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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.
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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Tobias Wolff on Writing

Tobias Wolff on Writing

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I recently rediscovered this quote, from Tobias Wolff’s incredible novel Old School, while looking through an old notebook. Does it feel true of…

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How to Become a Writer: Claire Varley

How to Become a Writer: Claire Varley

Posted on September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Claire Varley is the author of novels The Book of Ordinary People (2018) and The Bit in Between(2015). She works in the community…

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How Writers Earn Money: Lending Rights

How Writers Earn Money: Lending Rights

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Annabel Smith

What are lending rights? I sometimes have readers apologise to me for borrowing one of my books from a library instead of buying…

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How to Become a Writer: Andy Griffiths

How to Become a Writer: Andy Griffiths

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…

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