The WestWords Podcast

Award-winning writer of over fifty books, Catherine Jinks (Pagan's Crusade; Evil Genius; City of Orphans series; Shepherd) discusses her approach to finding authenticity in language when writing hist…

Poet, essayist, critic and memoirist Fiona Wright speaks of her approach to the intersection between essays and memoir, and how she uses the smallest details to explore the bigger, grander themes of …

"Don't bring me a story – bring me an angle." Journalist, sports writer and biographer James Knight discusses how a non-fiction writer takes an idea, then zooms in, zooms out, and examines it from ev…

Award-winning writer John Larkin (The Shadow Girl; The Pause) talks about how he creates and raises tension in his works of fiction. Plus there's a retelling of his infamous Possum Story.

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Rawah Arja (The F Team) discusses how she drew on personal experience - and a deep dislike for reading as a child - to create the characters in her debut YA novel.

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Bestselling author for young people, Tim Harris (Toffle Towers, Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables), talks to James Roy about plotting and planning, and accepts a time-sensitive challenge.

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Popular Australian children's author and highly sought-after creative writing teacher Deborah Abela (Grimsdon; New City; The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee) talks about how she hunts, gathers …