All Episodes

Writing Podcast Episode 716: Sarah Barrie invites you into her 'Dark Sanctuary'

Writing Podcast Episode 715: India-Rose Bower’s folk horror novel, 'We Call Them Witches'

Writing Podcast Episode 714: Tina Strachan and the latest book in her Wilder Zoo middle-grade series

Writing Podcast Episode 713: George Kemp dishes up his debut novel, 'Soft Serve'

Writing Podcast Episode 712: Penny Tangey asks the cosy-crime question, 'What Rhymes with Murder?'

Writing Podcast Episode 711: Emma Styles dives into her new crime thriller, 'The Shark'

Writing Podcast Episode 710: Candice Fox and the cold case that inspired 'Redbelly Crossing'

Writing Podcast Episode 709: Derek Pedley shares his true crime story 'The Postcard Bandit'

Writing Podcast Episode 708: Former ambassador Ian Kemish and his novel, 'Two Islands'

Writing Podcast Episode 707: Sheryle Bagwell on writing 'Letter from Provence'

Writing Podcast Episode 706: Alex Johnson explores 'When Books Go Bad'

Writing Podcast Episode 705: Sam Elliott and his debut crime/thriller novel, 'Haze'

Writing Podcast Episode 704: Fergus Craig discusses 'I’m Not the Only Murderer in my Retirement Home'

Writing Podcast Episode 703: Molly O’Neill and her fantasy novel 'Nightshade and Oak'

Writing Podcast Episode 702: Souvankham Thammavongsa and her award-winning 'Pick a Colour'

Writing Podcast Episode 701: Emma Pei Yin discusses her wartime novel, 'When Sleeping Women Wake'

Writing Podcast Episode 700: Rebecca Heath mixes music and murder in 'The Last Encore'

Writing Podcast Episode 699: William J. Byrne and his historical novel, 'The Warrumbar'

Writing Podcast Episode 698: Emma Sloley welcomes you to 'The Island of Last Things'

Writing Podcast Episode 697: Matt Cooke and his inspirational new book, 'Beyond Wanting'

Writing Podcast Episode 696: Susannah Fullerton talks 'Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them'

Writing Podcast Episode 695: Joanna Nell discusses her new novel, 'The Funeral Crashers'

Writing Podcast Episode 694: Candice Chung and her book, 'Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You'

Writing Podcast Episode 693: Belinda Castles walks us through her new book, Walking Sydney

Writing Podcast Episode 692: Special episode with Allison Tait on your writing roadmap

Writing Podcast Episode 691: Holly Brunnbauer and her romance novel, 'What Did I Miss?'

Writing Podcast Episode 690: Ian Scott explores the weird and wonderful world of literary 'Pen Names'

Writing Podcast Episode 689: Zanni L. Arnot’s new novel, 'A Guide to Falling Off the Map'

Writing Podcast Episode 688: Ben Macintyre shares insights on his latest book, 'The Siege'

Writing Podcast Episode 687: Moreno Giovannoni discusses his new novel 'The Immigrants'

Writing Podcast Episode 686: Amy Hutton and her saucy, spooky new book, 'Ghosted'

Writing Podcast Episode 685: Tegan Bennett Daylight takes us back with her YA novel, How to Survive 1985

Writing Podcast Episode 684: Alex Dook discusses his new outback thriller, 'Gunpowder Creek'

Writing Podcast Episode 683: Philip Howell tours English bar-rooms in his latest book, 'Pub'

Writing Podcast Episode 682: Clayton Zane Comber & Conor McCammon dive into 'The Marvellous Submarine'

Writing Podcast Episode 681: Francesca de Tores and her historical novel, 'Saltblood'

Writing Podcast Episode 680: Graci Kim blends Korean myth and fantasy in 'Dreamslinger'

Writing Podcast Episode 679: Laila Lalami discusses her latest novel, 'The Dream Hotel'

Writing Podcast Episode 678: Christine Keighery explores cults in 'We’re Not Us Without You'

Writing Podcast Episode 677: A.L. Tait introduces her tween crime-thriller, 'Danger Road'

Writing Podcast Episode 676: Toby Schmitz welcomes us aboard The Empress Murders

Writing Podcast Episode 675: Demet Divaroren discusses her YA fantasy, 'Blood Moon Bride'

WRITER 674: Toby Walsh demystifies his new book, 'The Shortest History of AI'

WRITER 673: Sarah Clutton reveals 'The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains'

WRITER 672: Linguistic legend David Crystal and his new title, 'Bookish Words'

WRITER 671: Emilia Hart discusses her latest bestselling novel, The Sirens

WRITER 670: Rory H. Mather and his prolific picture book writing career

WRITER 669: Mandy Beaumont and her true-crime inspired novel, 'The Thrill of It'

WRITER 668: Gareth and Louise Ward talk 'The Bookshop Detectives #2: Tea and Cake and Death'

WRITER 667: Barry Jonsberg explores masculinity in his YA novel, 'Darkest Night, Brightest Star'

WRITER 666: Camille Booker shares insights into her latest gothic historical novel ‘The Woman in the Waves’

WRITER 665: Lynette Noni pivots to contemporary YA romance with Wandering Wild

WRITER 664: Michelle Prak discusses her thriller novel, 'Barren Cape'

WRITER 663: Kell Woods dives into her historical fantasy novel, 'Upon a Starlit Tide'

WRITER 662: A.L. Tait and her latest book, 'Willow Bright’s Secret Plot'

WRITER 661: Kasey Edwards and her memoir, 'Goodbye Good Girl, Hello Me'

WRITER 660: Susannah Hardy shares her rom-com novel, 'My Hot Housemate'

WRITER 659: Maryrose Cuskelly on her ‘neighbourhood noir’ novel 'The Campers'

WRITER 658: Victoria Brownlee serves up her novel, 'Eat Your Heart Out'

WRITER 657: Cale Dietrich and his latest young adult novel, 'The Rules of Royalty'

WRITER 656: Kate Horan and her mystery novel, 'The Inheritance'

WRITER 655: Margot McGovern’s hair-raising novel, 'This Stays Between Us'

WRITER 654: Sonia Orchard shares her impactful memoir, 'Groomed'

WRITER 653: Sean Wilson and his powerful novel, 'You Must Remember This'

WRITER 652: Emma Pignatiello discusses her romantic suspense novel, 'Last Shot'

WRITER 651: Beau Donelly, co-author of the book that inspired the hit Netflix series about Belle Gibson

WRITER 650: Olivia Isaac-Henry and her new book, 'Sorrow Spring'

WRITER 649: Alexandra Almond and her cosy fantasy novel, 'Thoroughly Disenchanted'

WRITER 648: Kate Solly on 'The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-up'

WRITER 647: Sophie Clark on writing and pitching her ‘romantasy’ novel, 'Cruel is the Light'

WRITER 646: Rebecca Heath invites you to 'The Wedding Party'

WRITER 645: Kathy George on her classic Dickens retelling, 'The Scent of Oranges'

WRITER 644: Karina May on 'That Island Feeling' and how to set yourself up for success as a writer

WRITER 643: Tabitha Carvan discusses her memoir, ‘This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch’

WRITER 642: Madeline Te Whiu on her trilogy and latest book, ‘The Queen Thief’

WRITER 641: Joe Aston on his tell-all book on Qantas, ‘The Chairman’s Lounge’

WRITER 640: Susannah Glenn on her novel 'Between Husbands and Wives'

WRITER 639: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sebastian Smee on his latest book ‘Paris in Ruins’

WRITER 638: Mitch Jennings on his page-turning novel 'A Town Called Treachery'.

WRITER 637: New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave on 'The Night We Lost Him' and 'The Last Thing He Told Me'.

WRITER 636: Amanda Willimott on her novel 'Winter of the Wolf' and how she got her book deal.

