Tag Archives: Trent Jamieson

Having a ball at Supanova!

by admin Posted on April 23, 2012

I had a ball at Supanova, signing Worldshakers and Liberators, and doing a joint presentation on steampunk with fellow Australian steampunk author Michael Pryor. I was a huge event – I didn’t hear final numbers, but on Saturday it was … Continue reading →

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Richard and Trent at Gold Coast Supanova

by admin Posted on April 18, 2012

(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 →

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Congratulations to the ROR Aurealis Award Finalists 2011

by admin Posted on March 23, 2012

First of all a big congratulations to everyone who made the final lists for the 2011 Aurealis Awards. Having worked on the awards for 5 years I know what goes on behind the scenes and I want to thank the … Continue reading →

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Raring to ROR…

by admin Posted on January 18, 2012

As some of you might know our ROR writing group gets together every 12 – 18 months to critique our books in progress. Back in 2001 at the first ROR we read Margo Lanagan’s Black Juice anthology and wept over … Continue reading →

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Countdown to the Aurealis Awards 2011!

by admin Posted on May 20, 2011

Well, it’s that time of year again. And this year the Aurealis Awards will be held in Sydney. Harper Collins Voyager is sponsoring the awards. Kudos to the new AA management team, SpecFaction for pulling it all together. A national … Continue reading →

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RORees appear on the Aurealis Awards Final Lists

by admin Posted on March 26, 2011

Well, it’s that time of year again and the finalists for the Aurealis Awards have been announced.  (See here for the Press Release with the full list). But for now I’m going to do the  Happy Dance for my fellow … Continue reading →

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Winner of Trent’s Give-away announced …

by admin Posted on December 13, 2010

Picking a winner is always so difficult. I really hate it, particularly when you have such a nice bunch of answers to choose from. Gillian suggested the Aigues-Mortes (Dead Waters) in France and it is such a wonderful location that … Continue reading →

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Meet Trent Jamieson …

by admin Posted on December 7, 2010

I first met Trent at a Vision meeting back in 97, when Marianne and I were running the Vision Writers Workshop. He was working in a bookstore and writing short stories. Trent has had over 70  short stories published and … Continue reading →

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Finding your Character’s Voice

by admin Posted on October 26, 2010

This is a Sunday Craft post that’s turning up on a Wednesday. The VISION list has been discussing how writers find their character’s voice, so I thought I’d ask the RORees for their insights. Richard Harland: How do I find … Continue reading →

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A round up of what the RORees are up to …

by admin Posted on October 12, 2010

For no particular reason, Trent’s going first. Trent has just handed in book three of his trilogy and is madly doing the edits on book one. And while we’re talking about Trent, here’s a review of his latest book, Death … Continue reading →

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