Lane Cove Literary Awards 2021
Impatience, my husband tells me, is one of my worst faults. Unfortunately for him, I’ve had to wait close to a month to share the news that I won First … Continue reading
Thank you for working toward an equitable and inclusive society
Having just completed a final draft of Simon Goes to Camp, I was hoping the story would no longer be as relevant, having written the last draft in 2018. That’s me … Continue reading
Abandoned by your Nation
So, after six failed bookings for Peter to return home, I reached out to my local Member of Parliament Dugald Saunders. As the issue for displaced Australians overseas is a … Continue reading
18th July, 2020
It was great that the Emerging Writers Festival was digital this year. I really enjoyed each and every presenter. However, I have to say that Omar Sakr’s presentation ‘In Poetic … Continue reading
Come and see me at Berkelouw Books, Leichhardt.
I’m very proud and very nervous to announce my first author talk at Berkelouw Books, Leichhardt. It will be held in the reading studio upstairs on Tuesday 9th July at … Continue reading
28th May, 2019
My how time has flown! Almost halfway through the year and the marker that tells me I’m another year older! I do hate getting old, most of the time I … Continue reading
31st March, 2019
Well it’s been a while since my last post. I have just finished another edit of Wellworth (hence the cover shot) and it feels close to completion. I have asked … Continue reading
It’s close!
It has been a while since I posted on this blog. I have been busy – flying to and from New York City to be with my husband, who was … Continue reading
29th November, 2017
So after such a low blog a few months ago, this one is quite different. I have been offered a publishing contract for my children’s book, Simon goes to Spain … Continue reading
Eila Jameson-Avey 
Don’t accuse baby boomers of being uncourageous.
When I read E Quinn’s article in the TND on Gender Parity and giving women a voice, the highlighted text; ‘It’s this kind of courage we baby boomers would do … Continue reading →