It has been more than half a century since Wendy Scarfe and her husband Allan lived and worked for three years in an Indian village during the 1960s. Now Wendy is looking back to a time in her life that impacted her profoundly.
Continue readingWelcome to the week, and to a new blog series here at Wakefield Press! Introducing How to Work From Home: Authors talk about how they stay productive. Like many others, we’ve recently begun the transition from office work to working from home. It’s a strange transition to make, and we need some help. We’ve interviewed a collection of our favourite authors to get their best tips, tricks and truths about working from home. Next in the…
Continue readingIt's time for our Poem of the Week post! And yes, I'm featuring the wonderful Ali Whitelock AGAIN in this poetry series, but there is a very good reason for that (aside from the fact that I just really love her work)!
Continue readingTo bring some blooms into your home and brighten up your week, here is a look inside the colourful pages of Blooms and Brushstrokes: A floral history of Australian art!
Continue readingWelcome to the week, and to a new blog series here at Wakefield Press! Introducing How to Work From Home: Authors talk about how they stay productive. Like many others, we’ve recently begun the transition from office work to working from home. It’s a strange transition to make, and we need some help. We’ve interviewed a collection of our favourite authors to get their best tips, tricks and truths about working from home. Next in the…
Continue readingOnce again, it's time for our Poem of the Week! Today we're focusing on memories of childhood. Our feature is a poem taken from the collection Smoke by Miriel Lenore, called 'First Memory'.
Continue readingFriday 20 March marked National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). With everything else going on in the world at the moment, it passed by with a whisper rather than a bang. Yet, prior to the current pandemic situation, bullying was in the headlines and at the centre of debate. It was also the initial drive for author Catch Tilly when she first began writing her young adult fiction novel, Otherwise Known as Pig.
Continue readingWelcome to the week, and to a new blog series here at Wakefield Press! Introducing How to Work From Home: Authors talk about how they stay productive. Like many others, we’ve recently begun the transition from office work to working from home. It’s a strange transition to make, and we need some help. We’ve interviewed a collection of our favourite authors to get their best tips, tricks and truths about working from home. Next in the…
Continue readingIt's time for our Poem of the Week to bring you into the long weekend! Today we are featuring 'Frost' by the wonderful Kate Llewellyn, from her recent collection Harbour.
Continue readingThrough tough times, the most positive thing you can do is buy books and read them. And then tell your friends and family to do the same! Support Wakefield Press and our collection of beautiful new books! Discover our latest releases for yourself.
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