An Interview with Trent Jamieson

An Interview with Trent Jamieson Trent Jamieson is a multi-award winning Australian novelist, picture book, and short story writer. He is the author of The Stone Road, Day Boy, The Death Works series, The Nightbound Land duology, and the picture books Mr Impoppable and The Giant and the Sea. Since publishing his short story “Threnody” […]

An Interview with Aidan Doyle

An Interview with Aidan Doyle Travel brings new experiences and new perspectives, and nowhere is this more relevant than in writing. Aidan Doyle is an Australian computer programmer and science fiction writer. He lives in Melbourne when he isn’t travelling, and has visited more than 100 countries. From Antarctic expeditions at the edge of the […]

An Interview with Richard Swan

An Interview with Richard Swan We don’t often consider the intricacies of the legal system in fantasy worldbuilding—more often than not, it loses out to swords and dragons. However, as history will attest, the fundaments of legality have done more to shape our world than a blade ever did. Richard Swan is a critically acclaimed […]

An Interview with Joanne Anderton

An Interview with Joanne Anderton Joanne Anderton is an award-winning Australian author of speculative fiction, creative non-fiction, and children’s books. She has previously worked in the publishing industry, has a master’s in creative writing from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and lived and worked in Japan as an English-language teacher. Her work includes The […]

An Interview with T. R. Napper

An Interview with T. R. Napper T. R. Napper has carved out a niche in the speculative fiction genre with a distinctive style that blends elements of cyberpunk dystopia with profound social commentary. His debut novel 36 Streets has been praised for its intricate plot and vivid depiction of a futuristic Hanoi. The novel delves […]

An Interview with Jonathan Olfert

An Interview with Jonathan Olfert The mysterious powers of the obscure and the esoteric can pull the human mind far off the beaten track. Jonathan Olfert explores these realms of forbidden power and eldritch truths in his short fiction piece ‘The Final Whisper’. Through the eyes of the protagonist Larkh, Olfert shows us how such power maps onto […]

An Interview with Grace Chan

An Interview with Grace Chan Walking through Melbourne, the invisible overlay of the virtual has grown increasingly apparent. Myriads of screens flashing bright under trams stops, friends gathered yet lost in their own cyberspace, people strolling down the Yarra uninterested in natural scenery.   Phones, and the unreal world they allow access to, have become so […]