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#Blog Posts #Dylan Dartnell #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews #Shelley Carter

Australian titles reviewed in 2017!

December 30, 2017March 24, 2020 By Underground Team

Below are all the Australian titles reviewed by Underground Writers in 2017!     The Other Woman by Kylie Jones, reviewed by Kate,

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#Listicles #Shelley Carter #To Be Read lists

Shelley’s TBR list – round 2

December 21, 2017January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

My TBR list seems to get more and more ambitious the more time I spend perusing Goodreads, and watching YouTube videos from avid

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#Jess Rae #Reviews

Review: My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, reviewed by Jess Rae

December 16, 2017December 21, 2017 By Underground Team

My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier A review by Jess Rae 17-year-old Che only wants 4 things: to go back home to Australia,

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#Blog Posts #Jemimah Halbert Brewster

Books to read if you loved ‘Moana’, by Jemimah Halbert

December 13, 2017July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

In the spirit of Summer I recently re-watched Disney’s Moana, one of my favourite Disney movies to date, and it got me thinking

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#Reviews #Shelley Carter

Review: ‘Women of a Certain Age’, reviewed by Shelley Timms

December 9, 2017May 1, 2018 By Underground Team

Women of a Certain Age is a collection of 15 vastly different, but all beautifully written stories about what it’s like to be

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 Things I Learnt During NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

December 3, 2017 By Underground Team

3 Things I Learnt During NaNoWriMo By Jess Gately Over the years I have participated or skipped NaNoWriMo as I see necessary. For

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

Gift Guide for Writers & Book Lovers, by Jess Rae

December 2, 2017December 18, 2017 By Underground Team

‘Tis the season my sweets, and I don’t know about you but I love Christmas, especially giving gifts. Maybe it’s a sign that

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for December 2017

December 1, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Emerging Writers Festival 2018 Artist call-out Artists and writers are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in the 2018 Emerging Writers

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#Interviews #Jemimah Halbert Brewster

Interview: Emma Michelle, author of ‘Watching Cartoons with Boys’

November 29, 2017May 24, 2018 By Underground Team

Emma Michelle, photograph by Bryn DC An interview by Jemimah Halbert Brewster Become a Patreon supporter of Underground Writers and receive all content

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#Dylan Dartnell #Reviews

Review: The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry, reviewed by Dylan Dartnell

November 28, 2017March 24, 2020 By Underground Team

The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry My first real introduction to poetry was in my high school literature class. My teacher

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Kate’s TBR List – round 2

November 21, 2017January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A post by Kate Lomas Glendenning Lord of the Flies, William Golding My first experience of Golding’s Lord of the Flies was a short

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 Tips for Generating Ideas During NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

November 14, 2017November 12, 2017 By Underground Team

Stuck for ideas during NaNoWriMo? Here’s 3 tips to get you back on track… Whether you’re pantsing it and having a bit of

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#Jess Gately #Reviews

Review: Watching Cartoons With Boys by Emma Michelle, reviewed by Jess Gately

November 8, 2017May 1, 2018 By Underground Team

Issue 20’s Review Watching Cartoons With Boys by Emma Michelle A review by Jess Gately (this review can be found in Issue 20:

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#Reviews #Shelley Carter

Review: The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan, reviewed by Shelley Timms

November 8, 2017December 21, 2017 By Underground Team

Issue 19’s Review The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan A review by editor Shelley Timms (this review can also be read in

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#Announcements #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately

Issue 20: Nostalgia

November 5, 2017September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 20: Nostalgia is here! This issue you’ll find some excellent poetry by Allan Lake, Jan Price and Bradley Baronner, a few delectable

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

7 Tips for Surviving NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

October 31, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

Are you ready? Tomorrow is November 1st and the beginning of NaNoWriMo! If you haven’t already, I sincerely suggest you head on over

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#Announcements

Underground Writers is part of the Digital Writers Festival!

