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Today, Elsewhere

The Wheeler Centre interviewed Helen Trinca, author of Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John.

Author Matt Haig on why authors should embrace Twitter. (Related: the 10 most prolific authors on Twitter.

Today, Elsewhere

Read about this amazing graffiti portrait of Raimond Gaita and the process of its creation.

The Californian Department of Education released a list of recommended reading that included some LGBT-themed books; what you’d expect to happen, happened.

Today, Elsewhere

Oscar Wilde’s advice to writers: don’t give up your day job.

Matt Haig, author of The Radleys, lists 30 things every writer should know.

25 turns, pivots and twists to complicate your story. (Warning: there be swears.

Miles Franklin longlist announced

The longlist for the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award has just been announced, and we’re delighted that Romy Ash’s debut novel, Floundering, is in the running to win this $60,000 prize.

Toni Jordan wins Best Fiction at the 2013 Indie Awards

Toni Jordan’s Nine Days has been named Best Fiction book at the 2013 Independent Booksellers of Australia Awards, presented at Berkelouw Bookstore last night.

On collecting her award, Toni said:

Nine Days is a novel with nine first-person narrators and a mixed-up chronology.

Today, Elsewhere

The Childhood of Jesus is April’s Monthly Book over at the Monthly and Ramona Koval has prepared notes. Read a great review by Peter Craven of J. M.

Friday Links

20 awesome examples of literary graffiti.

You can do better than this, Jim. Feedback from James Joyce’s submission of Ulysses to his creative writing workshop.

10 illuminating fan letters from famous authors to famous authors.

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Today, Elsewhere

Listen to Helen Trinca discuss her new book, Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John, with Richard Glover on Drive and Phillip Adams on Late Night Live.

Who is Katherine Mansfield? The Paris Review investigates.

Life as a fact-checker at the New Yorker.

A conversation with Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki is the bestselling author of My Year of Meats, All Over Creation and, most recently, A Tale for the Time Being. Read more

Today, Elsewhere

Happy April publication date! Our newsletter was sent out today, featuring our latest releases. Click here if you missed it.

One of the first maxims you learn as a budding young writer is ‘never end with “It was all a dream!”’. Read more

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