Review: The Riviera House by Natasha Lester, by Ebony Bryant
Title: The Riviera HouseAuthor: Natasha LesterGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublisher: Hachette AustraliaPublished: August 2021 Favourite quote: ‘Art is all we have when words fail
Review: It’s Not You, It’s Me by Gabrielle Williams, by Ebony Bryant
Title: It’s Not You, It’s MeAuthor: Gabrielle WilliamsPublisher: Allen & UnwinGenre: Young Adult FictionPublished: August 31st, 2021 I’ll admit, body swap stories are
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: How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite, by Ebony Bryant
Title: How to Endo: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with EndometriosisAuthor: Bridget HustwaiteGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: March 2021 Image Description:Book cover
Review: The Breaking by Irma Gold, by Ebony Bryant
Title: The BreakingAuthor: Irma GoldGenre: FictionPublisher: MidnightSun PublishingPublished: March 2021 Irma Gold’s debut novel is a confronting and emotionally gripping work of literature.
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
Review: Snow White Rose Red by Kate Forsyth, by Ebony Bryant
Title: Snow White Rose RedAuthor: Kate ForsythIllustrator: Lorena CarringtonGenre: Fairytales; RetellingsPublisher: Serenity PressPublished: May 2020 This review was first published in issue 34:
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
Review: Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker, by Ebony Bryant
Title: Waking RomeoAuthor: Kathryn BarkerGenre: Young Adult, Sci-fiPublisher: Allen & Unwin Favourite Quote:‘There is nothing either perfect or imperfect, but thinking makes it
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
Review: The Last Bookshop by Emma Young, by Ebony Bryant
Title: The Last BookshopAuthor: Emma YoungGenre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Fremantle Press Emma Young’s debut novel The Last Bookshop could not have come at a
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
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
Meet our newest team members: Paul Dielesen and Ebony Bryant
We are very pleased to welcome the newest members of the Underground Writers team. Former Junior Editor Ebony Bryant is joining the team
Interview: Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, illustrator of Bruce Pascoe’s ‘Found’, by Ebony Bryant
Illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis Charmaine Ledden-Lewis makes her debut into the illustration world, capturing the vivid beauty of the Australian Outback, in Bruce Pascoe’s
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
Review: The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham, by Ebony Bryant
Title: The Coconut Children Author: Vivian Pham Genre: YA, coming-of-age, urban fiction Favourite quote: ‘The coconut children on the trees need to drop
Meet Our New Junior Editors: Max Vos & Ebony Bryant
Underground Writers is excited to welcome Max Vos and Ebony Bryant to the team as Junior Editors for the next six months. Max