WRITER 635: Meet Christian White on his novel 'The Ledge' – and writing the Netflix hit ‘Clickbait’.

WRITER 634: Ariane Beeston on her powerful memoir 'Because I'm Not Myself, You See’

WRITER 633: Paula Hawkins, author of 'The Blue Hour' and 'The Girl on the Train'.

WRITER 632: Meet Ryan Butta, author of the new biography, 'The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli'

WRITER 631: Meet children’s book publisher and author Dani Vee.

WRITER 630: How Jennifer Wong’s TV series evolved into her new book ‘Chopsticks or Fork’.

WRITER 629: How Jess Horn scored her picture book deal

WRITER 628: Meet Scott Ryder, a former Australian commando, on his memoir 'Forged in Fire'.

WRITER 627: Award-winning picture book author Sandhya Parappukkaran

WRITER 626: Lisa Kenway, author of the psychological thriller 'All You Took From Me'.

WRITER 625: Bec Nanayakkara on her picture books 'Grow Big Little Seed' and 'The Book Star'.

WRITER 624: Sandie Docker on how to ensure longevity in your author career

WRITER 623: Exploring the world of children's writing with Cassy Polimeni

WRITER 622: Louise Southerden on travel writing and her revealing memoir ‘Tiny’

WRITER 621: Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald shares her five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors

WRITER 620: Kate Forsyth on 5 essential lessons to make you a better writer

WRITER 619: Picture book author Deborah Frenkel on her creative process and creating a successful career.

WRITER 618: JP Pomare on writing gripping crime thrillers and his latest novel ’17 Years Later’.

WRITER 617: Lian Tanner reveals 5 strategies you need for longevity in your author career.

WRITER 616: Meet Julie Bennett, author of 'The Lost Letters of Rose Carey’.

WRITER 615: Meet Anna Johnston, author of 'The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife'.

WRITER 614: Victoria Purman, author of 'The Radio Hour’, on character development, writing about the past and more.

WRITER 613: Meet Amy T. Matthews, who also writes as Amy Barry and Tess LeSue!

WRITER 612: Meet Petronella McGovern, author of 'The Last Trace', on how to build narrative tension and keep readers turning the page.

WRITER 611: Lia Hills, author of The Desert Knows Her Name, on how she wrote her first draft in two weeks using a voice software!

WRITER 610: Meet Kyra Geddes, author of 'The Story Thief'

WRITER 609: Hachette’s Vanessa Radnidge on why you should enter the Richell Prize.

WRITER 608: Meet Michael Brissenden who chats about his novel 'Smoke’

WRITER 607: Author Pamela Freeman and illustrator Liz Anelli on how they collaborated to create 'Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree'

WRITER 606: B.M. Carroll on her latest novel 'One Of Us Is Missing'

WRITER 605: Amy Hutton on her novels 'Love From Scratch' and 'Sit, Stay Love'.

WRITER 604: Valerie talks to copywriting guru Bernadette Schwerdt on how she co-wrote entrepreneur Radek Sali’s memoir, 'How to Build a Billion Dollar Business'.

WRITER 603: Picture book author Megan Daley on how to nurture your children to become readers.

WRITER 602: Meet Jo Peck, author of the memoir 'Suddenly Single at Sixty'.

WRITER 601: Meet Deborah Abela, author of 'The Kindness Project', her 29th book!

WRITER 600: Meet Inda Ahmad Zahri, author of 5 picture books.

WRITER 599: Becky Holmes on her memoir 'Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You'

WRITER 598: Mary Anastasiou, picture book author and managing editor at Five Mile.

WRITER 597: Kell Woods on her novel 'After The Forest'.

WRITER 596: Carrie Sun on her memoir 'Private Equity'

WRITER 595: Jodi Gibson on the world of indie publishing and her latest novel Reinventing Emily Brown

WRITER 594: Charlotte Barkla on her latest novel '11 Ruby Road: 1900'.

WRITER 593: Liam Pieper on his latest novel Appreciation and his ‘day job’ as a ghostwriter for bestselling books.

WRITER 592: Karina May, author of Never Ever Forever, on publishing 3 books in 15 months.

WRITER 591: Jane Tara on her novel 'Tilda is Visible'.

WRITER 590: Jamelle Wells on going bush for 'The Outback Court Reporter'.

WRITER 589: Natalie Murray on her contemporary romance novel, 'Love Just In'.

WRITER 588: Liz Foster on her novel 'The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices'

WRITER 587: Stepping into Success with Author Jenna Lo Bianco

WRITER 586: Developing skills and techniques as an aspiring writer: Novelist Jo Riccioni reveals her secrets

WRITER 585: Michelle Upton on writing her novel 'Emergency Exit Only'.

WRITER 584: Michael Thompson's debut novel, How To Be Remembered, is being adapted into a movie.

WRITER 583: Vikki Conley on her success with 11 picture books.

WRITER 582: Chris Hammer on 'The Seven' and adapting his novels to TV

WRITER 581: Alli Parker on her novel 'At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree'.

WRITER 580: Benjamin Stevenson on his latest novel 'Everyone on this Train is a Suspect'

WRITER 579: Jillian Cantor on her gripping novel 'The Fiction Writer'.

WRITER 578: Christos Tsiolkas on his latest novel 'The In-Between'.

WRITER 577: Linguist and accent expert Rob Drummond on 'You're All Talk: Why We Are What We Speak'

WRITER 576: Joanna Nell on her novel 'Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year' and how to build a career as a bestselling author

WRITER 575: Christine Wells on her journey from lawyer to full time author and her latest novel 'The Royal Windsor Secret'.

WRITER 574: Lucy Lever on how she got a book deal for her novel 'Mystic Ridge'.

WRITER 573: Literary agent Samuel Bernard on what agents are looking for

WRITER 572: Vikki Marmaras scores three book deals and reveals the process behind her latest book, I Spy Treasure.

WRITER 571: Hedley Thomas on justice, journalism and his memoir 'The Teacher's Pet'.

WRITER 570: Lauren Jackson on how she went viral on TikTok and scored her book deals.

WRITER 569: Suzie Miller on transforming her award-winning play 'Prima Facie' into a novel.

WRITER 568: Lang Leav on her novel 'Others Were Emeralds'

WRITER 567: How Stacey McEwan harnessed the power of TikTok and her latest novel 'Chasm'.

WRITER 566: Joanne Speirs on her novel 'Second Chance Love in Point Perry'.

WRITER 565: Kate Gray on landing her six-figure book deal for the psychological thriller The Honeymoon.

WRITER 564: Claire Thompson on her picture book 'Lily The Inventor'

WRITER 563: Bestselling author Sophie Green on 'Weekends With The Sunshine Gardening Society'.

WRITER 562: Heidi Walkinshaw on reinventing her life as a picture book author and copywriter

WRITER 561: Simon Higgins on his novel Dragons of Dusk and Dawn

WRITER 560: Jo Dabrowski on scoring three book deals

WRITER 559: Sarah Ogilvie on 'The Dictionary People'.

WRITER 558: Chenée Marrapodi on her novel 'One Wrong Turn'.

WRITER 557: Craig Semple on his memoir 'The Cop Who Fell to Earth'

WRITER 556: Zewlan Moor on her first two picture books: Nothing Alike and The Bill Dup.

WRITER 555: Veronica Lando on 'The Drowning Girls' and what to expect from your first year as an author.

WRITER 554: Tim Booth, author of 'You Called An Ambulance for What?'

WRITER 553: Lesley Gibbes, author of 'Dinosaur Dads to the Rescue'

WRITER 552: David Meagher, author of 'Secrets and Lies'

WRITER 551: A.L. Tait, author of 'The First Summer of Callie McGee'

WRITER 550: Fiona Lloyd, author of 'Being Jimmy Baxter'.

