Writer, actor, mother, farmer's wife who dreams too much and swears too much.

Tasmania
Joined January 2012
I think there's been an intruder in my house. Someone replaced the loo paper and put the empty roll in the bin.
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If you fried a fart I reckon it would smell like a papadum.
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Agricultural shows are big events on country towns’ calendars. Find out how they inspired this farmer and author’s new book. @MegBignell @PenguinBooksAus bit.ly/3voavBf
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Can the residents of the Tasmanian riverside hamlet of Nowhere River save their ghost town? Find out in Welcome to Nowhere River by @MegBignell with thanks to @PenguinBooksAus for @AusWomenWriters #aww2021 #AusBookBloggers mrsbbookreviews.wordpress.co…
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Today I'm in The Guardian, talking about middle-age, unpaid care, the need for a Womens' Union, and how feminism is still the most joyous, creative communal invention in town: theguardian.com/world/2020/a…
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Meg Bignell retweeted
Congratulations to the finalists in the ARRA award for Favourite 2019 romance cover @slice_of_sammy @ViKeeland Lisa Kleypas @MelARowe Michelle Dalton Mel Teshco @AnneGracie @KylieScottbooks @RebeccaBarber7 Stella Quinn @allisinclair @MayfairMegan @authorstlaurent @MegBignell
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A pale winter moon. Looks much like my bottom in June. #winterpoetry instagram.com/p/BywrS1QBfBG/…
Look what‘s arrived! #TheSparklePages is a hilariously original and heartfelt comic novel about one woman’s mission to reignite the passion in her marriage - and rediscover herself. Traveling #Aussie public transport all week! 🚂 ✨ #booksontherail @PenguinBooksAus @MegBignell
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Hilarious and heartfelt, THE SPARKLE PAGES, is the story of one woman's mission to reignite the passion in her marriage - and rediscover herself. @MegBignell's story is a perfect book to add to Mum's shelf this Mother's Day. >>bit.ly/2DTTg1r
Join @dymcamberwell and @MegBignell for their First Tuesday Book Club on May 7 at 6:30pm as they discuss Meg's hilarious and heartbreaking debut novel THE SPARKLE PAGES. You won't want to miss this book club! Bookings essential > bit.ly/2J9DbID
Meg Bignell retweeted
Author of #TheSparklePages, @MegBignell, tells us her top tips for getting your sparkle back! Check it out over on our blog: bit.ly/2ICefK5 #sparkle @PenguinBooksAus #shineshineshine #newbooks #outnow #instorenow
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Local Tasmanian author @MegBignell will be at @FullersHobart in conversation with Adrian Smith on May 2 at 5:30pm about her heartbreaking and hilarious debut novel THE SPARKLE PAGES. Bookings essential > bit.ly/2PxJUNB
This morning I shouted, “I’m saving my wees for the lemon tree” across the house, then walked past the study to discover that my son’s mates had dropped in. #howmadisyourmum
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.@MollyMurn, @MegBignell, Kathryn Hind... some of the energised, immediate, authentic and most exciting voices of 2019 have finally arrived > (link: penguin.com.au/books/lists/1…) penguin.com.au/books/lists/1……
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I really dislike glass chopping boards. But I really like typing the word ‘bananas’. #equilibrium
Mum I knew you wouldn’t like me watching a Barbie movie so I counted… instagram.com/p/BhthW6cnXly6…
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Being given a tour of your child's minecraft creations is right up there with listening to blow by blow descriptions of their dreams. 🙄