Blood on the Typewriter, Robbie Brechin’s ‘spiky, gossipy, loving and richly insightful’ biography of iconic wine writer and eccentric Philip ‘Whitey’ White, laid bare a life lived large.

Son of an Old Testament manic street preacher, Philip left home and dove headlong into bohemia when he was 17, and was in Paul Kelly’s first band, The Debutantes, among other adventures.

In this guest post, Robbie and Philip reignite their partnership, reminiscing on Philip’s life and health, and closing old wounds.

This week’s poetry spotlight celebrates the latest collections (yes, that plural is intentional, there’s two!) from the delightful duo Ken Bolton and Peter Bakowski. Waldo’s Game and On Luck Street will be officially launched into the world on November 4 (Adelaide) and November 8 (Melbourne).

This week, Wakefield’s talented typesetter Jesse Pollard tells us about The Inkwell, a community of writers who support each other throughout the publishing process, and also produce a monthly anthology called The Inkwell presents.

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the July WWWC: Shreya Nidumolu! Responding to the prompt ‘temperance’, Shreya’s story, ‘The Anger Lives Within Me’, follows an unnamed narrator held captive in a small room, with only a cruel governess for company.

Read her winning entry in full below.

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the June WWWC: Paige Johnstone! Responding to the prompt ‘looking in and looking out’, Paige’s story is a haunting dip in and out of the past.

Read her winning entry in full below.

This week we welcomed Carney Sims to the Wakefield family. You’ll find her sitting behind the desk in our little bookshop, where she will be taking over events and administration duties. We asked Carney a few questions about her background and interests, as well as, of course, her taste in books!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the May WWWC: Julia Archer! Responding to the prompt ‘floral emblem’, Julia’s ‘The Watcher at the Window’ sees a group of neighbourhood nosy parkers given the shock of a lifetime.

Read Julia’s winning entry below.