WRITER 549: Nicole Madigan, author of 'Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor’s investigation into stalking'

WRITER 548: Megan White, author of 'The Anatomy of Songs'

WRITER 547: Tim Ayliffe, author 'Killer Traitor Spy'

WRITER 546: Meet four-time Academy Award nominated Anthony McCarten, author of Going Zero.

WRITER 545: Meet Carolyn Swindell, author of We Only Want What's Best

WRITER 544: Meet Stephanie Bishop, author of The Anniversary

WRITER 543: Richard Pritchard, co-author of Wylah The Koorie Warrior series

WRITER 542: Janette Paul, author of The Summer Place

WRITER 541: Samera Kamaleddine, author of The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

WRITER 540: Joanna Jenkins, author of 'How To Kill A Client'

WRITER 539: Ilsa Evans, author of 'Family Baggage'

WRITER 538: Emma Grey on her novel 'The Last Love Note'.

WRITER 537: Andrew Daddo on his picture books Grandma's Guide to Happiness and Poo Face

WRITER 536: Leanne Yong, author of 'Two Can Play That Game'

WRITER 535: Toni Jordan, author of 'Prettier If She Smiled More'

WRITER 534: Jenny Jackson, author of The New York Times bestseller Pineapple Street.

WRITER 533: Karina May, author of Duck À L'Orange for Breakfast

WRITER 532: Children’s author Lian Tanner on her latest novel 'Spellhound'.

WRITER 531: Sandie Docker reveals her inspiration and writing process behind The Redgum River Retreat

WRITER 530: Chris Wright, journalist and co-author of ‘The Millionaires’ Factory’.

WRITER 529: Nicci French – authors Nicci Gerrard and Sean French – on their latest best-seller 'The Favour'.

WRITER 528: Jessica Dettmann on her third novel 'Without Further Ado'

WRITER 527: Kerryn Mayne on her novel 'Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder'.

WRITER 526: Dinuka McKenzie on her second novel 'Taken'.

WRITER 525: Screenwriter and novelist Elizabeth Coleman’s ‘A Routine Infidelity’

WRITER 524: Luke Rutledge on his novel 'A Man and His Pride'.

WRITER 523: New York Times bestselling author of 20 books, Lisa Unger on Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

WRITER 522: Penelope Janu on her eighth novel 'Shelter from the Storm'

WRITER 521: All your questions answered!

WRITER 520: Nikki Crutchley on her novel 'In Her Blood' and how self-publishing led to her agent and book deal.

WRITER 519: Katie McMahon on her novel 'The Accident' and combining writing with her work as a medical doctor.

WRITER 518: Jo Riccioni on her young adult novel, 'The Branded'.

WRITER 517: Children's author Belinda Murrell on her latest novel 'The Silver Sea' and a career spanning more than 35 books.

WRITER 516: Award-winning young adult author turned crime writer Kate McCaffrey on her first novel for adults, Double Lives.

WRITER 515: Ben Bravery on his memoir The Patient Doctor.

WRITER 514: Meet Bronwyn Hall, author of Gone to Ground.

WRITER 513: Meet Sean Williams, author of Honour Among Ghosts (and six Star Wars novels)!

WRITER 512: Meet Allie Reynolds, author of The Bay. And Grace Chan talks about how she got her big break.

WRITER 511: Meet Julie Fison, author of the compelling novel 'One Punch'

WRITER 510: Meet New York Times bestselling author Ellie Marney on her latest novel The Killing Code

WRITER 509: Meet popular middle grade author Oliver Phommavanh, who talks about his book What About Thao?

WRITER 508: Meet memoirist Lee Kofman, author of The Writer Laid Bare

WRITER 507: Meet Dani Vee, author of My EXTRAordinary Mum

WRITER 506: Sulari Gentill on her murder mystery The Woman in the Library.

WRITER 505: Reece Carter on how his debut novel 'A Girl Called Corpse' started an international bidding war

WRITER 504: Minnie Darke on her latest novel 'With Love From Wish & Co' and why she also writes under the names Danielle Wood and Angelica Banks.

WRITER 503: Petronella McGovern reveals her writing process behind her psychological suspense novel 'The Liars'.

WRITER 502: Comedian and TV presenter James O'Loghlin on his first novel for adults, Criminals.

WRITER 501: A.G Slatter (Angela Slatter) on how she developed her author career and her latest novel 'The Path of Thorns'.

WRITER 500: Ruth Ware, author of The IT Girl, on how she has hit the New York Times bestseller list 7 times! And join our celebration with a mystery guest you know and love!

WRITER 499: Kate Forsyth on her latest historical fiction novel ‘The Crimson Thread’.

WRITER 498: Polly Phillips on her new psychological thriller 'The Reunion'.

WRITER 497: Emily Henry on her latest romantic comedy 'Book Lovers'.

WRITER 496: Veronica Lando, author of 'The Whispering', winner of the Banjo Prize.

WRITER 495: Australian Children's Laureate Gabrielle Wang, author of 'Zadie Ma and the Dog who Chased the Moon'.

WRITER 494: Kathy Reichs on her latest thriller 'Cold, Cold Bones'.

WRITER 493: Patti Miller on her latest memoir 'True Friends'.

WRITER 492: Kimberley Starr on her latest novel 'The Map of Night'.

WRITER 491: Pamela Hart on her latest cosy mystery, 'An A-List for Death'.

WRITER 490: Karen Foxlee and Freda Chiu on their book ‘Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters’.

WRITER 489: Sarah Vaughan on 'Anatomy of a Scandal' and her latest book 'Reputation'

WRITER 488: Matthew Ryan Davies on his latest novel 'Things We Bury'

WRITER 487: Kelly Rimmer on her latest novel, 'The German Wife'

WRITER 486: Rebecca Lee on 'How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book'.

WRITER 485: Meet Rae Cairns, author of the crime thriller 'The Good Mother'

WRITER 484: Meredith Jaffe on writing her book 'The Tricky Art of Forgiveness'.

WRITER 483: Bestselling middle-grade author Nat Amoore, author of 'We Run Tomorrow'

WRITER 482: Anna Qu on her powerful memoir, 'Made in China'

WRITER 481: Booktok sensation E. Lockhart on her latest novel, 'Family of Liars'

WRITER 480: Bestselling author Kathy Lette on her latest book, 'Till Death or a Little Light Maiming Do Us Part'

WRITER 479: Kids' author Matt Stanton on how he's sold over one million copies of his books.

WRITER 478: Author and columnist Kerri Sackville on her latest book 'The Life-changing Magic of a Little Bit of Mess'.

WRITER 477: Alison Stuart on creating a successful career as a romance author.

WRITER 476: Young adult sensation Astrid Scholte on novel 'League of Liars'.

WRITER 475: Novelist and screenwriter Patrick Gale on his latest book 'Mother's Boy'.

WRITER 474: Shankari Chandran on her novel 'Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens'.

WRITER 473: Nita Prose on her worldwide bestseller 'The Maid'.

WRITER 472: Dinuka McKenzie on her highly anticipated crime novel 'The Torrent'

WRITER 471: Crime thriller author Candice Fox on turning her novel 'Crimson Lake' into the TV series 'Troppo'.

WRITER 470: Meet Gary Nunn, author of 'The Psychic Tests'

WRITER 469: Meet Al Campbell, author of 'The Keepers'.

WRITER 468: Meet Ruth McIver, author of 'I Shot The Devil'.

WRITER 467: Meet Felicity Lewis, editor of 'Explain That'.

WRITER 466: Meet Kay Kerr, author of 'Social Queue'.

WRITER 465: Meet SAS Australia's Ollie Ollerton, author of the thriller 'All Or Nothing'.

