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Review: A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr, by Jess Gately

May 23, 2021May 28, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: A Glasshouse of StarsAuthor: Shirley MarrPublisher: Simon & SchusterGenre: Middle Grade; Magical RealismPublication Date: May 2021 “You feel nervous, upside down, inside

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Review: Windfall by Ketan Joshi, by Jess Gately

November 29, 2020January 26, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future Author: Ketan Joshi Publisher: NewSouth Books ‘Australia’s new decade has opened with the static anxiety of helplessness

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Review: Little Jiang by Shirley Marr, by Jess Gately

November 5, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Little Jiang Author: Shirley Marr Illustrator: Katy Jiang Publisher: Fremantle Press Published: 1st October 2020 This review was first published in the Underground

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Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, by Jess Gately

August 5, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Aurora Rising Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Genre: YA/Sci-Fi Publisher: Allen & Unwin This review was first published in the Underground

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8 Aussie Sci-Fi Authors Whose Books You Should Read, by Jess Gately

July 1, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Marianne de Pierres Where better to start than with this boundary-crossing writer who has graced Australian publishing over and over again. Since 2003,

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Overcoming Shiny Object Syndrome, by Jess Gately

June 7, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image by Myriam Zilles from Pixabay We’ve all been there. You’re down to the nitty gritty bits of your manuscript. You’re not quite sure how

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Review: The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske, by Jess Gately

May 6, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Salt Madonna Author: Catherine Noske Publisher: Picador Australia Genre: Thriller, literary fiction This review was first published in the Underground zine, issue

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Issue 30: Thriller is here!

May 5, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

For your reading pleasure we are pleased to present issue 30: Thriller, hot off the virtual press!  Interview Coordinator Shelley Carter compiled and

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2020 Australian Women Writers Challenge at Underground, by Jemimah Brewster

January 29, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Here at Underground we’re always looking for ways to support Australian writers, particularly authors from marginalised and underrepresented groups. With that in mind,

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7 Apps & Programs to Support Your Writing, by Jess Gately

December 31, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Have you ever heard Underground’s motto? It was coined by one of our first editors, Mark Flower, back when we first started. It

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7 Australian Literary Magazines You Should Read & Submit To, by Jess Gately

November 17, 2019February 5, 2021 By Underground Team

Publishing your writing in literary magazines is one way authors and poets give themselves credibility when submitting longer works to publishers. Having a

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Underground Writers 10 Years On

November 2, 2019November 18, 2020 By Jess

On Friday, November 1st 2019, Underground Writers held a birthday party at PICABar in Perth to celebrate 10 years supporting Australian emerging writers.

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I’ve got a story to tell; now what? By Jess Gately

October 30, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

‘I’ve got a story to tell, but I don’t know how to go about it?’ As writers, it’s not uncommon for us to

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7 Journaling Activities to Improve Your Writing by Jess Gately

September 22, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Journaling is a popular way for writers to improve their skills and practise their craft on a daily or

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Issue 27: Case

August 5, 2019August 4, 2019 By Underground Team

Cover by Jess Gately Issue 27: Case is here On page 6 you’ll find this issue’s book review by yours truly, then our

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What to do when you receive feedback on your writing, by Jess Gately

July 28, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Receiving feedback can be a painful process. As writers, we should actively seek it, but there’s no taking away

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7 Indigenous Books that changed the way we think about Australian History, by Jess Gately

July 24, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

NAIDOC Week and Black History Month are a time for us to reflect on the achievements, contributions and history of the Australian Indigenous

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Freelance Writing Series Part 12: Creative Briefs

July 21, 2019July 11, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images In our last post, we discussed pitching for those of you who are looking at

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Review: My Father’s Shadow by Jannali Jones, by Jess Gately

July 14, 2019July 10, 2019 By Underground Team

Title: My Father’s Shadow Author: Jannali Jones Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller Favourite Part: Just when you think you’ve figured it out, Jones throws a

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Freelance Writing Series Part 11: A word from the professionals

July 7, 2019June 12, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images The last few posts have been a whirlwind of information! While it may feel daunting and

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Writing Advice from 7 Contemporary Australian Authors, by Jess Gately

June 26, 2019June 19, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images We’ve all seen those lists of lovely quotes from classic writers telling us all we need to know about

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Freelance Writing Series Part 10: Pitching

June 19, 2019June 12, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images In our last post we discussed finding your first clients and getting your first paid

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Freelance Writing series part 9: Getting your first paid gigs

June 5, 2019May 27, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images In the last post we discussed ways that you can start a portfolio of your writing

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Freelance writing series part 8: Building a Portfolio

May 12, 2019May 10, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images Your business is now pretty much set up and ready to go, but there’s one

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8 Aussie Podcasts for Writers, by Jess Gately

April 21, 2019April 13, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva free stock images Writing is something you can learn in many different ways and while many will tell you to learn by

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Interview: Kerri Turner, author of The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers and Underground Writers Alumni

March 28, 2019December 31, 2020 By Jess

Interview with Kerri Turner, author of The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers and Underground Writers Alumni In 2017, Kerri Turner submitted her

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Planning a Novel, by Jess Gately

March 24, 2019March 18, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Take what you will from this process and build upon it in a way that best suits you. You

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Freelance Writing series part 6: Tax & Superannuation

March 10, 2019February 27, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Article by Jess Gately Those dreaded words. The ones that fill our heads with question marks and swear words.

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Freelance Writing series part 5: Setting Rates, Quoting and Invoicing

February 24, 2019July 25, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Article by Jess Gately Here we are at part 5, and we still haven’t even started writing yet! And

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Freelance Writing series part 4: Business Set-up

January 30, 2019January 23, 2019 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images As you’ve seen in the previous posts, there’s a lot more to freelance writing than just writing. Setting up

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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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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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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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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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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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Jess G.’s Character List

July 18, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A Character List by Jess Gately Have you ever read a book and when the character died you cried, or when something good

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Underground Writers announce bold new initiative to support debut Australian authors

June 27, 2018June 29, 2018 By Jess

Underground Writers have announced that they will launch an online bookstore called Underground Books which will only stock debut Australian titles. All profits

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Review: The Sisters’ Song by Louise Allan, by Jess Gately

June 17, 2018June 14, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: The Sisters’ Song Author: Louise Allan Genre: Historical Fiction A review by Jess Gately If you’re struggling to understand why gender roles

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Writer’s Block. Is it real and how to get past it? by Jess Gately

June 9, 2018July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

Writer’s Block is the bane of all writers. Whether it takes the form of staring at a blank page not knowing what to

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Review: Songs That Sound Like Blood by Jared Thomas, Jess Gately

March 9, 2018May 1, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: Songs That Sound Like Blood Genre: New Adult Fiction Themes: Coming of Age, Change, Coming Out, Racism Favourite quote: “[Dad] always said that

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