Anthony Panegyres on writing and reading

Writers [on Writing]: Maureen Howard ‘Reading, real reading, is a strenuous and pleasurable contact sport.’ Maureen Howard, The ...

Dreaming of Djinn ed. by Liz Grzyb A similar post vanished into Ether-Ether Land, so once again it's a pleasure to announce that I...

Writers [on Writing]: Alice Hoffman While it does not pertain to me at all, the following quote from Alice Hoffman is valid for many w...

25 Highly Recommended Short Stories from my 2012 Reading I read 134 short stories in 2012 (most of them great). I thought a cut-of...

Brief Reading and Writing Reflection, 2012 BOOKS READ 2012 Swamplandia! Karen Russell St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wo...

"Reading Coffee" received a special mention in a review of The Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror, 2011. It was also...

Over a decade ago, I went through a mini Hiaasen phase and read at least three of his novels. They were irreverent, fast paced escapes but t...

I'd like to thank Carol Ryles for inviting me to be a panelist. It was actually fun. Thanks to Guy Salvidge, Lee Battersby, Martin Livin...

I'll be at the KSP centre this Sunday on the writing panel 'Breaking the Rules'. I believe in being a small-time writing crim an...

On place: 'I don't feel sentimental about these things in any sloppy way, but I do feel a strong emotion remembering things, remem...

My review of Karen Russell'  Swamplandia on   Meanjin' s website: http://meanjin.com.au/blog/post/swamplandia-by-karen-russell-201...

Book Review: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (2011) Robin Pen, my resident book guru at Planet Books (in Perth), ensured me that Swampl...

Pulitzer Board Madness Earlier this year in April, a furore justifiably erupted when the Pulitzer Board decided that not one of ...

I have a firm unwavering belief that a writer must be a reader. A writer, who carefully reads, absorbs techniques and tricks to enhance the...

"Never bother to say you'll sleep on anything. In the first place, you won't sleep; and in the second place, you've already...