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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

9 Audiobooks to add to your 2019 TBR, by Shelley Carter

December 19, 2018December 10, 2018 By Underground Team

Featured image from Canva free stock images As someone who spends a decent amount of time commuting to work each week, audiobooks have

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 things to consider when choosing books for your loved ones this Christmas

December 13, 2018December 10, 2018 By Underground Team

Have you ever heard of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic tradition of giving books on Christmas Eve? Translated to ‘The Christmas Book Flood’, Icelanders spend

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for December 2018

December 3, 2018 By Underground Team

Earth Island Journal – currently open for article submissions We cover the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including, wildlife and lands conservation; innovations

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Listicles

Kate’s Character List

November 30, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

Whilst I might splutter on about a book—attempting to justify my obsession with it—more often than not my intrigue lies with a particular

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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

Shelley’s Gift Guide for Literature Lovers

November 29, 2018November 27, 2018 By Underground Team

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, until you have to start writing a shopping list for your book-loving friends, and

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#Jess Rae #Past editors #Reviews

Review: Blakwork by Alison Whittaker, by Jess Rae

November 28, 2018November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Blakwork Author: Alison Whittaker Genre: Poetry Look at that: the fantasy editor is reviewing poetry! Pigs really do fly after all. I

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#Freelance Writing Series #Jess Gately

Freelance Writing series part 3: Freelancers in action

November 18, 2018November 15, 2018 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Freelance writing comes in many different forms which means there are lots of different ways to approach it. This

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#Interviews #Reader Resources #Shelley Carter

Interview: Jaime Collins, literary agent at The Nash Agency

November 16, 2018December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

An interview with literary agent Jaime Collins of The Nash Agency, by Shelley Carter née Timms Firstly, introduce yourself! How did you find

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#Jess Gately #Reviews

Review: Our Last Trip to the Market by Lorin Clarke & illustrated by Mitch Vane, by Jessica Gately

November 6, 2018August 23, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 24’s Review Our Last Trip to the Market (2017) by Lorin Clarke, illustrated by Mitch Vane  Review by Jessica Gately (this review

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews

Review: Clever Crow by Nina Lawrence & illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

November 6, 2018August 23, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 24’s Review Clever Crow (2018) by Nina Lawrence, illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft  Review by Kate Lomas Glendenning (this review can also be read

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews

Review: Monster Party by the children from Rawa, with Alison Lester & Jane Godwin, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

November 6, 2018August 23, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 24’s Review Monster Party (2018) by the children of Rawa Community School, with Alison Lester & Jane Godwin  Review by Kate Lomas

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#Announcements #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Kate Lomas Glendenning

Issue 24 has arrived!

November 5, 2018September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 24 has arrived! The cover this issue was designed by WA-based artist Jonathan Park, whom you can find on Instagram at @fresh_kb Our

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#News

Bedtime Stories: Spotlight on Kaitlin Pradhan

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 By Jess

Kaitlin Pradhan’s story ‘Finding Courage’ will appear as part of the Bedtime Stories installation at this year’s Kaleidoscope Festival. After being selected along

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#News

Bedtime Stories: Spotlight on Sioban Timmer

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 By Jess

Sioban Timmer is one of three winners in the Underground Writers Bedtime Stories competition. Her story ‘It’s Hard to Hug with Wings’ has

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#News

Bedtime Stories: Spotlight on Chris McRae

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 By Jess

Chris McRae’s story ‘Thieving Thackeray’s Toffee Turmoil‘ is one of three winning entries to the Underground Writers Bedtime Stories competition. Along with two

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#Dylan Dartnell #Listicles #Past editors

Dylan’s Character List

October 31, 2018November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

I am a jealous reader. Those characters we share an affinity with, you should know, are mine, mine alone, and, no, I will

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#Freelance Writing Series #Jess Gately

Freelance Writing series part 2: What to know before you start

October 28, 2018October 18, 2018 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Freelancing isn’t an easy gig. There’s no job security, no sick pay, no holiday leave, and you’re

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Past editors

Literary Halloween Costume Ideas, by Jess Rae & Kate Lomas Glendenning

October 20, 2018November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

We’ve reached that time of the year again … Halloween! It’s always fun to dress up on Halloween, but how do you decide

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#Announcements #News

Bedtime Story Project winners!