WRITER 464: Meet Tom Keneally, author of 'Corporal Hitler's Pistol'.

WRITER 463: Kellie McCourt discusses her latest novel 'Murder Most Fancy' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 462: Meet Ed Ayres, author of the beautiful memoir 'Whole Notes'.

WRITER 461: Fleur McDonald discusses her latest novel 'Deception Creek' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 460: Meet Sara Foster, author of 'The Hush'.

WRITER 459: L.A. Larkin discusses her latest novel 'The Safe Place' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 458: Meet Anika Molesworth, author of 'Our Sunburnt Country'.

WRITER 457: Karly Lane discusses her latest novel 'Once Burnt, Twice Shy' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 456: Meet Inga Simpson, author of 'The Last Woman in the World'.

WRITER 455: C.S. Pacat discusses their latest novel 'Dark Rise' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 454: Meet Nicola Marsh, author of 'Summer of Serenity', 'The Scandal' and 76 other romance and domestic suspense novels

WRITER 453: Rachael Johns discusses her latest novel 'Outback Secrets' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 452: Meet Fiona Murphy, author of 'The Shape of Sound'.

WRITER 451: Tania Blanchard discusses her latest novel 'Echoes of War' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 450: Meet Mark Smith, author of 'If Not Us'.

WRITER 449: Joanna Nell discusses her latest novel 'The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 448: Sami Bayly, author and illustrator of 'The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature'.

WRITER 447: Chris Hammer discusses his latest novel 'Treasure and Dirt' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 446: Meet NYC literary agent Lucinda Halpern.

WRITER 445: Sophie Hardcastle discusses her latest novel 'Below Deck' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 444: Meet Joyce Morgan, author of 'The Countess from Kirribilli'.

WRITER 443: A.L Tait discusses her latest novel 'The Wolf's Howl' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 442: Meet Wai Chim, author of 'The Surprising Power Of A Good Dumpling'.

WRITER 441: Marion Frith discusses her debut novel 'Here in the After' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 440: Meet Kyle Perry, author of 'The Deep'.

WRITER 439: Meet Jack Heath, author of the Audible book 'Kill Your Brother' [Industry Insider]

WRITER 438: Meet Sofie Laguna, author of 'The Song of Lewis Carmichael'.

WRITER 437: Sarah Bailey discusses her latest novel 'The Housemate' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 436: Meet Susannah Hardy, author of 'Loving Lizzie March'.

WRITER 435: Sandie Docker discusses her latest novel 'The Wattle Island Book Club' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 434: Meet Amy Suiter Clarke, author of 'Girl, 11'.

WRITER 433: Tony Park discusses his latest novel 'Blood Trail' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 432: Meet Matt Murphy, author of 'Rum: a Distilled History of Colonial Australia'.

WRITER 431: Gabrielle Williams discusses her latest novel 'It's Not You, It's Me' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 430: Meet Karen Wyld, author of 'Heroes, Rebels and Innovators'.

WRITER 429: A.G. Slatter (Angela Slatter) discusses her latest novel 'All the Murmuring Bones' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 428: Meet Gabriel Bergmoser, author of 'The Inheritance'.

WRITER 427: Meet Rebekah Campbell, author of '138 Dates'.

WRITER 426: Meet Tim Ayliffe, author of 'The Enemy Within'.

WRITER 425: A.L. Tait, author of 'The Wolf's Howl' on '7 must-dos to ensure a successful writing career.'

WRITER 424: J.P. Pomare discusses his latest novel 'The Last Guests' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 423: Meet Max Barry, author of 'The 22 Murders of Madison May'.

WRITER 422: Matthew Benns discusses his debut novel 'The Dying Diplomats Club' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 421: Meet Amanda Hampson, author of 'Lovebirds'.

WRITER 420: Meet Sam Buckerfield, co-author of 'Generation Alpha' [My journey]

WRITER 419: Take a deep dive into 'charming crime fiction' with Pamela Hart, author of 'Digging Up Dirt'.

WRITER 418: Sophie Green discusses her latest novel 'Thursdays at Orange Blossom House' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 417: Meet Jacqueline Maley, author of 'The Truth About Her'.

WRITER 416: Mark Brandi discusses his latest novel 'The Others' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 415: Meet Cristy Burne, co-author of 'Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows'.

WRITER 414: L.A. Larkin discusses her latest novel 'Widow's Island' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 413: Meet Will Dean, author of 'The Last Thing To Burn'.

WRITER 412: Gabrielle Tozer discusses her latest novel 'Can’t Say it Went to Plan' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 411: Meet Sally Thorne, author of 'Second First Impressions'.

WRITER 410: B.M. Carroll discusses her latest novel 'You Had It Coming' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 409: Meet Irma Gold, author of 'The Breaking'.

WRITER 408: James Phelps discusses his latest novel 'The Inside Man' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 407: Meet Lynette Noni, author of 'The Prison Healer'.

WRITER 406: Jacqueline Bublitz discusses her debut novel 'Before You Knew My Name' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 405: Meet A.G. Slatter (Angela Slatter), author of 'All the Murmuring Bones'.

WRITER 404: Tori Haschka discusses her latest novel 'Grace Under Pressure' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 403: Anna George discusses her latest novel 'Tipping' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 402: Nicola Moriarty discusses her latest novel 'You Need to Know' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 401: Kaneana May's 'All We Have is Now' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 400: Val and Al answer all your burning questions about the world of writing and publishing.

WRITER 399: Meet Craig Sisterson, author of 'Southern Cross Crime'.

WRITER 398: Candice Fox's 'The Chase' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 397: Meet Julietta Henderson, author of 'The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman'.

WRITER 396: Kirsty Manning's 'The French Gift' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 395: Meet Debra Oswald, author of 'The Family Doctor'.

WRITER 394: Claire Thomas's 'The Performance' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 393: Meet Roland Perry, author of 'The Shaman'.

WRITER 392: Meet Rebecca Lim, author of 'Tiger Daughter'.

WRITER 391: Meet Cate Quinn, author of 'Black Widows'.

WRITER 390: Meet Barry Divola, author of 'Driving Stevie Fracasso'.

WRITER 389: Meet Alison Lester, author of the classic novel, 'The Quicksand Pony'.

WRITER 388: Meet Kelli Hawkins, author of 'Other People's Houses'.

WRITER 387: Meet Gary Lonesborough, author of 'The Boy from the Mish'.

WRITER 386: Meet Pip Drysdale, author of 'The Paris Affair'.

WRITER 385: Meet Felicity Lewis, national explainer editor at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

WRITER 384: Tania Blanchard's 'Letters from Berlin' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 383: Meet Remy Lai, author of 'Fly on the Wall'.

WRITER 382: Pamela Cook's 'All We Dream' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 381: Meet Frances Chapman, author of 'Stars Like Us'.

WRITER 380: Penelope Janu's 'Starting from Scratch' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 379: Meet Will Kostakis, author of 'Rebel Gods'.

WRITER 378: Jodi Picoult's 'The Book of Two Ways' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 377: Meet Ceridwen Dovey, author of 'Life After Truth'.

WRITER 376: Sonya Bates's 'Inheritance of Secrets' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 375: Meet Jennifer Niven, author of 'Breathless'.

WRITER 374: Tea Cooper's 'The Cartographer's Secret' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 373: Meet Benjamin Stevenson, author of 'Either Side of Midnight'.

WRITER 372: Meet Ewa Ramsey, author of 'The Morbids' [Interview]

WRITER 371: Meet Nathan Makaryk, author of 'Lionhearts'.

WRITER 370 Amelia Mellor's 'The Grandest Bookshop in the World' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 369: Meet Lian Tanner, author of 'A Clue for Clara'.

