Write Around the Murray
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Retelling the Past: WAM 2024
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of a panel talk about historical fiction with authors Julie Janson (Compassion), Katrina Kell (Chloe) and Emily Gale (Outla...
Repainting the Past: WAM 2024
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of a panel talk with author Katrina Kell and sculptor and visual artist Andrew Whitehead. Moderated by curator Sophie Gerha...
Kate Grenville at Big Book Club - Book of the Festival, WAM 2024
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of an in conversation between award-winning, best-selling author Kate Grenville and The Age and Sydney Morning Herald book ...
Whose Story Is It? WAM 2024
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of author panel talk Whose Story Is It? which was part of Write Around the Murray 2024. The panel featured writers Siang ...
Just For Laughs: WAM 2024
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of panel talk Just For Laughs which was part of Write Around the Murray 2024. The panel featured comedians Eden Porter, A...
Retelling the Stories of Star Wars & Dr Who: WAM 2024
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of panel talk Retelling the Stories of Star Wars and Dr Who which was part of Write Around the Murray 2024. The panel fea...
The Story of the Shearer, WAM 2024
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio recording of panel talk The Story of the Shearer which was part of Write Around the Murray 2024. The panel featured award-winning ...
My Calling: Racheal Oak Butler & We Come With This Place: Debra Dank & Michelle Evans
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Begins with a performance of Racheal Oak Butler's moving monologue, My Calling, followed by Debra Dank delving into her multi-award-winning memoir...
Mum's the Word - Gina Perry, Paul Dalgarno, Rijn Collins with Irma Gold
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Dalgarno, Rijn Collins, and Gina Perry talk to Irma Gold about the themes in their novels and the personal and familial secrets and taboos that p...
Artificial Realities - Grace Chan and T.R. Napper with Kate Mildenhall
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Chan and T.R. Napper discuss science fiction, AI, virtual reality and what it means to be human, with Kate Mildenhall. Recorded: 16/09/23
The First Time : Publishing - Kathryn Heyman, T.R. Napper and Irma Gold with Kate Mildenhall
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Mildenhall talks to authors Kathryn Heyman, T.R. Napper and Irma Gold about their first and subsequent publishing experiences. Recorded: 17/09/23...
Drawing Inspiration - Sher Rill Ng, Jordan Gould and Richard Pritchard
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sher Rill Ng, Jordan Gould and Richard Pritchard talk to YA author Karen Ginnane about illustration, collaboration and superpowers. Recorded: 16/09/23...
Deep in the Story - Debra Dank and Kathryn Heyman
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debra Dank and Kathryn Heyman speak with author Gina Perry about their personal stories and how they approached writing them. Recorded: 16/09/23
Prudish Nation - Paul Delgarno with Liz Duck-Chong
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Duck-Chong talks to Paul Dalgarno about his newly released non-fiction work, Prudish Nation. Recorded: 16/09/23
Killing it! - Shelley Burr and Margaret Hickey
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Steger talks to local authors Shelley Burr and Margaret Hickey about their latest crime fiction novels. Recorded: 17/09/23
The Hummingbird Effect - Kate Mildenhall with Paul Delgarno.
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Mildenhall chats with Paul Dalgarno about combining historical and speculative fiction and how her fears and hopes for the future informed her ne...
The Bookbinder of Jericho - Pip Williams with Jason Steger
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pip Williams, in conversation with The Age Literary Editor and perennial WAM favourite, Jason Steger. Recorded: 17/09/23
Notes from a Transition - Yves Rees
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Yves Rees’ timely memoir, All About Yves, grants readers access to a deeply personal journey of transition and re-becoming, beyond th...
A World of Possibility - Jeff Sparrow
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yves Rees talks to Jeff Sparrow about climate change, capitalism, and the power of people just like you and me to change the tide of history. Re...
Haunting Stories - Nardi Simpson, Eliza Henry-Jones and Jock Serong
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nardi Simpson’s Song of the Crocodile, and hot-off-the-press novels, Salt & Skin by Eliza Henry-Jones and The Settlement by Jock Serong, &...
Scary Monsters - Michelle de Kretser
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle de Kretser’s award-winning novels include The Rose Grower, The Hamilton Case, The Lost Dog, Questions of Travel and The L...
Creating Culture: Perspectives on Identity & Belonging-Gabrielle Wang, Gary Lonesborough, Eliza Hull
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang, Yuin First Nations author Gary Lonesborough, and disability advocate Eliza Hull, discuss the importance &n...
Truth and Storytelling - Patti Miller and Lee Kofman
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As long-established writers and teachers of writing, Patti Miller and Lee Kofman have amassed a wealth of experience, knowledge and craft ...
Storytelling: the essentials - Michelle de Kretser, Keir Wilkins and Amal Awad
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author and playwright Margaret Hickey, chats with screenwriter Keir Wilkins, novelist Michelle de Kretser, and author, screenwriter and pe...
Shades of Noir - Margaret Hickey and T.R. Napper
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Outback noir, coastal noir, domestic noir, sunshine noir. We love good crime fiction in this country and we’re not short on ways to categorise...
Seismic Shifts: Delia Falconer, Rick Morton with Ailsa Piper.
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delia Falconer and Rick Morton discuss personal, planetary and cultural change with host Ailsa Piper. Seismic Shifts was part of the Write Aroun...
Historical Fiction: Anita Heiss, Dorothy Simmons and Jock Serong with Jason Steger.
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anita Heiss, Dorothy Simmons and Jock Serong discuss historical fiction with Jason Steger. HIstorical Fiction was part of the Write Around the Murray ...
