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Author: Annabel Smith

Annabel Smith is the author of Whisky Charlie Foxtrot, and A New Map of the Universe, which was shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards. She has been writer-in-residence at Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre and the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA), had short fiction and commentary published in Westerly and Southerly and holds a PhD in Writing from Edith Cowan University. In 2012 she was selected by the Australia Council as one of 5 inaugural recipients of a Creative Australia Fellowship for Emerging Artists, for the creation of an interactive app to accompany her experimental speculative fiction The Ark, to be published in 2014. She is currently working on an epic quest with a sci-fi twist featuring a monkey, an evil priestess and the mother of all tsunamis.
What to Expect When You're Expecting a Book: Cover Design

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book: Cover Design

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Annabel Smith

So your first book has been accepted for publication: congratulations! In the next few months your face will be all over television and…

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On Writing: Sigrid Nuñez – Write What You See

On Writing: Sigrid Nuñez – Write What You See

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Annabel Smith

I like this slightly different take on the ‘write what you know’ idea: Rather than write about what you know…write about what you…

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How to Become a Writer: Donna Mazza

How to Become a Writer: Donna Mazza

Posted on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 by Annabel Smith

My guest on this edition of How to Become a Writer* is Donna Mazza. Donna is an award-winning author of poetry, short fiction and novels….

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How Writers Earn Money: Podcast

How Writers Earn Money: Podcast

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Annabel Smith

If you like listening more than reading, my recent talk on How Writers Earn Money at the WA Writing & Publishing Industry Forum…

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How to Become a Writer: Lee Kofman

How to Become a Writer: Lee Kofman

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Annabel Smith

Lee Kofman is the author of five books, including memoirs Imperfect: How bodies shape the people we become and The Dangerous Bride; co-editor of…

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Top 10 Books of 2018

Top 10 Books of 2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I’ve been in a reading malaise for a while now, and due to some things going on in my personal life, when I…

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What to Expect When You're Expecting a Book: Being Edited

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book: Being Edited

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Soon after you sign a contract with a publisher, the editing process begins. A recent poll revealed that being edited is one of…

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David Bowie on Creativity

David Bowie on Creativity

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Go a little out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about…

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Top 10: Memoirs

Top 10: Memoirs

Posted on October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I read a great deal more fiction than non-fiction, but I do love a good memoir. These are some of my favourites. Cheryl…

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How to Become a Writer: Harry Saddler

How to Become a Writer: Harry Saddler

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Harry Saddler is the author of  The Eastern Curlew (2018), We Both Know: Ten Stories About Relationships(2005) and Small Moments (2007), a short novel about the aftermath of the…

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