WRITER 368: Meet Esther Krogdahl, author of 'Grumbelina' [Interview]

WRITER 367: Meet Meg Keneally, author of 'The Wreck'.

WRITER 366: Pamela Hart's 'The Charleston Scandal' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 365: Meet Sue Brierley, author of 'Lioness'.

WRITER 364 Jack Heath's 'Hideout' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 363: Meet Monica McInerney, author of 'The Godmothers'.

WRITER 362: Fiona McIntosh's ‘The Champagne War’ [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 361: Meet Chris Hammer, author of the crime thriller 'Trust'.

WRITER 360: Kerry Greenwood's 'Death in Daylesford' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 359: Meet Lili Wilkinson, author of 'The Erasure Initiative'.

WRITER 358: Joanna Nell's 'The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 357: Meet Malcolm Knox, author of 'Bluebird'.

WRITER 356: A.L. Tait's 'The Firestar: A Maven & Reeve Mystery' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 355: Meet Rose Carlyle, author of 'The Girl in the Mirror'.

WRITER 354: Petronella McGovern's 'The Good Teacher' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 353: Kate Mildenhall's 'The Mother Fault' [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 352: Meet Craig Silvey, author of 'Honeybee'.

WRITER 351: Sophie Hannah’s ‘The Killings at Kingfisher Hill’ [Story Sessions series]

WRITER 350: Meet Penguin Random House publisher Laura Harris.

WRITER 349: Meet Christie Nieman, author of 'Where We Begin'.

WRITER 348: Meet Richard Fidler, broadcaster and author of 'The Golden Maze: A Biography of Prague'.

WRITER 347: Meet Fiona Palmer, author of 'Tiny White Lies'.

WRITER 346: Meet Nick Place, co-author of 'Stalin's Wine Cellar'.

WRITER 345: Meet Mikey Robins, author of 'Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour'.

WRITER 344: Meet Adrian Beck, author of the 'Derek Dool Supercool' series

WRITER 343: Meet Jeff Apter, author of 'Friday On My Mind'.

WRITER 342: Meet Mary Norris, author of 'Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen'.

WRITER 341: Meet Katherine Firkin, author of 'Sticks and Stones'.

WRITER 340: Meet Sandy Barker, author of 'That Night in Paris' and 'A Sunset in Sydney'.

WRITER 339: Meet literary agent Annabel Barker.

WRITER 338: Meet Gus Gordon, author and illustrator of 'Finding Francois'.

WRITER 337: Meet Chris Flynn, author of 'Mammoth'.

WRITER 336: Meet E Lockhart, author of 'Again Again'.

WRITER 335: Meet Imbi Neeme, author of 'The Spill'.

WRITER 334: Meet Katherine Kovacic, author of 'The Shifting Landscape'.

WRITER 333: We chat to Tara Moss, author of 'The Cobra Queen'.

WRITER 332: Meet Christine Bell, author of 'No Small Shame'.

WRITER 331: Meet Felicity Harley, author of 'Balance & Other B.S.: How to hold it together when you're doing it all'.

WRITER 330: Meet Rick Held, author of 'Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem'.

WRITER 329: Meet Anna Whateley, author of 'Peta Lyre's Rating Normal'

WRITER 328: Meet B.G. Hilton, author of 'Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys'.

WRITER 327: Meet literary agent and author Danielle Binks, author of 'The Year the Maps Changed'.

WRITER 326: Meet Victoria Mackinlay, author of 'Ribbit Rabbit Robot'.

WRITER 325: We chat to Clare Bowditch about her memoir 'Your Own Kind of Girl'.

WRITER 324: Meet Kate Simpson, author of 'Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King'.

WRITER 323: Meet Sandie Docker, author of 'The Banksia Bay Beach Shack'.

WRITER 322: Meet Susan Francis, author of the memoir 'The Love that Remains'.

WRITER 321: Meet Julian Leatherdale, author of 'Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club'.

WRITER 320: Meet Andrew Stafford, author of 'Something To Believe In'.

WRITER 319: Meet Lian Hearn, multi-million copy bestselling author of the 'Children of the Otori' series.

WRITER 318: Meet AWC alumna Charlotte Barkla, author of 'All Bodies Are Good Bodies' and 'Edie's Experiments'.

WRITER 317: Meet Kirsten Alexander, author of 'Riptides'.

WRITER 316: Meet Sue McPherson, author of 'Brontide'.

WRITER 315: Meet Pamela Cook, author of 'Cross My Heart'.

WRITER 314: Meet Nick Gadd, author of 'Death of a Typographer'.

WRITER 313: Meet Tony Jones, former Q&A host, journalist and author of 'In Darkness Visible'.

WRITER 312: Val and Al reveal their top 10 interviews for the year (but perhaps they can't count!)

WRITER 311: Meet Lisa Jewell, author of the 'The Family Upstairs'.

WRITER 310: Meet Jodi Gibson, author of 'The Memories We Hide'.

WRITER 309: Meet Elliot Perlman, author of 'Maybe the Horse Will Talk'.

WRITER 308: Meet K.M. Levis, author of 'The Search for Adarna'.

WRITER 307: Meet Christian White, author of 'The Wife and the Widow'.

WRITER 306: Meet Kirli Saunders, author of 'The Incredible Freedom Machines'.

WRITER 305: Meet Melanie Cheng, author of 'Room for a Stranger'.

WRITER 304: Meet Nicola Moriarty, author of 'The Ex'.

WRITER 303: Meet Sarfraz Manzoor, author of ‘Greetings from Bury Park’, now a hit movie.

WRITER 302: Meet Stephanie Wood, author of 'Fake: A startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies'.

WRITER 301: Meet middle-grade author Pip Harry, author of 'The Little Wave'.

WRITER 300: Meet journalist, author and podcaster Caroline Overington.

WRITER 299: Meet Juliet Marillier, author of 'The Harp of Kings'.

WRITER 298: Meet Tristan Bancks, author of 'Detention' and Ali Berg, co-author of 'While You Were Reading'.

WRITER 297: Meet Joe Gorman, author of 'Heartland'.

WRITER 296: Meet Patti Miller, author of 'The Joy of High Places'.

WRITER 295: Meet Petronella McGovern, author of 'Six Minutes'.

WRITER 294: Meet Mick Elliott, author of the Squidge Dibley series.

WRITER 293: We chat to Tony Park, bestselling author of 'Ghosts of the Past'.

WRITER 292: Interview with Kaneana May, author of 'The One'.

WRITER 291: We chat to Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios, author of 'The Emerald Tablet'.

WRITER 290: Meet Matt Stanton, author of the popular 'Funny Kid' series.

WRITER 289: Meet Alex Landragin, author of 'Crossings'.

WRITER 288: Meet Megan Daley, author of 'Raising Readers'.

WRITER 287: Meet the multi-talented James O'Loghlin, author of the popular 'New Kid' series.

WRITER 286: Meet Loretta Smith, author of 'A Spanner in the Works: The extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia's first all-girl garage'.

WRITER 285: Meet Peter Rock, author of "The Night Swimmers".

WRITER 284: Direct from VIVID Festival, this is the LIVE event of 'So you want to be a writer'.

WRITER 283: Meet historical fiction author of ‘The Land Girls’, Victoria Purman.

WRITER 282: Meet Melina Marchetta, author of 'The Place on Dalhousie'.

WRITER 281: Meet Paige Toon, bestselling author of 'If You Could Go Anywhere'.

WRITER 280: Meet AWC alumna Astrid Scholte, author of ‘Four Dead Queens’.

WRITER 279: Meet Renee Knight, author of psychological thriller 'The Secretary'.

WRITER 278: Meet AWC alumna Tania Blanchard, author of 'Suitcase of Dreams'.

WRITER 277: Meet AWC alumna Megan Blandford, author of 'I'm Fine (and other lies)'.

