POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘That Stuff’s Past’ by Erica Jolly
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Author Archives: Poppy Nwosu
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: Does a book contract change how you write?
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 experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
In today’s post, Poppy speaks about how receiving a book contract can change the way you write new manuscripts.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Maleficent’ by Cath Kenneally
Our poetry spotlight shines on award-winning poet Cath Kenneally today, with the poem of the week taken from her collection Thirty Days’ Notice. Continue reading
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Sings Else’ by Jill Jones
This week’s Poem of the Week comes from Jill Jones’ collection Dark Bright Doors, poetry that has been described as having ‘unsettling mystery and beauty’ by Barry Hill from the Australian. This book was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize in the 2011 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: How I got a Literary Agent!
As 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 experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
For today’s post, Poppy speaks about how she found a literary agent.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Television Flickers’ by Bel Schenk
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.
AUTHOR GUEST POST: Wendy Scarfe on revisiting the past
In 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, and how those who live in Bihar state fare in the early twenty-first century.
‘It describes with warmth, sympathy and occasional near-despair, the life of an Indian village from the inside’ – Nancy Cato
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Reynard’s Raid’ by Jude Aquilina
Poetry 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.
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: Receiving a publishing contract!
As 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 experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
For today’s post, Poppy speaks about how it feels to finally receive a publishing contract (and what you should do next).
