Review: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The HousemateAuthor: Sarah BaileyGenre: Fiction Thriller; MysteryPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 The Housemate by Sarah Bailey is a story of murder,
Review: The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The First Time I Thought I Was DyingAuthor: Sarah WalkerGenre: Nonfiction; personal essaysPublisher: UQPPublished: August 2021 Trigger warning: mention of self-harm, mental
Opportunities for writers September 2021
Cover image from ShotStash ArtsHub: Call for Reviewers“ArtsHub (a national online arts organisation) is looking for new (including aspiring) reviewers to join the
Review: Sexy Tales of Paleontology by Patrick Lenton, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: Sexy Tales of PaleontologyAuthor: Patrick LentonGenre: Spec fic; short story collectionPublisher: Subbed InPublished: 26th July 2021 Patrick Lenton’s short story collection, Sexy
Review: All Summer Long by Amelia Joy, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: All Summer LongAuthor: Amelia JoyGenre: FictionPublisher: Lore and LunarPublished: 1st July 2021 Amelia Joy’sdebut novella, All Summer Long, is a raw, searing
Opportunities for writers August 2021
Photo by fotografierende from Pexels National Indigenous Times seeking contributorsThe National Indigenous Times is seeking Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander freelancers, journalists, book
Issue 35: Australian Gothic is now available!
The Underground Writers team presents issue 35: Australian Gothic! With the surge in Australian Gothic literature and films in the past few years,
Our Favourite Australian Gothic Books
The UW team are very excited to be bringing you our 35th issue in a few weeks: Australian Gothic. To get you in
Review: All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: All the Murmuring BonesAuthor: A. G. SlatterGenre: Gothic fantasy; fairy talesPublisher: Titan Publishing GroupPublished: March 2021 All the Murmuring Bones by A.
Interview: Angela Slatter, author of All the Murmuring Bones, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Operations Manager Jemimah spoke with author and editor Angela Slatter to talk about her new gothic fantasy novel, book re-brandings, and everything fairy
Opportunities for writers July 2021
Cover photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels. Image shows an open notebook with three flowers and a pen. Stella Young Award 2021 – for young disabled
Review: Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: Before You Knew My NameAuthor: Jacqueline BublitzGenre: Mystery; FeminismPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: May 2021 TW: murder; sexual assault; gendered violence What neither
Opportunities for writers June 2021
Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels Reading and Writing Group for Queer YouthA place for queer (anyone who identifies as other than heterosexual
Review: The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The Little Boat on Trusting LaneAuthor: Mel HallGenre: FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: May 2021 The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall
Issue 34: Fan Fiction is here!
Editor in chief Kate Lomas Glendenning writes in her introduction “A lot of uncertainty and disdain surrounds the genre of ‘fan fiction’. Many
Our Favourite Aussie Fanfic Books
Our much-anticipated Fan Fiction issue is coming out very soon, so we’d like to present you with some of the Underground team’s favourite
Opportunities for writers April 2021
Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay 42 Stories Anthology ‘Call for submissions: 42-Word Stories Anthology. An anthology of 42 categories of 42 selected
Review: The Farm at Peppertree Crossing by Leonie Kelsall, Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The Farm at Peppertree CrossingAuthor: Leonie KelsallGenre: Rural RomancePublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2020 TW: Mention of past trauma triggered Roni (short
Review: The Mistake by Katie McMahon, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The MistakeAuthor: Katie McMahonGenre: Literary Fiction/ThrillerPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: March 2021 The Mistake is a debut work from Katie McMahon told from the
Opportunities for writers March 2021
Cover image photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Submit to Pulch Mag Seeking submissions from WA writers up to 26 years of age. ‘You can write
Issue 33: Historical Fiction is here!
When we sought submissions for this issue, we wrote that, ‘What makes historical fiction captivating is not the absence of modern inventions but
Opportunities for writers February 2021
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Hindsight 2020 Anthology ‘Hindsight is a snapshot of 2020, written by people just like you. We’re soliciting
Our Favourite Aussie Historical Fiction Books
Photo by JJ Jordan from Pexels With our Historical Fiction issue out in February, the Underground team wants to share our favourite historical
UW Does AWWC 2021
Last year the Underground team took on the Australian Women Writers Challenge, committing to the Franklin level challenge to read at least ten
Opportunities for writers January 2021
Photo by MESSALA CIULLA from Pexels American Australian Association Arts Fund Indigenous Scholarships “The American-Australian Arts Fund (AAAF) provides support of up to US $20,000 to
Our Favourite Books Released in 2020
Image by cottonbro, from Pexels free images In our final post for 2020, the Underground Team have rounded up all their favourite new
Opportunities for writers December 2020
Cover image from Canva free images Pitches open for Women With Disabilities Australia ‘WWDA will soon be launching a blog on their website
Issue 32: Horror has arrived!
Cover art by Linus Andersson Issue 32: Horror can be downloaded for FREE here Welcome to the final issue of 2020, #32: Horror.
Opportunities for writers November 2020
Image from Pixabay free images Pitches open for Women With Disabilities Australia “WWDA will soon be launching a blog on their website and
Opportunities for writers October 2020
Image by Ag Ku from Pixabay Right Now Magazine: Human Rights in Australia – seeking submissions “We’re looking for pitches on human rights issues in Australia.
Opportunities for Writers September 2020
Image from Pexels free images Kill Your Darlings First Nations Editor-in-Residence ‘We are now accepting non-fiction pitches and submissions from Aboriginal and/or Torres
Upcoming New Releases We’re Looking Forward To, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Here at Underground we’re always hearing about new and exciting books being released in Australia. There’s always a delightful and relevant combination of
Issue 31: Sci-fi has arrived!
Cover art by Lola Issue 31: Sci-fi can be downloaded for FREE here Issue 31: Sci-fi features short stories from Jake Dean, Rachelle
Opportunities for Writers August 2020
Photo by Anastasia Zhenina from Pexels Pulch Magazine open for submissions Seeking submissions of ‘anything and everything, from politics, to culture, to identity, fictional short stories,
Review: How to be Australian by Ashley Kalagian Blunt, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: How to be Australian Author: Ashley Kalagian Blunt Publisher: Affirm Press Favourite quote: “I couldn’t do the PR application, and more urgently,
Opportunities for Writers July 2020
Image from Pexel free images Red Room Poetry Object for Australian students, U18s and accredited teachers Red Room Poetry Object is Australasia’s
Opportunities for Writers June 2020
Cover image from Pixabay free images Bloodaxe Books Sri Lankan Poetry Anthology Callout “Editors Vidyan Ravinthiran, Shash Trevett and Seni Seneviratne are seeking submissions to
Issue 30: Thriller is here!
For your reading pleasure we are pleased to present issue 30: Thriller, hot off the virtual press! Interview Coordinator Shelley Carter compiled and
Opportunities for Writers May 2020
Cover image from Pixabay free images The Bird Makers Project ‘Through the remnants of shared experience, each stitch becomes bigger than the self.
Review: In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: In the Dark Spaces Author: Cally Black Genre: YA Sci-fi Thriller Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Cally Black’s debut YA novel, In the Dark