@edwritten

Author, critic, editor, publisher @PuncherWattmann, copywriter, clubless thinker, harmonica gun. Books include Gas Deities, An End to Hope, Ghost Colonies ...

 australia
edwright.com.au
Joined September 2009
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Remembering the editor at London Book Fair who halted me immediately when I said the book I was pitching to them was a short-story collection: "No, I'm not allowed to buy those at all!"
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Join us for the launch of Dean Manning's brilliant book of happenstance history, 'Mr Blank' - Thurs, March 27 7pm. The launch will take place in the downstairs bar of The Criterion Hotel, which used to be owned by Mr Blank himself! Pick up 'Mr Blank' now! puncherandwattmann.com/produ…
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Fernando Pessoa: “By art I mean everything that delights us without being ours—a glimpse of a landscape, a smile bestowed on someone else, a sunset, a poem, the objective universe. To possess something is to lose it. To feel something without possessing it is to keep it, [+]
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An excellent opportunity to hear from @koralyd ('The Mother Must D-e') and learn from Kit Kelen ('Book of Mother') at the 2024 @addi_road Writer's Festival - happening Saturday, 23rd November 11am-6pm! Book your ticket now! events.humanitix.com/addi-ro… addiroad.org.au/writers-fest…
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Such a fantastic session - I’ve rarely encountered a more attentive audience at a festival. Jen Craig in conversation with Shaun Prescott at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival.
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Check out what they're saying about @LarryButtrose's 'Everyone On Mars'! 'These are vivacious stories, artfully crafted.' - Sue Woolfe, @NewtownBooks (bit.ly/4fpfrff)
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BREAKING: Make sure every American sees this headline.
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Don't let what you see on social media skew your view of humanity. Most bad behavior is due to a few bad apples: • Just 3% of active users are toxic, but they generate 33% of online content • 1% of communities launch 74% of conflict • 0.1% of users spread 80% of fake news @jayvanbavel podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Before you dismiss novels as a waste of time, consider that you would literally not have an inner life right now if interiority had not been invented by English novelists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Doesn't seem like such a waste of time now, does it?
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".. my credulity was won by the witty, jagged storytelling, where the unexpected but totally credible happens before our astonished eyes... Sue Woolfe reviews @LarryButtrose's collection of stories Everyone on Mars: buff.ly/47xYxIJ @PuncherWattmann #ShortStories #Mars
Image of cover of book Everyone on Mars by Larry Buttrose reviewed by Sue Woolfe in the Newtown Review of Books.

ALT Image of cover of book Everyone on Mars by Larry Buttrose reviewed by Sue Woolfe in the Newtown Review of Books.

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Don't miss 'Everyone On Mars' author Larry Buttrose in conversation next Thursday, 26th September 6pm, at @macleansbooks (69 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303)!
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Pitaya Chin ('The Director and the Daemon') in conversation with Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn this Friday [13/09 5:30PM] at the Afterword Cafe in @FullersHobart! Get your tickets here: bit.ly/3AWAqqW Buy your copy of 'The Director and the Daemon' now! puncherandwattmann.com/produ…
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'A black comedy steeped in the atmosphere and lore of suburban Adelaide.’ A great review of @malcolmsutton's 'Twitchers' by Cameron Woodhead at @smh / The Age! Read it here: bit.ly/4cRx5Xs Add 'Twitchers' to your bookshelf now! puncherandwattmann.com/produ…

What to read: A propulsive Brisbane satire and a warning from history

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recently published fiction and non-fiction.

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Lordy, Jen Craig & Shaun Prescott – sharing a stage in Katoomba in November! I will need to get on a plane... bluemountainswritersfestival…
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What's orange, yellow and weird #USElection
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A fine review of @LarryButtrose's 'Everyone On Mars' by Cameron Woodhead at @smh / The Age. Read it here: bit.ly/3SC0bmj Discover the Red Planet in print - buy your copy of 'Everyone On Mars' now! puncherandwattmann.com/produ…

What to read next: A comedian’s first novel and memoir of East Germany

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.

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Jen Craig's novel Wall, shortlisted for the #MilesFranklin, delves into her exploration of the fear of legacy. #MFLA2024 @PuncherWattmann @CopyrightAgency
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Sometimes contemporary reviewers just nail it, don't they? From a review of Jen Craig's small press debut, back in 2009 (recently reissued by @PuncherWattmann)
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Joe Biden is yesterday hanging on.
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Huge congrats in particular to tiny indie press @puncherwattmann, with two titles on the @_milesfranklin shortlist! @edwritten: “I want to publish OZ fiction that is different & has different angles & is inventive with its form..." smh.com.au/culture/books/fir…

First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

This year’s shortlist is a celebration of innovation and diversity in Australian fiction.

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