WRITER 276: Meet Amie Kaufman, international bestselling author of YA and middle-grade fiction.

WRITER 275: Meet Peg Fraser, author of 'Black Saturday: Not the End of the Story'

WRITER 274: Meet AWC alumni and former Buzzfeed editor-at-large Jenna Guillaume, author of 'What I Like About Me'.

WRITER 273: Meet Karen Viggers, author of 'The Orchardist's Daughter'.

WRITER 272: Bren MacDibble, author of children's book 'The Dog Runner'.

WRITER 271: Dervla McTiernan, author of the compelling thriller 'The Scholar'.

WRITER 270: Meet author and musician Penny Flanagan, author of 'Surviving Hal' and one half of Club Hoy.

WRITER 269: Meet J.P. Pomare, author of the psychological thriller 'Call Me Evie'.

WRITER 268: Meet children’s author R.A. Spratt.

WRITER 267: Meet Laura Sieveking, author of the children's series ‘Amelia Chamelia’.

WRITER 266: Meet Barbara Lasserre, author of 'Words That Go Ping'.

WRITER 265: Meet Jane Harper, author of 'The Dry' and 'The Lost Man'.

WRITER 264: Meet Fiona McIntosh, author of 'The Pearl Thief' and 'How to Write Your Blockbuster'.

WRITER 263: Val and Al open up the podcast to your questions in an “Ask Us Anything” Christmas special!

WRITER 262: Meet Bernadette Schwerdt, author of 'How to Build an Online Business'.

WRITER 261: Meet Alice Pung, author of ‘Close to Home’.

WRITER 260: Meet B.M. Carroll, author of 'The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy'.

WRITER 259:Meet Stuart Coupe, author of ‘Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock 'n' Roll’.

WRITER 258: Meet DM Cameron, author of ‘Beneath the Mother Tree’.

WRITER 257: Meet Karen Foxlee, author of ‘Lenny’s Book of Everything'.

WRITER 256: Meet Joanna Nell, author of ‘The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village’.

WRITER 255: Meet John Purcell, author of ‘The Girl on the Page’.

WRITER 254: Meet Di Morrissey, author of ‘Arcadia’.

WRITER 253: Meet Eleanor Limprecht, author of 'The Passengers'.

WRITER 252: Meet Sarah Bailey, bestselling author of ‘Into the Night’.

WRITER 251: Meet AWC graduate Margaret Morgan, author of ‘The Second Cure’.

WRITER 250: Meet Robert Wainwright, author of ‘Rocky Road: The Incredible True Story of the Fractured Family Behind the Darrell Lea Chocolate Empire’.

WRITER 249: Meet Dianne Blacklock, author of ‘Jack and Kate’.

WRITER 248: Meet Penelope Janu, author of ‘On The Right Track’. And discover the one simple tip to get more writing done.

WRITER 247: Meet Kayte Nunn, author of ‘The Botanist’s Daughter’. And submit an idea to Radio National for an audio series.

WRITER 246: Meet Tim Harris, author of 'Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables',

WRITER 245: Meet Paul French, author of ‘City of Devils'.

WRITER 244: Meet Anna Snoekstra, author of the YA thriller ‘Mercy Point’.

WRITER 243: Meet Gabriella Coslovich, author of ‘Whiteley on Trial’.

WRITER 242: We chat to Pamela Hart on her latest book ‘The Desert Nurse’.

WRITER 241: Meet Ali Berg, co-author of ‘The Book Ninja’.

WRITER 240: Meet Kirsty Manning, author of 'The Jade Lily'.

WRITER 239: Meet James Bradley, author of 'The Buried Ark'.

WRITER 238: Meet Belinda Castles, author of 'Bluebottle'.

WRITER 237: Meet Megan Goldin, author of 'The Escape Room'

WRITER 236: Meet Kali Napier, author of 'The Secrets at the Ocean’s Edge'.

WRITER 235: Meet children’s author Deborah Abela, writer of 'The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery'

WRITER 234: Meet Dr Anita Heiss, editor of the anthology 'Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia'.

WRITER 233: Meet Robyn Cadwallader, author of 'Book of Colours'.

WRITER 232: Meet Sami Lukis, author of 'Romantically Challenged'.

WRITER 231: Meet author Josephine Moon, writer of 'Three Gold Coins'

WRITER 230: How to get into real estate writing with copywriter Donna Webeck.

WRITER 229: Meet Danielle Clode, author of The Wasp and The Orchid'

WRITER 228: Meet the hilarious and charming Kerri Sackville, author of ‘Out There: A Survival Guide for Dating in Midlife’.

WRITER 227: Meet indexer and crossword creator Denise Sutherland

WRITER 226: Meet true crime author Campbell McConachie, author of 'The Fatalist'

WRITER 225: Meet publishing consultant and self-publishing expert Joel Naoum

WRITER 224: Meet Eliza Henry-Jones, author of ‘P is for Pearl’.

WRITER 223: Meet Sally Hepworth, author of 'The Family Next Door'

WRITER 222: Meet children’s author Catherine Pelosi

WRITER 221: Meet Jack Heath, bestselling author of 'The Hangman'.

WRITER 220: Behind the scenes of ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con’ by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

WRITER 219: Discover ‘The Written World’ by Martin Puchner.

WRITER 218: Top 10 writing tips from our favourite authors.

WRITER 217: Meet travel writer Sue White

WRITER 216: Meet Brett Battles, who is earning more than six figures through his indie novels.

WRITER 215: Meet AWC graduate and crime thriller novelist Sarah Bailey, author of 'The Dark Lake'

WRITER 214: Meet Jackie French, author of over 200 books

WRITER 213: Meet children's author Lesley Gibbes, writer of 'Bouncing, Bouncing Little Joeys'

WRITER 212: How to pick the perfect book title

WRITER 211: Meet Lexi Landsman, author of 'The Perfect Couple'

WRITER 210: Meet bestseller Deborah Rodriguez, author of ‘The Zanzibar Wife’ and 'The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul'.

WRITER 209: Meet Jaclyn Moriarty, author of ‘The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone’.

WRITER 208: Meet content writing expert Kath Walters, author of 'Sticky Content'

WRITER 207: We chat to actor and author Steve Bisley about his memoir 'All the Burning Bridges'.

WRITER 206: Get clients as a ghostwriter

WRITER 205: Meet executive director of NaNoWriMo Grant Faulkner, author of ‘Pep Talks for Writers’.

WRITER 204: Meet internationally best selling author Kate Forsyth.

WRITER 203: Our 'go to' writing apps

WRITER 202: Meet Torre DeRoche, author of 'The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World'

WRITER 201: Meet Tristan Bancks, author of 'The Fall'

WRITER 200: Meet Shankari Chandran, author of 'The Barrier'

WRITER 199: What’s the difference between a structural edit, copy edit and proofread? And more.

WRITER 198: We chat to Jacqueline Harvey, author of the Alice-Miranda series

WRITER 197: Is my memoir interesting enough?

WRITER 196: Meet Garry Disher, author of 'Her'

WRITER 195: Do I need a travel blog?

WRITER 194: Meet Sophie Green, author of 'The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club'

WRITER 193: Meet Catherine Jinks, author of 'Charlatan'

WRITER 192: Can you submit to multiple publishers as the same time?

WRITER 191: We chat to Patti Miller on her new book 'Writing True Stories'

WRITER 190: Meet award-winning author Tamsin Janu on her third novel ‘Blossom’.

WRITER 189: Meet author Louise Park, who writes under three pseudonyms.

WRITER 188: Is Wattpad useful?

WRITER 187: Meet Matthew Benns, author of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'

WRITER 186: We chat to Natasha Lester about her new book 'Her Mother's Secret'

WRITER 185: Meet picture book author and AWC alumni Shelly Unwin, author of 'You're Five!'