October 30, 2017 By Underground Team

We are excited to announce that Underground Writers is a part of the 2017 Digital Writers Festival!  You can read issue 17: The

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#Dylan Dartnell #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Dylan’s TBR List – round 2

October 30, 2017January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A post by Dylan Dartnell  A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald, Natasha Lester             A couple of months ago, Subiaco Library hosted a writer’s

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

Pantser or Planner: 5 Top Tips for Preparing for NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

October 20, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month for those of you new to the concept) is the annual challenge that gets writers writing. The

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

How to Start World Building, by Jess Rae

October 19, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

If you’ve read my To Be Read or my last book recommendation you’ll know I’m a bit of a fantasy nut and as

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#Jess Gately #Reviews

Review: The Good Girl of Chinatown by Jenevieve Chang, reviewed by Jess Gately

October 15, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

Earlier this year I mentioned this book as part of my TBR list. Its blurb about a journey through Chang’s past peppered with

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for October 2017

October 5, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

You can also read editor Dylan’s blog post for more upcoming literary events local to Perth and Western Australia 2017 WestWords Western Sydney

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Jemimah Halbert’s TBR list

September 29, 2017January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

I divide my To Be Read lists into roughly long-term and short-term lists. My long-term list is far too long to write about

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#Blog Posts #Dylan Dartnell

Writing Community & Workshops, by Dylan Dartnell

September 25, 2017March 24, 2020 By Underground Team

Writing Community & Workshops By editor Dylan Dartnell Throughout primary school, every piece I wrote seemed to involve dinosaurs who betrayed each other

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#Kate Lomas Glendenning #Reviews

Review: Barking Dogs by Rebekah Clarkson, reviewed by Kate Lomas Glendenning

September 21, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

Barking Dogs is Rebekah Clarkson’s debut novel, which reveals a promising start to Clarkson’s career as a writer. Barking Dogs is a series

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#Interviews #Jess Gately

Interview: Robert Edeson, author of ‘Bad to Worse’

September 8, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

Robert Edeson talks writing with Underground Writers’ Jess Gately “I don’t know a lot about how people write, I’ve just always enjoyed living

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for September 2017

September 5, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2017 This prize is awarded to a story up to 2,500 words on the theme ‘World-Changing Words’.

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#Jess Gately #Reviews

Review: Bad to Worse by Robert Edeson, reviewed by Jess Gately

September 4, 2017May 3, 2018 By Underground Team

Winner of the T.A.G. Hungerford Award, Robert Edeson’s style of fiction is unlike anything I’ve ever read. His latest book, Bad to Worse,

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#Jess Rae #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Jess Rae’s TBR list

August 22, 2017January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

I feel like asking a writer and avid reader what they want to read next is like asking an artist what they want

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

5 Faux Pas That Will Prevent You Getting Published, by Jess Gately

August 18, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

5 Faux Pas That Will Prevent You Getting Published By Jess Gately At Underground, we deal with a lot of emerging writers, who

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#Announcements #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Shelley Carter

Issue 19: The List is here!

August 4, 2017September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 19: The List has arrived! Featuring a book review by our own Shelley Timms, poetry from Eileen Chong, Genevieve Deeds-Page, Kristin Martin,

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Reviews

Review: Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh, reviewed by Jemimah Halbert

July 29, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

July’s Review is here! Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh A review by Editor-in-Chief Jemimah Halbert Julie Koh’s first full-length collection of short stories,

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#Interviews #Shelley Carter

Interview: Rory J. Cole, writer & editor, by Shelley Timms

July 26, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

An interview with professional writer and editor Rory J. Cole, by Underground editor Shelley Timms Firstly, tell us about your experiences in editing

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#Jess Gately #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Jess Gately’s TBR list

July 21, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

At present, my TBR list sits at 16 books and counting so choosing just a few to write about in this list was

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#Blog Posts #Kate Lomas Glendenning

How to Write the Beginning of a Story, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

July 18, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

How to Write the Beginning of a Story by editor Kate Lomas Glendenning   6 Things to Consider in your Beginning “How do

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writing Opportunities & Events

Writing Opportunities for July 2017

July 8, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Opportunities for July City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards “Authors can submit up to three stories. Entered stories must be inspired by, drawn

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#Dylan Dartnell #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Dylan’s TBR List

June 27, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

In this series we are sharing each of our To Be Read booklists, why we’re looking forward to reading them, and why we

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

8 Tips for Starting a Blog, by Jess Rae

June 23, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

8 Tips for Starting a Blog by editor Jessica Rae Wilson-Smith Last month, in an effort to build my freelance business, I started

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#Jess Rae #Reviews

Review: A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas, reviewed by Jess Rae

June 19, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

June’s review is here! A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas, A review by editor Jessica Rae Wilson-Smith “It’s a

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#Jess Gately #Writing Challenge 2017

Writing Challenge Day 7

June 18, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Writing Challenge Day 7 *Here is a list of story genres: romance, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, children’s book, comedy, murder mystery, western. Feel free

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