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S2 E10 Jane Rawson: On Writing and Thinking About Nature
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the season, Mia talks to Jane Rawson, Island magazine editor and author of Human/Nature, about how to find nature everywhere a...
S2 E9 Mykaela Saunders: On Speculative Fiction and Sovereignty
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of season two, writer, critic, and editor Mykaela Saunders joins Tenille to discuss writing Goori futures, colonisation and...
S2 E8 Bonny Cassidy: On Monuments, Truth Telling and Glitches in Writing
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bonny Cassidy is the author of three poetry collections and one book of nonfiction, as well as a book critic and internationally recognised scholar o...
S2 E7 Isobelle Carmody: On Keeping Track of Worlds
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isobelle Carmody is one of Australia's most well-known and prolific writers. In this episode, she chats to Bethany about how the industry has chan...
S2 E6 Nicole Crowe: On Crime, Structure and Sh*t First Drafts
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crime writer Nicole Crowe joins Tenille to talk about her funny and thrilling debut novel The Washup, along with first book jitters, the mysteries of ...
S2 E5 Jessica Mansour-Nahra: On the Ongoing Relevance of the Gothic
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for episode five! Jessica Mansour-Nahra chats with Bethany about her debut novel The Farm, which remasters 18th century gothic for the 21st ce...
S2 E4 Khin Myint: On Writing as a Way to Compassion
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth episode of the season, 2025 winner of the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award Khin Myint joins Tenille to speak about finding com...
S2 E3 Candice Chung: On Care and the Language of Food
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our incredible lineup of guests in Season 2 continues! Join writer, editor and food reviewer Candice Chung as she and Mia discuss being anti love-lang...
S2 E2 Emily Maguire: On Writing, Religion and Rapture
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What insight can writing give into religion? How does a character emerge from a draft? And what's the connection between Frida Kahlo and a 9th-century...
S2 E1 Steve MinOn: On Corpses and Cultural Estrangement
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off our second season in the company of the brilliant Steve MinOn, whose debut novel First Name Second Name spans four generations, ...
E&A x EWF E3 Sarah Burke: On the Stories Written Within
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Burke is a PhD candidate at the Indigenous Education and Research Centre at James Cook University, Townsville. She was selected for the QPAC/Pla...
E&A x EWF E2 Chelsea Roles: On Biographical Poetry and True Crime
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea is a PhD student at James Cook University, Townsville. Her research explores the intersection of true crime, life writing and feminist poetry....
E&A x EWF E1 Jade Reilly: On Writing for Healing
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jade Reilly is an emerging writer from Toowoomba, Queensland. She is a criminologist working in social policy who uses her unique insights into crimin...
S1 E10 Behind the Scenes: On PhDs and Podcasts
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, go behind the scenes and join Bethany, Mia and Tenille as they discuss their creative writing PhDs, writing in regional areas, ...
S1 E9 Kate Grenville: On Writing Women into History Using Fiction
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Grenville has published 18 books over her 40-year career. Her novels include The Idea of Perfection, Lilian’s Story, Joan Makes History, The Se...
S1 E8 Cher Tan: On Art, Capitalism and the Internet
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tenille chats with essayist and critic Cher Tan about her book Peripathetic, what makes a great book review, the impact of the intern...
S1 E7 Paul Hardisty and Andri Snær Magnason: On Environmental Writing
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this panel episode, Mia speaks with former CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Dr Paul Hardisty, and award-winning Icelandic writer,...
S1 E6 Boori Monty Pryor: On the Power of Storytelling
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boori Monty Pryor has had an extraordinary career as both a writer and musician, penning award-winning children's books and television shows and touri...
S1 E5 Alli Parker & Tania Blanchard: On Writing from Family Memories
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alli Parker is the author of At the Foot of the Cherry Tree and Tania Blanchard is the author of six novels, The Girl from Munich, Suitcase of Dreams,...
S1 E4 Melanie Saward: On Genre-Hopping: From Romance to YA
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie Saward is a proud Bigambul and Wakka Wakka woman and a writer, editor, academic and 'publishing all rounder'. Her debut novel Burn was publis...
S1 E3 Alice Robinson and Kate Mildenhall: On Time and Technology
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special feature episode, Tenille speaks with Alice Robinson (Anchor Point, The Glad Shout, If You Go) and Kate Mildenhall (Skylarking, The Mot...
S1 E2 Hannah Kent: On Speculations and Archives
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Kent is the author of three novels: Burial Rites, The Good People and Devotion. She also wrote the screenplay for the psychological thriller,...
S1 E1 Manisha Anjali: On Writing from Dreams
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Naag Mountain is a book born from a dream. In this episode, writer and artist Manisha Anjali describes the craft of writing from the subconscious to e...
Season 1 trailer
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does a book come into being? What does the creative process entail? How do you build a writing life? Join creative writing PhD candidates Bethany...