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  • Reading x Writing

    Last week was the Newcastle Writers Festival. It was good to catch up with writer friends and to meet a few people I have admired from afar. In the first three months of this year, I have noticed a shift in what I want to read. I find it difficult to read novels about ordinary…

  • The House of Youssef – Six Years On

    The House of Youssef was released six years ago at the start of September, 2019. Before this book was published, I had been writing for fifteen years. Almost all of those writings were stories and even these days, the majority of my writing is fiction. I do write an occasional essay but to my mind,…

  • Living in Translation

    So I have been so looking forward to doing something in the lead up to International Translation Day which falls on the 30th of September every year. On Friday the 27th of September, I will be hosting a conversation with Tiffany Tsao and Chris Andrews at the Peter Shergold Building in Parramatta Square. The conversation…