WRITER 184: Meet Nicole Alexander, author of 'An Uncommon Woman'

WRITER 183: Meet Andrew Marmont, author of 'Their Finest Hour'.

WRITER 182: Meet Hardie Grant Egmont publisher Marisa Pintado

WRITER 181: Meet 2017 Finch Memoir Prize winner Anne Tonner, author of 'Cold Vein'

WRITER 180: Meet Ben Hobson, author of 'To Become a Whale'

WRITER 179: Do publishers like rhyming picture books?

WRITER 178: We chat to Emily Gale, author of 'The Other Side of Summer'

WRITER 177: How to self-publish

WRITER 176: Meet Lauren Child, author of the ‘Charlie and Lola’ and ‘Ruby Redfort’ series.

WRITER 175: Meet 2017 Vogel winner Marija Pericic, author of 'The Lost Pages'

WRITER 174: Meet Jenevieve Chang, author of 'The Good Girl of Chinatown'

WRITER 173: Meet Anne Trubek, author of 'The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting'

WRITER 172: Meet Anna Daniels, author of 'Girl in Between'

WRITER 171: Do young adult books need to be set in the present day?

WRITER 170: Meet archaeologist turned writer Brenna Hassett, author of 'Built on Bones'

WRITER 169: Meet children's picture book writer Zanni Louise, author of 'Tiggy and the Magic Paintbrush'

WRITER 168: Meet the incredibly prolific and talented Pamela Hart, author of 'A Letter to Italy'

WRITER 167: Meet Australian Idol judge turned barrister Mark Holden, author of memoir 'My Idol Years'

WRITER 166: Meet Rachael Lucas, author of 'The State of Grace'

WRITER 165: How do you layer more detail into your novel?

WRITER 164: We chat to Stephanie Darling, author of 'Secrets of a Beauty Queen'

WRITER 163: We chat to Samone Bos, who evolved her blog into the book 'Momo Freaks Out'

WRITER 162: Meet Bridget Isichei, author of 'Road No Good'

WRITER 161: Meet Allen & Unwin publisher Louise Thurtell

WRITER 160: Meet Harrison Young, author of 'The Daughters of Henry Wong'

WRITER 159: Meet Penelope Janu, author of 'In at the Deep End'

WRITER 158: Meet Carole Wilkinson, author of the Dragonkeeper series

WRITER 157: Has someone stolen my work?

WRITER 156: Meet Caroline Baum, author of 'Only: A Singular Memoir'

WRITER 155: How do I write my back cover blurb?

WRITER 154: We chat to Hilary Spiers, author of 'Love, Lies and Linguine'

WRITER 153: Do you need an agent?

WRITER 152: Meet David Crystal, author of 'Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar'

WRITER 151: When you can call yourself a writer?

WRITER 150: Meet author and illustrator Tania McCartney, writer of 'Australian Story'

WRITER 149: Should you write under different pen names for different genres?

WRITER 148: Meet Vanessa Carnevale, author of 'The Florentine Bridge'

WRITER 147: World building, rugby league and stealing someone's story.

WRITER 146: Meet Nicole Hayes, author of 'A Shadow's Breath'

WRITER 145: Writing under a pen name; and publishing options for a parenting book.

WRITER 144: Meet children's writer Oliver Phommavanh, author of 'The Other Christy'

WRITER 143: Smutty fiction and bank accounts

WRITER 142: Meet Jarett Kobek, author of the runaway hit 'I Hate the Internet'

WRITER 141: Meet Kristel Thornell, author of 'On the Blue Train'

WRITER 140: Meet Beatrice Colin, author of 'To Capture What We Cannot Keep'

WRITER 139: Meet Mark Tedeschi QC, author of 'Murder at the Myall Creek'

WRITER 138: Meet young adult writer Rachael Craw, author of 'Shield'

WRITER 137: Meet award-winner Hannah Kent, author of 'Burial Rites'

WRITER 136: Meet rural romance sensation Karly Lane, author of 'Third Time Lucky'

WRITER 135: Meet Laura Greaves, author of 'Incredible Dog Journeys'

WRITER 134: Meet Wendy Orr, author of 'Nim's Island'

WRITER 133: We talk to 'Divergent' author Veronica Roth about her new book 'Carve The Mark'

WRITER 132: Meet Duncan McNab, author of the true crime story of Roger Rogerson

WRITER 131: Meet songwriter and novelist Holly Throsby, author of 'Goodwood'

WRITER 130: Meet actor, children's book writers and illustrator Richard Roxburgh

WRITER 129: Meet Giuseppe Poli, author of 'Oliver's Grumbles'

WRITER 128: Meet Katherine Johnson, author of 'The Better Son'

WRITER 127: Meet Jay Kristoff, author of the Nevernight Chronicles

WRITER 126: Meet memoirist Toni Tapp Coutts, author of 'A Sunburnt Childhood'

WRITER 125: Meet freelance science writer, editor and copywriter Sarah Keenihan

WRITER 124: We chat to Nathan Besser, author of 'Man in the Corner'

WRITER 123: Meet Louise Doughty, author of 'Black Water'

WRITER 122: Meet AWC graduate Fleur Ferris, author of 'Black'

WRITER 121: Meet James Phelps, author of 'Australia's Toughest Prisons: Inmates'

WRITER 120: We chat to Alan Baxter, author of 'Primordial'

WRITER 119: Meet L.A. Larkin, author of the new thriller 'Devour'

WRITER 118: Meet author John Birmingham, writer of 'He Died with a Falalfel in His Hand'

WRITER 117: Meet Nova Weetman, author of 'The Secrets We Keep'

WRITER 116: Meet Kimberly McCreight, bestselling author of 'The Outliers'

WRITER 115: Meet journalist Jennifer Hansen, author of 'Making Headlines'

WRITER 114: Meet graphic novelist Shane W Smith, author of 'Undad'

WRITER 113: Meet author Belinda Murrell, writer of 'The Lost Sapphire'

WRITER 112: Meet romance writer Kylie Scott, author of 'Dirty'

WRITER 111: Meet Steve Lewis, co-author of 'Secret City'

WRITER 110: Meet Anna Spargo-Ryan, author of 'The Paper House'

WRITER 109: Meet Sue Whiting, author of 'Platypus'

WRITER 108: Meet publishing doyenne Marina Go, author of 'Break Through'

WRITER 107: Meet Sonya Voumard, author of 'The Media and the Massacre'

WRITER 106: Meet Natasha Lester, author of 'A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald'

WRITER 105: Meet journalist turned novelist Kayte Nunn, author of 'Rose's Vintage'

WRITER 104: Meet Pamela Hart, author of 'The War Bride'

WRITER 103: Meet Meg McKinlay, author of 'A Single Stone'

WRITER 102: We chat to Alexandra Joel, author of 'Rosetta: A Scandalous True Story'

WRITER 101: Meet Andrew Faulkner, author of 'Stone Cold'

WRITER 100: Meet Graeme Simsion, author of 'The Rosie Project'

WRITER 099: Meet picture book author Emma Allen, writer of 'Mr Friend Ernest'

WRITER 098: Meet children's writer Jen Storer, author of 'Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'

WRITER 097: Meet thriller writer Adrian McKinty, author of 'Rain Dogs'

WRITER 096: Meet Hazel Edwards, author of 'Hijabi Girl'

WRITER 095: Meet novelist Tim Baker on his blog tour of his book 'Fever City'

WRITER 094: Meet slayer of weasel words Don Watson, author of 'Worst Words'

WRITER 093: Meet thriller author Jaye Ford, author of 'Darkest Place'

WRITER 092: Meet Holly Seddon, journo-turned-author of psychological thriller “Try Not to Breathe”

WRITER 091: How to achieve your writing goals in 2016

WRITER 090: The best of 2015

WRITER 089: Meet epic fantasy novelist Mitchell Hogan, author of 'Blood of Innocents'

WRITER 088: Meet Ellie Marney, author of 'Every Word'

WRITER 087: Meet Drew Chapman, author of 'The King of Fear'

WRITER 086: Meet film director and novelist Shirley Barrett, author of 'Rush, Oh!'

