Kelly's Writerly Q&A

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 31st episode where I chat to Kim Ulrick , an award-winning writer and author of two supernatural crime novels inspired by her life experiences growing up in the country and working with law enforcement and national agencies. Bad...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy Freund's 6th episode - Part 2 of her chat with publisher, editor and publishing strategist Laura Harris .  This episode is all about:  Mentorship programs and how being part of the broader writing commun...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 30th episode where I chat to Naomi Shippen , author of two domestic suspense novels who also writes deeply personal essays about betrayal, resilience and reinvention. Before She Killed Him , is a thrilling read that came out wit...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy Freund's 5th episode where she chats to publisher, editor and publishing strategist Laura Harris .  This episode is all about:  The Australian publishing landscape and how it’s changed over the past 20 y...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 29th episode where I chat to Casey Nott , contemporary fiction author who writes about women and the challenges they face in modern society.  Her second novel, Five Stages of Grace , just came out with Hawkeye Publishing, and it...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 28th episode where I chat to Camille Booker , multi-award-winning historical fiction author, editor, teacher, PhD candidate, literary judge, and my dear writing friend whose third novel just came out with Hawkeye, and it's...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy's 4th episode where she chats to Publishing Director for Children’s books, Kate Chisholm.  This episode is all about: The role of the publisher. What does a publisher look for in a manuscript?  How invol...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 27th episode where I chat to Ashley Kalagian Blunt , ‘Australia’s queen of tech noir ’ . Her third novel came out with Ultimo Press in Feb, and it's a thriller! Purchase a copy of  Like, Follow, Die  from Booktopia via my a...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 26th episode where I chat to Leearna Shaw , debut contemporary rural romance author. Her debut novel is out on the 31st of March with Allen & Unwin, and it's the comfort read we all need. Purchase a copy of A Farm in Go...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy Freund's 3rd episode where she chats to Mary Anastasiou , marketing extraordinaire, children’s author, and publishing mentor. This episode is all about: Marketing What actually helps sell your book? What...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy Freund's 2nd episode where she chats to Amy Lee , Taiwanese-Australian illustrator and SCBWI member who illustrated Amy Freund's debut picture book, Amigo the Capybara! This episode is all about: Il...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 25th episode where I chat to Cassie Stroud , writer, editor and book lover. Her debut novel, just came out with HQ Books at Harper Collins Australia, and she’s an absolute beauty inside and out. Purchase a copy of Iluka via my B...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 24th episode where I chat to Jo Dixon , best-selling Tasmanian-based author of twisty, suspenseful stories, such as her multi-award-winning debut, The House of Now and Then. Purchase a copy of her latest, which came out in Octob...

Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund , a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy's 1st episode where she chats to Andy Warre n, the award-winning book designer of The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams and Affirm Press and many more books published by Hardie Grant Books, Bonnier P...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 23rd episode where I chat to Donna M Cameron , an AWGIE-nominated radio dramatist, award-winning playwright and short film writer. Her first novel, Beneath the Mother Tree , was published in 2018. Her second novel was published in 2024 and was shortlisted in the 25th Sisters in...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 22nd episode where I chat to Kim Ulrick , supernatural writer inspired by life growing up in the courntry and working with law enforcement and national agencies. Her debut novel will appeal to fans of Picnic At Hanging Rock. Purchase a copy of  Bad Country  via my Booktopia aff...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 21st episode where I chat to Liz Foster , women's fiction author. Purchase a copy of her debut novel  The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices  via my Booktopia affiliate link. We discuss: What it's like to have a book come out in December How Liz manages t...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly podcast! Listen to my 20th episode where I chat to Emma Mugglestone , contemporary romance author. In The Long Run is a  fake dating rom com that will make you hungry to excercise and then have you eating a crossiant afterwards. Purchase a copy of In The Long Run via my Booktopia affiliate link. We discuss: Signing with Penguin! How this book is...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 19th episode where I chat to Clare Griffin , historical fiction author and the fabulous host of her Instagram Live Sunday Sessions. These author interviews are full of bookish insight and warm conversation! We discuss: What Clare is currently writing Rejection How Clare started interviewing authors...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 18th episode where I chat to Valerie G Miller , historical fiction author of There's Something About You, Olivia Bennet. This book will appeal to fans of Natasha Lester. Purchase a copy of There's Something About You, Olivia Bennet via my Booktopia affiliate link. We d...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 17th episode where I chat to Shaeden Berry , thriller author of At Cafe 64. This book will appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult. Purchase a copy of At Cafe 64 via my Booktopia affiliate link. We discuss: Whether Shaeden is a planner or a panster Why Shaeden is drawn to highlighting certain characters How...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 16th episode where I chat to R.W.R. McDonald , picture book author of Happy Millionth Birthday. This book is a fun book to read with little kids. Purchase a copy of Happy Millionth Birthday from Booktopia via my affiliate link. We discuss: How Rob got his agent How Rob uses YouT...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! FROM THE ARCHIVES: Listen to my 15th episode where I chat to Amy Freund , picture book author of Amigo The Capybara. This book is perfect to be read to kindergarten kids or for early readers. Purchase a copy of Amigo The Capybara from Booktopia via my affiliate link. We discuss: How long did the middle grade ma...

FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 14th episode where I chat to Casey Nott , contemporary fiction author of Forgotten. This book will appeal to fans of Kylie Orr. Purchase a copy of Forgotten from Booktopia via my affiliate link. We discuss: The Hawkeye Prize Holly Brunnbauer Medical research Beta support Drafti...

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A , a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 13th episode where I chat to Eileen O'Hely , middle grade author of graphic novel 50 Ways To Die In Space. This book will appeal to fans of Aaron Blabey's, The Bad Guys. Purchase a copy of 50 Ways To Die In Space from Booktopia via my affiliate link. We discuss: How Eileen worked humour i...