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A Podcast of Australian Author Interviews
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Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Galactic Chat Episode 81: Alan Baxter
Show Notes:
David McDonald chats with Alan Baxter about writing and community in the COVID world, how some places take on life as a character in their own right, and the very Aussie horror of The Gulp. Alan also shares what he read in lockdown, tips for writing fights right, and talks about presidential life.
Author Website: https://www.alanbaxteronline.com/
Credits
Interviewer: David McDonald
Interviewer Twitter: @sircamaris
Guest: Alan Baxter
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
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Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 80: Deborah Sheldon
Show Notes:
Helen Stubbs chats with Deborah Sheldon about her novels Body Farm Z and The Long Shot, her research and writing of Australian small towns and landscape and the value of Australian work overseas. Sheldon talks about her research and writing process, body farms, a different approach to zombie characters, as well as her experience writing for Neighbours and Australian Most Wanted.
Author Website: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Deborah Sheldon
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
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Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 79: Cat Sparks
Show Notes:
Helen Stubbs chats with Cat Sparks about her new collection, Dark Harvest, and her most
hated award-winning story, No Fat Chicks. They also discuss the current state of the world
including the climate crisis and Covid19, found art-photography and much more.
Author Website: https://catsparks.net
Twitter: @catsparx
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Cat Sparks
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 78: Leife Shallcross
Show Notes:
Helen Stubbs chats with Leife Shallcross about her novel The Beast’s Heart, including the dynamics of the writing and publishing process. Their conversation also touches on Leife’s current work in progress, connecting with friends and readers using various platforms, the Canberra Science Fiction Guild, and exercise.
Author Website: https://leifeshallcross.com
Twitter: @leioss
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Leife Shallcross
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 77: Lisa Cassidy
Show Notes:
Helen Stubbs chats with Lisa Cassidy about her fantasy series, The Mage Chronicles, and the first book, Darkskull Hall, as well as being listed as a finalist in the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off competition. Lisa also talks about independent publishing and her press Tate House.
Author Website: https://tatehousebooks.com
Twitter: @LCASS_writes
Instagram: @lcasswrites
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Lisa Cassidy
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
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Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 76: Aiki Flinthart
Show Notes:
Helen Stubbs chats with Aiki Flinthart about her historical fiction novel, Blackbirds Sing, her upcoming science fiction/fantasy shared world novel authored with Pamela Jeffs, The Zookeeper’s Tales of Interstellar Oddities, and her Fight Like A Girl non-fiction book and workshops--and The Witcher.
Author Website: https://www.aikiflinthart.com
Twitter: @aikiflinthart
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Aiki Flinthart
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Galactic Chat Episode 75
Show Notes:
Galactic Chat returns! To mark the start of a series of exciting new interviews, Helen Stubbs chats with Claire McKenna about the upcoming launch of her book MONSTROUS HEART with Harper Voyager.
Author Website: http://www.clairemckenna.net
Twitter: @mckenna_claire
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Claire McKenna
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
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Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Saturday Aug 12, 2017
Kevin J. Anderson
Galactic Chat Episode 74
Show Notes:
David chats to New York Times Bestselling author, Kevin J. Anderson, about the wide range of projects he is currently working on, how he manages to be so prolific, and his daring new adventure—allowing his fans to watch the writing of his novel from first draft to completion, everything exposed!
Kevin also talks about his tie-in work (while David tries to restrain himself from fanboying out) and collaborations, as well his publishing imprint, WordFire Press.
And, he also tells us about the massive shared world anthology, Jeff Sturgeon's Last Cities of Earth, currently raising funds via a Kickstarter campaign (Full disclosure: David may have a vested interested in this one!).
Author Website: http://www.wordfire.com
Jeff Sturgeon's Last Cities of Earth - The Illustrated Books Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2tQqjAy
Twitter: @TheKJA
Credits
Interviewer: David McDonald
Interviewer Twitter: @sircamaris
Guest: Kevin J. Anderson
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Saturday Aug 05, 2017
Saturday Aug 05, 2017
Thoraiya Dyer
28 July 2016
Galactic Chat Episode
Show Notes:
Helen chats to the fab Thoraiya Dyer about Crossroads of Canopy, upcoming Worldcon 2017 in Helsinki, forests, and other great stuff.
Author Website: www.thoraiyadyer.com
Twitter: @ThoraiyaDyer
Credits
Interviewer: Helen Stubbs
Interviewer Twitter: @superleni
Guest: Thoraiya Dyer
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: David McDonald
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Monday Feb 06, 2017
Monday Feb 06, 2017
Ditmar Award winning Australian author and editor Rivqa Rafael takes a moment out from an exciting new crowdfunding campaign to talk to David McDonald in the first Galactic Chat of the year.
In this interview, they talk about Rivqa's background as an editor, her own writing, and how the two shape each other. We also get to here about the unique perspective that having degrees in both writing and science brings to Rivqa's work.
Rivqa also shares her experiences attending Wiscon, leading into a discussion of feminism and intersectionality—including discussing her perspective as a Jewish writer.
And, we hear how we can support an amazing new project from The Future Fire: Problem Daughters.
Problem Daughters will amplify the voices of women who are sometimes excluded from mainstream feminism. It will be an anthology of beautiful, thoughtful, unconventional speculative fiction and poetry around the theme of intersectional feminism, focusing on the lives and experiences of marginalized women, such as those who are of color, QUILTBAG, disabled, sex workers, and all intersections of these.
Problem Daughters Crowdfunding Campaign
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