Today we are focusing on a different form of poetry, with a verse novel written by poet Bel Schenk. Our Poem of the Week is 'Television Flickers' from her book Every Time You Close Your Eyes. This verse novel features a series of short poems that, when strung together, paint a vivid picture of the North American blackouts of 1977 and 2003.
Continue readingIn this special guest post, Wendy Scarfe talks about her experiences writing A Mouthful of Petals with her late husband, Allan Scarfe. A Mouthful of Petals is a nonfiction account of three years working in an Indian village in the early 1960s. Previously published, it became a minor classic, and has since been re-released by Wakefield Press. This new edition includes an account of Wendy Scarfe's return trip to Sokhodeora during a famine in the late 1960s,…
Continue readingPoetry really is for every person and every age, as today's Poem of the Week shows. Our weekly poetry spotlight is shining on children's poetry book Tadpoles in the Torrens, a poetry anthology edited by Jude Aquilina.
Continue readingAs we launch this new blog series in 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring. This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her…
Continue readingJohn Read is used to working remotely, and often in accidental isolation. An ecologist and author, John lives on South Australia’s largest privately managed nature reserve with his wife, children and endangered malleefowl and marsupials. We asked John to write about his experiences living and working in the most remote parts of Australia, and how things have changed (if at all) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue readingToday, discover a poem taken from The Elsewhere Variations, a collection by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton. This week's poetry feature is 'Subject Matter Sonnet'.
Continue readingJoin Australian author (and former teacher) Catch Tilly as she explores themes and ideas, gives writing tips and offers text analysis of her hard-hitting young adult anti-bullying novel, Otherwise Known as Pig.
Continue readingToday we are looking at iconic and award-winning Australian poet Geoff Goodfellow for our Poem of the Week blog series. The poem is 'An Uncertain Future' taken from the very interesting textbook and teacher's resource The People's Poet Transformed (also by teacher Rebecca Bond).
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 readingAs we launch this new blog series in 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring. This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her…
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