WRITER 085: Meet publishing sensation AG Riddle, author of 'Departure'

WRITER 084: Meet Tristan Bancks, author of 'Two Wolves'

WRITER 083: We chat to uber-publicist Emma Noble, author of 'The DIY Book PR Guide'

WRITER 082: We chat to Kate Hennessy, freelance arts writer, editor and music critic

WRITER 081: We chat to picture book author Danny Parker, writer of 'Lola's Toybox'

WRITER 080: We talk to author Mary-Rose MacColl, who has just released her fifth book 'Swimming Home'

WRITER 079: Meet Robert Hoge, author of the memoir 'Ugly'

WRITER 078: We chat to bestselling novelist Kevin Kwan, author of 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'China Rich Girlfriend'

WRITER 077: Meet Larissa Dubecki, author of the memoir 'Prick with a Fork'

WRITER 076: Meet Stephanie Clifford, author of 'Everybody Rise'

WRITER 075: Meet crime thriller writer Tony Cavanaugh, author of 'Kingdom of the Strong'

WRITER 074: We talk to Random House publisher Meredith Curnow

WRITER 073: Meet Jill Margo, author of 'Pushing the Limits'

WRITER 072: Meet John Tesarsch, author of 'The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hoffman'

WRITER 071: We talk to literary agent Jacinta di Mase

WRITER 070: We talk to brother and sister author duo Nicholas and Alison Lochel from the Zarkora series

WRITER 069: Meet Sarah Hepola, author of 'Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget'

WRITER 068: Meet screenwriter Tim Gooding with film credits including 'Heatwave'

WRITER 067: Meet Andy Griffiths, author of the Treehouse series

WRITER 066: We talk to Managing Editor of Penguin Random House Brandon VanOver

WRITER 065: Meet Nicky Pellegrino, author of 'One Summer in Venice'

WRITER 064: Meet Anne Gracie, author of 18 historical romance books including 'The Spring Bride'

WRITER 063: Meet Lindsey Kelk, author of 'Always a Bridesmaid'

WRITER 062: We talk to children's book publisher Suzanne O'Sullivan

WRITER 061: Meet Pip Lincolne, author of 'Craft for the Soul'

WRITER 060: Meet Nicole Hayes, author of 'One True Thing'

WRITER 059: Meet writer and movie star Matt Nable, author of 'Guilt'

WRITER 058: Meet Pamela Hart, prolific author of 'The Soldier's Wife'

WRITER 057: We chat to Rachel Power, author of 'Creativity & Motherhood: The Divided Heart'

WRITER 056: Meet Annabel Smith, author of 'Whiskey Charlie Foxtrot'

WRITER 055: Meet Jane Richards, author of 'The Painted Sky'

WRITER 054: We chat to Patti Miller, author of 'Ransacking Paris'

WRITER 053: Meet Sylvia Day, author of the Crossfire Series

WRITER 052: Meet Joanne Fedler, author of 'The Dreamcloth'

WRITER 051: Meet Judith Rossell, author of 'Withering-by-Sea'

WRITER 050: Meet Peg Fitzpatrick, author of 'The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users'

WRITER 049: Meet Valerie Khoo, award-winning feature writer and founder of the Australian Writers' Centre

WRITER 048: We chat to crime thriller writer Candice Fox, author of 'Eden'

WRITER 047: Meet Nigel Bartlett, author of 'King of the Road'

WRITER 046: Meet crime thriller author James Phelan, writer of 'The Hunted'

WRITER 045: We chat to Lisa Heidke, author of 'It Started With a Kiss'

WRITER 044: Meet Allison Tait, author of 'The Mapmaker Chronicles'

WRITER 043: Meet Bernadette Schwerdt, founder of the Australian School of Copywriting

WRITER 042: We talk to ghostwriter Sally Collings, author of 'The Long Road to Overnight Success'

WRITER 041: Meet Rachel Johns, author of 'Outback Ghost'

WRITER 040: Meet Joshua Field Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, creators of The Minimalists

WRITER 039: Meet Charlotte Wood, author of 'Animal People'

WRITER 038: Meet Toby Jenkins, author of 'Web Marketing That Works'

WRITER 037: Meet Bernadette Foley, editor and publisher for Hachette Australia

WRITER 036: Meet InStyle editor Kirsten Galliott

WRITER 035: Meet Favel Parrett, author of 'When the Night Comes'

WRITER 034: Meet Rebecca James, author of 'Beautiful Malice'

WRITER 033: Meet uber-blogger-turned-author Chris Ducker, writer of 'Virtual Freedom'

WRITER 032: Meet Kylie Ladd, author of 'Mothers and Daughters'

WRITER 031: We chat to New York Times bestseller Joanna Penn, author of 'Delirium'

WRITER 030: We talk to business author Sam Sammartino on his new book 'The Great Fragmentation'

WRITER 029: We chat to Owen Beddall, author of 'Confessions of a Qantas Flight Attendant'

WRITER 028: We talk to doctor turned bestselling author Nick Earls, author of 'Analogue Men'

WRITER 027: We chat to actor/director Lex Marinos on his new book 'Blood and Circuses'

WRITER 026: We talk to Michael Robotham, author of 'Life or Death'

WRITER 025: Meet New York Times bestseller Liane Moriarty, author of 'The Husband's Secret'

WRITER 024: Meeting blogging sensation Nikki Parkinson, author of 'Unlock Your Style'

WRITER 023: Meet Joanna Rakoff, author of 'My Salinger Year'

WRITER 022: Meet Rakhal Ebeli, internationally acclaimed journalist and founder of Newsmodo

WRITER 021: We chat to bestselling author Kate Forsyth about her latest novel 'Dancing on Knives'

WRITER 020: We chat to daddy blogger Reservoir Dad

WRITER 019: We chat to Greg Barron, author behind the Marika Hartmann series

WRITER 018: Meet freelance fiction editor Nicola O'Shea

WRITER 017: Meet bestselling sensation Hugh Howey, author of 'Molly Fyde Saga'

WRITER 016: Meet novelist Deborah O'Brien, author of 'A Place of Her Own'

WRITER 015: We chat to Kim Wilkins/Kimberley Freeman, author of 'Daughters of the Storm'

WRITER 014: Meet Mark Dapin, columnist and author of 'Spirit House'

WRITER 013: Meet Kristen Hammond, senior commissioning editor for John Wiley & Sons Australia

WRITER 012: Meet Fiona McFarlane, author of 'The Night Guest'

WRITER 011: We chat to Alexa Moses, author of 'Talk Like an Ancient Egyptian'

WRITER 010: Meet Gabrielle Tozer, author of 'The Intern'

WRITER 009: Meet Jennifer Smart, debut author of 'The Wardrobe Girl'

WRITER 008: Meet Kate Garklavs, editorial analyst at Scripted.com

WRITER 007: Meet freelance editor Kylie Mason

WRITER 006: Meet Jack Ellis, author of 'The Best Feeling of All'

WRITER 005: We chat to John Purcell, author of 'The Secret Lives of Emma'

WRITER 0004: Meet Allison Rushby, author of 'Being Hartley'

WRITER 003: Interview with Dr Anita Heiss, author of 'Tiddas'

WRITER 002: We chat to Fleur McDonald, author of 'Red Dust'

WRITER 001: Meet Graeme Simsion, author of 'The Rosie Project'.