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Send us Fan Mail Gretchen Shirm was a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist and two of her novels were shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Awards. Her short fiction and literary criticism have been published widely. Gretchen worked as a public law lawyer for more than a decade, and now teaches creative writing.  In this episode of Not the Plot,...

Send us Fan Mail Alyssa Curtayne is a passionate storyteller, writer, and researcher who is on a mission to breathe new life into forgotten fairy tales and the ancient art of storytelling. With a deep love for the old stories and the timeless lessons they hold, she is dedicated to reviving these tales and the traditions of the original tale-tellers, ensuring they continue to inspire and encourage...

Send us Fan Mail James Foley is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist who started his career in primary school drawing cartoons for the school newspaper. He is now an award-winning children’s books creator with a growing collection of picture books, middle grade novels and graphic novels to add to his author-illustrator bookshelf. His favourite part of the job is presenting workshops at schools and...

Send us Fan Mail Sandi Parsons describes herself as a book nerd, cystic fibrosis warrior, mother, transplant recipient and unicornologist who lives and breathes stories, as a reader, writer and storyteller. She shares her home with her favourite husband, some problem puppies and many teetering stacks of books.  In this episode of Not the Plot host Teena Raffa-Mulligan chats with Sandi about unicor...

Send us Fan Mail Katrina Kell ’s recent novel, Chloe , was inspired by one of Australia’s most iconic paintings, which has graced the walls of Young and Jackson Hotel since 1909. ‘Having a drink with Chloé ’ has been a good luck ritual for Australian soldiers since WWI, a tradition that has continued throughout the decades.  In this episode of Not the Plot, host Teena Raffa-Mulligan chats with Kat...

Send us Fan Mail Master storyteller Norman Jorgensen crafts tales about small heroes, smugglers, Vikings, pirates and Anzacs for young readers. Norman fell in love with books at an early age and has spent nearly all his life working in the book trade surrounded by the works of authors and illustrators he admires. He developed a love of history from reading historical novels, as well as from watchi...

Send us Fan Mail Critically acclaimed novelist and essayist Andrea Goldsmith discovered the wonderful world of reading as a child and as soon as she learned that books were written by real people, she decided that was what she wanted to do. Her first novel was published 35 years ago. Her ninth title, The Buried Life, was released recently, and is a story of love and friendship, faith and fundament...

Send us Fan Mail Ann Dombroski ’s prize-winning short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and she recently celebrated the release of her debut novel After the Great Storm , a novel of threat and intrigue set in Sydney 50 years from now. It’s a story whose characters refuse to give up on love regardless of cost, and ultimately asks the question, 'When corruption becomes e...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Holland is a corporate affairs specialist, journalist and author who writes books that she hopes will make a difference in the world. Her non-fiction books feature Aboriginal Australians, remarkable women and exceptional people overcoming difficult challenges. Lisa enjoys capturing first-hand accounts at a marked time in history so people can see what the world was like at th...

Send us Fan Mail Cristy Burne is a creative learning professional who encourages every one of us to experiment with learning, creativity and fun. To get motivated, get courageous, fall down and get up again. Cristy is a scientist, journalist, award-winning children’s author and popular event speaker whose career covers six countries, three degrees and a range of jobs including magazine editor, bio...

Send us Fan Mail CLAIRE BOSTON is the best-selling author of the popular Retribution Bay and Blackbridge romantic suspense series. Claire's stories offer readers love, adventure and escape. She fell in love with romance and romantic suspense at eleven when she discovered her mum's stash of Nora Roberts novels, and it didn’t take her long to start writing her own stories. Claire writes se...

Send us Fan Mail  Award-winning, best-selling romance author Juanita Kees takes her readers on a wild, suspenseful, thrilling ride through small towns to catch bad guys, solve crimes, and find happy ever afters. Juanita is a skilled storyteller, with the wonderful ability to create emotionally engaging worlds steeped in romance, suspense, mystery and intrigue, set in dusty, rural outback Australia...

Send us Fan Mail Susanna Rogers writes young adult books featuring kick butt heroines because she would like to empower girls around the globe to believe in themselves, to take care and to follow their dreams. Since setting her sights on becoming a writer, Susanna has also written in a range of romance genres, plus crime, psychological thrillers and more recently women’s fiction. In this episode o...

Send us Fan Mail Best-selling contemporary romance author Nora James writes about good people in challenging situations and their long and winding road to happiness.  In this episode of Not the Plot, Nora chats with host Teena Raffa-Mulligan about the various experiences that have influenced her development as a writer, from living in several different countries and a background in law to venturin...

Send us Fan Mail Multi-million copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs has published more than 110 modern and historical novels set in Australia and the UK. Yet at a time when many women her age are well into retirement, she is still working full-time to keep her two publishers and ever-growing international fan base happy with new releases each year. Anna is addicted to story-telling and figures she&...

Send us Fan Mail Rosanne Dingli, award winning author of short fiction, novels and poetry has had numerous articles, stories, reviews, columns and poems published in Australia and internationally since the early 1980s. Alongside an impressive publishing history, she has also worked as a teacher, lecturer, workshop coordinator, magazine and corporate editor, manuscript assessor and competition judg...