMT

Annette Hughes wanted to be an artist, but married an art dealer and the art world instead. After the marriage failed, she went into book publishing with an independent small publisher. Annette's first book is called Art Life Chooks.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 29: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:01:00 GMT

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has written 26 books. His first book Great Moments In Science was published in 1984 and his latest book Please Explain was released in November 2007. According to New Scientist Magazine Karl's last five books have all become best-selling popular science books in Australia.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 28: John Birmingham

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:32:00 GMT

John Birmingham freelanced as a journalist for ten years taking feature commissions from a wide variety of magazines such as Playboy, Rolling Stone and even the Long Bay Prison News. His first book, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, was a cult comedy success which went on to be filmed by indie amateur Richard Lownstein and was adapted for the stage.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 27: Sean Williams

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:17:00 GMT

Sean Williams has written over 27 science fiction and fantasy books. He has won over 11 awards for his books. His latest award was the 2007 Ditmar Award for Best Novel for his book Saturn Returns. His latest book is book two of the Broken Land called The Dust Devils.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 26: Holly Hill

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:14:00 GMT

Holly Hill is an author who gained notoriety after writing her controversial book, Sugarbabe, about her experience finding a sugar daddy. Facing bankruptcy, Holly posted an advertisement online for a sugar daddy, describing herself as an "attractive, educated, well-spoken 35-year-old professional woman who LOVES sex, gives a great massage, can provide gourmet meals and above all requires a generous weekly allowance in return for all of the above of $1000."

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 25: Duncan Ball

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:02:00 GMT

Duncan Ball is the best-selling author of seventy-five books of children's fiction including the Selby and Emily Eyefinger series. He moved to Australia in 1974. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and lived for some years in Anchorage, Alaska, and later in Madrid and Paris.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 24: Michael MacConnell

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:50:00 GMT

Michael MacConnell has been writing crime stories in the second grade. His father loved Sherlock Holmes and watched old remakes so crime fiction has always been an influence for him. He wrote his first novel Maelstrom which was released in October 2007.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 23: Christine Harris

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:45:00 GMT

Christine Harris has written over 50 books. She has written all sorts of books for children and young adults she has written historical fiction, fantasy, joke books, spy books and series books. Christineâs first book in the series Audrey of the Outback is set in Northern South Australia in 1930.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 22: Hugh Mackay

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 23:50:00 GMT

Hugh Mackay is the founder of the Australian quarterly research series The Ipsos Mackay Report (previously The Mackay Report). He is a psychologist, social researcher, a regular columnist in The Age and a regular commentator appearing on radio and television. Hugh has just launched his latest book Advance Australia Where?

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 21: Lawrence Hill

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:02:00 GMT

Lawrence Hill's book Someone Knows My Name won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008 award. It is called The Book of Negroes in Canada and it is about the history of slavery. It follows African slaves from Africa to America and delves into the struggles for the character Aminato Diallo.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 20: Jackie French

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:07:00 GMT

Jackie French has been writing for over 17 years and has had 132 of her books published. She wrote her first children's book called Rainstones in 1991 while she was living in a shed. She said it was probably the messiest manuscript that Angus and Robertson has ever received (and accepted).

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 19: Bronwyn Parry

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Bronwyn Parry was awarded the prestigious Golden Heart Award in July 2007 for her romantic suspense manuscript which has now been published as the book My Darkness Falls just out in Australian bookshops.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 18: Alan Sunderland

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 03:42:00 GMT

Alan Sunderland is a television journalist and a children's author. He has written three books about a rat called Inspector Octavius O'Malley. His third book in the series has just been released called Octavius O'Malley and the Mystery of the Criminal Cats.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 17: Kate Mosse

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:54:00 GMT

Kate Mosse is the author of the bestselling book Labyrinth - a book about archaeology, love and mystery set in contemporary and medieval France. Her books are described as well researched absorbing historical mysteries with wonderful interlinking female characters.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 16: Fiona McIntosh

