Kelly's Writerly Q&A

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 years.Formerly Publishing Director at Penguin Random House Australia, Laura has worked with some of Australia’s most celebrated authors and illustrators including Mem Fox, Aaron Blabey, Morris Gleitzman and Sonya Hartnett. Laura has also served on the boards of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and WestWords, and in 2023 received the George Robertson Award for distinguished service to Australian publishing before launching Laura Harris Publishing in 2024.A great background into the Australian publishing industry, and for those wanting to know more about how its changed and evolved over the past 20 years.Thank you for listening!*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, or follow. Your support, big or small, will help keep us creating!

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's an every-emotion read. We discuss:Our last chat S1E14The true cancer story behind Five Stages of GraceBook launchesHumour on the pageBeing creatively worthyAnd more!Thank you for listening!Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay.*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!

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 an engrossing read! Purchase a copy of Code Name Funnel Web using my Booktopia affiliate link.We discuss:Our previous two chatsCode Name Funnel Web, how and why it was rewritten Book launchesMotifsCoversBeing stuckAnd more!Thank you for listening!Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay.*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!