Humour & Heart: Lisa Walker, Rick Morton, Judy Horacek wtih Fiona Scott-Norman
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Walker, Rick Morton, Judy Horacek and Fiona Scott-Norman discuss the role of humour in their work. Humour & Heart was part of the Write Aroun...
Creating Captivating Children's Books: Leigh Hobbs, Ursula Dubosarsky, Sofie Laguna and Lisa Walker
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Hobbs, Ursula Dubosarsky, Sofie Laguna and Lisa Walker discuss the art of Creating Captivating Children's Books Creating Captivating Children's ...
Complicated Love: Sofie Laguna, Emily Maguire and Campbell Mattinson with Jason Steger.
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sofie Laguna, Emily Maguire and Campbell Mattinson discuss the complications of love, with Jason Steger. Complicated Love was part of the Write Around...
Dymocks presents Pip Williams: Pip Williams with Margaret Hickey
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Hickey talks to Pip Williams about her much loved debut novel. Dymocks presents Pip Williams was part of the Write Around the Murray program ...
Present Tense. Our Uneasy Inheritance: Ellen van Neerven in conversation with Dr Jeanine Leane.
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Both searing yet beautiful, the poetry and prose of Ellen van Neerven traces the continuing dispossession and violence that are our country’s uneasy...
Bedlam: James Dunk with Jenni Munday
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Bedlam at Botany Bay, historian James Dunk looks at how mental illness surfaced in colonial New South Wales. Weaving a narrative of freedom and pos...
Body Count: Paddy Manning in conversation with Jane Rawson
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Respected journalist Paddy Manning tells stories of tragedy, loss, heroism and resilience, in a book that is both monument and warning in his account ...
A Room Made of Leaves: Kate Grenville in conversation with Jason Steger
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Room Made of Leaves turns historical fiction inside out. It is a stunning sleight of hand that gives the past the piercing immediacy of the present ...
Criminal Types: Jason Steger, Emma Viskic and Nick Gadd
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Steger chats with Emma Viskic and Nick Gadd about font crimes, typomania and a P.I. who is many things, including deaf. Criminal Types was ...
Past Tense. History: What is it good for? Clare Wright, Megan Davis, Tony Birch, Lucy Treloar, Chris Flynn and James Dunk
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Professor Clare Wright at the helm, we hear from Megan Davis, Tony Birch, Lucy Treloar, Chris Flynn and James Dunk responding to the NSW History ...
Somebody's Story: Alyson Evans, Helen Newman, Aimee Chan and Karla Conway.
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Working in various mediums including film, theatre and podcast, our panellists showcase recent projects and discuss the delicate art of working with t...
Animal Magnetism: Jane Rawson, Chris Flynn, Laura Jean McKay and James Bradley.
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prehistoric animals, a pandemic and climate catastrophe are at the pointy ends of a three-way conversation between the latest novels of Chris Flynn, L...
Emilie Zoey Baker on Indigo FM for Write Around the Murray 2020
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Emilie Zoey Baker, poet, by Jocelyn Ceccanti for Write Around the Murray 2020. This interview was first aired on Monday 7 September on ...
Aimee Chan on Indigo FM for Write Around the Murray 2020
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Aimee Chan, writer, by Jocelyn Ceccanti for Write Around the Murray 2020. This interview was first aired on Monday 7 September on Indig...
Alyson Evans on Indigo FM for Write Around the Murray 2020
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Alyson Evans, director, by Jocelyn Ceccanti for Write Around the Murray 2020. This interview was first aired on Friday 4 September on I...
Nick Gadd on Indigo FM for Write Around the Murray 2020
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Nick Gadd, author of Death of a Typographer, by Jocelyn Ceccanti for Write Around the Murray 2020. This interview was first aired on Fr...
Short Stories
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Short Stories was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2020. Kate Rotherham and Lucy Treloar discuss the art of short story writing, what t...
Inclusion Zone
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Inclusion Zone was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2019. Ben Doherty, Alice Pung, Arnold Zable and Amal Awad discuss racism, identity ...
The Thrill Of Crime
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Thrill Of Crime was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2019. Andy Muir, Christian White and Richard Anderson talk to Marg Hickey abou...
Inside Publishing
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Inside Publishing was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2019. Get an insider’s look into the world of book publishing with Elissa Bail...
The Fragments
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Fragments was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2019. Jason Steger chats with Toni Jordan about her novel The Fragments, set in 1930...
Languages Of Immortality
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Languages Of Immortality was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. Wiradjuri language experts and advocates Ruth Davys, Dr Pettina Lov...
Finding Words
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finding Words was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. Caroline Baum and Jessie Cole talk to Ailsa Piper about family, forgiveness an...
Stranger Than Fiction
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stranger Than Fiction was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. Senior journalists Tony Wright and Chris Hammer tease at the threads b...
Badlands
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Badlands was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. Chris Hammer, Mark Brandi and Mark Smith talk to Margaret Hickey about the importan...
Self In The Story
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Self In The Story was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. To what degree is the author present in their fiction or the biographer pr...
The Bookshop Of The Broken Hearted
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bookshop Of The Broken Hearted was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2018. Jason Steger talks to Robert Hillman about his exquisite ...
Everyday Violence
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyday Violence was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2017. Jason Steger talks to Emily Maguire, Michael Sala and Nicole Hayes about t...
Black Seeds
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Black Seeds was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2017. Bruce Pascoe and Tony Birch discuss the recovery and regeneration of Indigenous ...
Breaking the Mould
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking the Mould was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2017. ABC Radio's Gaye Pattison talks to Angela Pippos about her new book, Brea...