In August of this year, I took my daughter to Cinefest Oz in Busselton, an annual celebration of Australian film making. It was both an opportunity to spend time together and the chance for her to support some of her acting mates, who had recently landed roles in a couple of feature films. One of […]
It is my great pleasure to welcome Perth-based author and journalist Carrie Cox to Treefall Writing this week. As a journalist, Carrie’s column, ‘Carrie On’ was syndicated across six newspapers for a decade, and she wrote two non-fiction books before turning to fiction. Her debut novel, Afternoons with Harvey Beam, was published in 2018, and […]
I first met Nadia L. King a number of years ago, introduced by a mutual friend in a Leederville coffee shop. It was shortly after Nadia decided to face her fears by picking up a pen to write—and she hasn’t looked back! Since then Nadia has published Jenna’s Truth (a story about cyberbullying for young […]
There’s a lot to lament when it comes to social media, but good things can emerge from it, too, such as the opportunity to connect with other members of the writing community. It’s how I met most of my #5amwritersclub crew (although I don’t think any of us are currently writing at 5 am!). It’s […]
Young people often get a bad rap when they’re portrayed in the media, but I meet so many who are helping to make their community, and the world, a better place by their presence in it. So, I’m starting a new series of interviews with MAD kids and young people—where MAD stands for Making a […]
One of the purposes of my blog, Treefall Writing – and indeed why I write at all – is to ‘create a gap for invisible stories to flourish and be heard’. It’s why I chose to research and write about war widows in my first book, Many Hearts, One Voice. It’s why my current work-in-progress […]