Read Anne Brewster’s review of Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah in Southerly 81.1, ‘Ireland and Other Islands’. southerlylitmag.com.au/wp-content/u... Artwork by Deborah Kelly: www.instagram.com/deborahkelly...

Part two of 100 Years of Solitude is out in two more sleeps. So I need to binge rewatch part one before then. All eight hours of it. I still think it's fairly close to the source material

I've been telling people I've got work in an upcoming anthology published by Penguin Random India. Except I've not. It's Harper Collins India. I guess Penguin is still on my wish list of publishers to collect.

Not going to reveal the year, but the Webster words for my birth year are surprisingly socially aware. Words for advancements in science & technology, challenging gender norms and structual racism, and some killer insults. Many decades later, we're still fighting the same injustices

Got the first peek at the cover artwork today. So I guess this novel really is happening. It will be a while before the publisher does a cover reveal, but opening that file made me a bit teary. My story was visually interpreted so beautifully, by a talented, generous Blak sis

When Blakfullas call out racism, they are being criminalised. However, there is impunity for inflicting harm on people.

I need to get new author headshots, so I'm stalking everyone's SM avatar & zooming into festival programs. There's a progression from new writers' selfie/friend with camera, to emerging writer with creative contacts, then mid career wtiters' pro studio headshots. All capture the author perfectly

Using AI to 'write' a book is like catching a uber to the finish line of a marathon. Random thought, as I avoid completing the copyedits on my next novel

I was going through copyedits of my 2027 novel today and had a moment of dread. What if they go after me again? Will this non-controversial book end up pulped? These are valid fears, actual risks, for many who write in the Age of Ridiculous. Then I went for a walk in the dark and felt brave again

Paid publication opportunity closing this week📝MARION invites creative responses from ACT and surrounds writers to contribute to She Writes History, a publication created as part of our collaboration with She Shapes History, made possible by ACT Heritage. marion.ink/publication-...

For those not familiar with Adelaide, this cafe is in a low-income residential/light industrial area. Did they consider offering tradies complimentary chakra clearings and tin foil hats? And don't get me started on white man dreads 🤨

yes, that Australian government alert test was loud. However, it wasn't sadistically informing me that my home was about to be bombed & my family murdered by the state. So I'll not be complaining about this minor interruption when Palestinian & Lebanese people are being massacred by state of Israel

That was a bit dramatic

Was thinking of what was lost when people left that other place. And suddenly got nostalgic for @amygray.bsky.social's thread of Professional Headshots of Famous Authors Smoking. A golden era of author headshots

It's the year 2037. Men have stopped complaining about casting of a Black woman and transman as minor characters in a movie about fictional lost soldiers, abandoned wives, god/esses, inhospitablity & senseless wars. They still don't understand why a lone woman on an island transformed men into pigs

The compulsion to pack my bag is strong. Must wait four more weeks. So excited to be attending & participating in Red Dirt Poetry Festival. Going to wiggle my toes in red dirt, and gaze in awe at the nightscapes

Ren Wyld@wyld.bsky.social · 2w ago

Been going through 2026 Red Dirt Poetry festival program. Excited to be participating. After couple of poetry events, 8 poems published, a verse novel in progress and now this festival - I can now call myself an emerging poet without the imposter cringe www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com #AusLit #poetry

Held in the heart of the country, Red Dirt Poetry Festival is on again this year: 20-23 August! This celebration of poetry located in Mparntwe features over 50 poets from around Australia with a packed lineup not to be missed. Learn more: www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com

Researching Migration on Indigenous Lands is now available for download as a free epub link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Link to paywalled article www.lamestream.com.au/can-attackin...

Can Attacking A Writers Festival Turn This Man Into A Right-Wing Star?

What do Mark Latham, Sam Bamford and even Hollywood actress Emily Blunt's sister have in common? All of them got caught up in one man's campaign against a writers festival in the last few weeks.

lamestream.com.au

Ren Wyld@wyld.bsky.social · 2w ago

No matter what the proposed session, a speaker attempting to buy their way onto literary festival programs is a slippery slope ... a slap in the face for writers, disrespecting festival teams, and out-of-touch with audiences. (This is from a paywalled article published yesterday by Lamestreampod)

No matter what the proposed session, a speaker attempting to buy their way onto literary festival programs is a slippery slope ... a slap in the face for writers, disrespecting festival teams, and out-of-touch with audiences. (This is from a paywalled article published yesterday by Lamestreampod)

Been going through 2026 Red Dirt Poetry festival program. Excited to be participating. After couple of poetry events, 8 poems published, a verse novel in progress and now this festival - I can now call myself an emerging poet without the imposter cringe www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com #AusLit #poetry

A spontaneous, rare trip to the cinema on Friday (saw Odyssey). Bemused by all the Opinions on social media yesterday and today. So, a quiet Sunday reading The Odyssey for the first time

All people deserve to be able to pray in peace. Sending solidarity and strength to Samir and all of our muslim comrades who are suffering during this awful surge in anti-Muslim hate. Full article at: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

It’s non-binary people’s day. At a time where there’s so much anti-trans rhetoric, non-binary people are still targeted but are often left behind in the discussion & defence by others. It’s the coloniality of the gender binary of course. I wrote this a few years ago pipewrenchmag.com/binary-gende...

Issue Seven: No Cession, Sandy O'Sullivan

Who says this depicts a woman? Contemporary gender binaries, not original sources. But gender fluid people have always existed.

pipewrenchmag.com

The 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers is CLOSING THIS FRIDAY 11:59PM! Make sure to get your poetic entries in, and spread the word! Link to submit → overland.submittable.com/submit/24622...

Yesterday the inquiry into racism against First Peoples heard damning evidence from the organisers of the Boorloo Invasion Day rally that was targeted by a white supremacist bombing attack. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘We should be dead’: Perth’s Indigenous community felt ignored after alleged Invasion Day bombing attempt, inquiry told

Police were told of unspecified threats before the 26 January rally but did not meet with organisers until after, parliamentary inquiry into racism told

theguardian.com

no National Forum with packaged up curriculum clips hosted by the public broadcaster for teaching children facts, despite overwhelming evidence of anti-Palestinian racism in Australian schools. Palestinian scholars and allies had to comb through all that deeply traumatising material themselves.

@daniellebinks.bsky.social saw your r3cent post about Little House on the Prairie. I'm currently watching - finding it less problematic than book and original series. You might find this Indigenous-lens review interesting, written by Johnnie Jae, who's also on Bluesky redpopnews.com/netflixs-lit...

Netflix's Little House on the Prairie Proves the Story was Always Big Enough for the Truth and Authenticity

When Netflix's new Little House on the Prairie premiered on July 9, millions of viewers settled in expecting the comfort food they remembered: a wagon, a fiddle, a girl in braids running through tall ...

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We are delighted to announce the shortlist of the inaugural Southerly Poetry Prize. Our immense congratulations to all. We look forward to announcing the winner on the 10th of August. Thank you to all the poets who shared their work with us. #southerly #auslit

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