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By Underground Team

We are very excited to announce the winners of our Bedtime Stories competition in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Festival! Congratulations to: Sioban Timmer

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#Reviews #Shelley Carter

Review: ‘Black Cockatoo’ by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler, by Shelley Timms

October 17, 2018October 14, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: Black Cockatoo Authors: Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler Genre: Middle grade fiction Favourite part: The inclusion of words from the Jaru language

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#Freelance Writing Series #Jess Gately

Freelance Writing series part 1: Types of Freelance Writing

October 10, 2018October 18, 2018 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images One of the most common topics we get asked to cover at Underground is freelance writing. It’s

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for October 2018

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 By Underground Team

Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2018 Seeking short stories up to 2,500 words on the theme ‘Feeding Time’. Entry is $15, closing

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Listicles

Jemimah’s Character List

September 30, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A Character List by Jemimah Halbert Brewster Warning: this post contains some spoilers of the books and series mentioned Tiffany Aching, from several

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#Jess Gately #Reviews

Review: Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman, by Jess Gately

September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: Terra Nullius Author: Claire G. Coleman Genre: Fiction/Science-fiction Favourite part: Esperance reflecting on how the Settler’s colonisation methods set the Natives up

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#Announcements #News

TAG Hungerford Award Shortlist announced

September 20, 2018 By Underground Team

Congratulations to this year’s TAG Hungerford Award Shortlist! These six WA writers are in the running for $12,000 and a publishing contract with

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

5 Fantasy Cliques and How to Make Them Different, by Jess Rae

September 19, 2018September 14, 2018 By Underground Team

Fantasy is hands-down my favourite genre to read, and just like any genre fantasy comes with many tropes, some overused. Some of these

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#Past editors #Reviews

Review: Oriental Vagabonds by Richard Regan, by Fred Woolhouse

September 14, 2018November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Oriental Vagabonds: A Tale of a Far East Tramp Author: Richard Regan Genre: Fiction Favourite part: Captain Rowden finds himself entangled with

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#Writing Opportunities & Events

Call for Submissions – Bedtime Stories project

September 12, 2018 By Jess

Underground Writers is seeking flash fiction submissions for an exciting new project in partnership with the 2018 Kaleidoscope Festival. The Bedtime Stories project

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for September 2018

September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 By Underground Team

Writing Opportunities for September 2018 Big Sky Publishing Big Sky Publishing is currently accepting unsolicited non-fiction manuscripts in the genres of history, military

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#Past editors #Reviews

Review: Rohypnol by Andrew Hutchinson, by Fred Woolhouse

September 7, 2018November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Rohypnol Author: Andrew Hutchinson Genre: Australian fiction Favourite part: The narrator’s revelation in the finale. Favourite quote: ‘The New Punk is not

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#Jess Rae #Listicles

Jess Rae’s Character List

August 29, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A character list by Jess Rae Choosing literary characters that have impacted me is like trying to choose among friends, because that’s what

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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

Book Cover Monotony and the Rise of the ‘Bouquet Book’, by Shelley Timms

August 22, 2018August 21, 2018 By Underground Team

The term ‘judging a book by its cover’ pretty much sums up my shopping technique when looking for new books. Even when I’m

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#Announcements #Jess Gately

Underground Books is now open for all your Australian debut reading needs

August 18, 2018 By Jess

Underground Books, the new online bookshop from Underground Writers, officially launches this weekend. The online store will only stock debut titles from Australian

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews

Review: ‘Alfred’s War & ‘Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean-Up’

August 15, 2018August 13, 2018 By Underground Team

Editor Kate Lomas Glendenning reviews two recent children’s book releases from Magabala Books. Alfred’s War by Rachel Bin Salleh, illustrated by Samantha Fry

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#Interviews #Reader Resources #Shelley Carter

Interview: Maddie Godfrey, author of ‘How To Be Held’

August 12, 2018December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

An interview by Shelley Timms  Photo by Michael Reynolds Firstly, tell us a bit about your book! How To Be Held is my debut

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#Jess Rae #Reviews

Review: Neverland by Margot McGovern, by Jess Rae

August 6, 2018August 23, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 23’s review Neverland (2018) Margot McGovern  Review by Jess Rae (this review can also be read in the Underground zine, issue 23:

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#Announcements #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Rae #News

Issue 23 is here!

August 5, 2018September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 23 is here! This issue features our first ever visual storytelling piece: South Pacific by Louise Falconer. Our short stories are from Bayveen O’Connell

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Reviews

Review: How To Be Held by Maddie Godfrey, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

August 3, 2018August 29, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: How To Be Held Author: Maddie Godfrey Genre: Poetry Favourite quote: ‘oh kneecaps, you equator of ankle and thigh/you who feel the

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews

Review: Off the Track by Cristy Burne, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

July 31, 2018August 4, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: Off the Track Author: Cristy Burne Genre: Australian children’s fiction Favourite quote: ‘Around them leaves rustled and birds sang and he felt

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

Writing big topics for the small page, by Jess Gately

July 28, 2018July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

[Image Description: A silhouette of a soldier carrying another soldier who is presumably injured or dead across an empty battlefield. The text reads

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