It was a great night at the Aurealis Awards – I was on the return trip from two weeks travelling north doing Song of the Slums school visits, but even my dead brain revivified in the buzz of it all. … Continue reading
Me again! Sorry, but I just have to share this – I’m head over heels in love with it! It’s the trailer for SONG OF THE SLUMS, now up on YouTube. See Queen Victoria headbanging! Be shocked and outraged as … Continue reading
My new steampunk/gaslight romance novel comes out in May, and we’ve arranged an advance launch at Conflux on Saturday April 27th. Conflux is the National Scence Fiction and Fantasy Convention in Canberra. The top part of the invitation looks like … Continue reading
By George, I think we’ve got it! And a devilish fine cover it is too! You can see Astor and Verrol running down a wet alleyway in a Victorian era city (could be London, could be Brummingham – … Continue reading
I couldn’t believe it on Sunday night, when I got a text from Jack Dann saying he’d just presented me with the A. Bertram Chandler Award for 2012 at the Melbourne Natcon – only I wasn’t there. I felt bad … Continue reading
It’s a week and a half to the Sydney Supanova – the special big bash, Supanova’s tenth anniversary celebration. Not only stars of film and TV (more than I can list – check ‘em out at http://www.supanova.com.au/guests/) but also two … Continue reading
I had to tear myself away from revision work on the latest novel (I’m really in the flow!) to go to the Aurealis Awards last night – but so glad I did! The turnout was amazing – people from every … Continue reading
(Richard writes) I’ve been a hermit lately – a very productive hermit, finishing the next novel. (Steampunk, of course – same world as the juggernaut books, but a different time and different characters.) Now I’m going to get out and … Continue reading
Five of ROR’s members – Rowena Cory Daniells, Richard Harland, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Margo Lanagan and Dirk Flinthart were joined by many others at the Hobart Bookshop this Thursday so that Rowena could launch Tansy’s new book Reign of Beasts … Continue reading
I misunderstood – the photos I put up last weren’t from Montreuil’s official photographer. But this one is – That was at the literary Battle of the Books, when I presented a couple of books to the winner (Sarah, the … Continue reading