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:26:00 GMT

Fiona McIntosh was born in Sussex, England. Her latest book is Royal Exile, the first book in the Valisar series. Fiona is a prolific writer who also writes crime fiction under the name of Lauren Crow. All of Fionaâs books have received great acclaim and reviews.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 15: Hannah Tinti

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:37:00 GMT

Hannah Tinti is the author of The Good Thief which is a novel about Ren, an orphan who is 12. The story is set in New England and it was inspired by ressurection men - grave robbers in the 1800s. The rights to The Good Thief have been sold to 11 countries and Hannah is considered the new voice of American literature.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 14: Nick Earls

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Nick Earls has written 5 adult novels and 5 young adult novels and 2 collections of short stories. His books ZigZag Street, Bachelor Kisses, World of Chickens, and Perfect Skin, are about men - men who can't commit - men who are bachelors. Then the men get older, fall in and out of love and finally settle down.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 13: Gabrielle Lord

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:54:00 GMT

Gabrielle Lord has written 15 books as well as a 12 volume thriller series for young adults. She started writing seriously at the age of 30 and resigned from her position as Employment Officer in the Public service after her third book Fortress. It was picked up internationally and made into a feature film starring Rachel Ward.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 12: Sandra Hall

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:20:00 GMT

Sandra Hall is an author and journalist who is well known for her film reviews for The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2006 Sandra's novel, Beyond the Break was published. It was longlisted for the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 11: Rachael Bermingham

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:11:00 GMT

Rachael Bermingham and Kim McCosker are the co authors of 4 ingredients. 4 Ingredients was self published by the duo. At the time, they were unknown and couldn't get a publisher.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 10: David Rollins

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:51:00 GMT

David Rollins is an Australian author whose books mix crime, politics, terrorism, action adventure, flying and war. His books have been reviewed as incredibly dramatic blockbusters and David has been hailed as the next Tom Clancy

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 9: Ber Carroll

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:59:00 GMT

Ber Carroll is the author of three books, "Just Business", "Executive Affair" and her latest novel "High Potential". All three books are considered chick lit for the working girl and they all focus on aspects of work, balancing work life and falling in/out of love at work.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 8: Kate Forsyth

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 00:04:00 GMT

Kate Forsyth is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for both children and adults, which have been sold in more than ten countries round the world, including Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 7: Michael Whelan

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:04:00 GMT

Michael Whelan is the author of The Other Country, a book about his son's autism. He gave up his job to care for his son and made a discovery not only about his son, but about his family and himself along the way.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 6: Tim Ferriss

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:20:00 GMT

Tim Ferriss is author of The Four Hour Work Week - a book that debuted on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller lists, has been published in 31 countries so far and made headlines around the world.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 5: Pamela Freeman

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author and one of our creative writing teachers here at the Sydney Writers' Centre. She is author of 19 books and her most recent, Blood Ties, is an epic fantasy. It's the first in a trilogy, with the second and third books Deep Water and Full Circle coming soon.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 4: Libby Gleeson

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:59:00 GMT

Libby Gleeson has published over 30 books for children and teenagers. She has been shortlisted for the CBCA Awards twelve times and has won the Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award in 1997 with Hannah and the Tomorrow Room, and the Picture Book of the Year Award in 2002 for An Ordinary Day.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 3: Tristan Bancks

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:02:00 GMT

Former Home and Away soap actor-turned-author Tristan Bancks talks about his love for writing and his most recent book The Rules of Cool, about a young boy who hunts for cool trends.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 2: Anna Fienberg

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:56:00 GMT

Anna Fienberg has written many award-winning books, short stories and junior novels including the Tashi series. The latest title is the fifteenth Tashi book Tashi and the Phoenix. Anna's most recent book for older readers is called Number Eight.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.

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Sydney Writers' Centre 1: Garth Nix

tracy@spindriftmedia.com.au (Valerie Khoo) — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:51:00 GMT

Garth Nix's fantasy books have sold over 4.5 million copies around the world and been translated into 36 languages. His books include the award-winning fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen and the young adult science fiction novel Shade's Children.

Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre.