Tag Archives: Kirsten Tranter
From the Editors
The Count at SWF: on the representation of women writers in reviews, prizes and genre writing
I kicked off my Sydney Writers Festival with ‘The Count’, a session on the underrepresentation of women in Australia’s literary pages – and in the literary scene in general. It was chaired by Miles Franklin longlisted author Kirsten Tranter (The Legacy) and featured both The Australian literary … Read more
From the Editors
Who likes short shortlists? (On the sausagefest problem)
The Miles shortlist has been announced, and one thing you can’t call it is predictable. The first thing that comes to mind is how short it is, with just three books selected from a nine-book longlist: Bereft by Chris Womersley (might I boast, a contributor to KYD … Read more
