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A Podcast of Australian Author Interviews
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Friday Jul 19, 2013
Friday Jul 19, 2013
David McDonald returns this week with another interview from Continuum 9. In this episode he talks to Kirstyn McDermott, award winning author of Perfections and the recently released Caution: Contains Small Parts, and co-host of the Writer and the Critic Podcast (fear not, this is a Mondy free zone).
Author Website: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/
Author Twitter: @fearofemeralds
Credits:
Interviewer: David McDonald
Guest: Kirstyn McDermott
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: Sean Wright
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Friday Jul 12, 2013
Friday Jul 12, 2013
In this episode we steal Alex from Galactic Suburbia and get her to interview the wonderful Cat Sparks, award winning writer and fiction editor at Australia's premier science magazine - Cosmos. They discuss Cat's early career as a photographer of rock star hopefuls and politicians, before moving on to talking about her recent collection put out by Ticonderoga. They also cover her involvement in Australian speculative fiction as a small press publisher, writer and editor. Of particular interest will be her bar panel discussion on the structure of novels using table condiments and cutlery.
[Note: We apoligise for the feedback echo experienced in the first couple of questions Alex asks]
Cat Sparks' The Bride Price can be found at:
Amazon (for internationals)
Booktopia (Australia)
IndieBooks Online (Australia)
Agog Press Titles can be found at Booktopia.
Cosmos Magazine can be found here
Author Website: Cat Sparks
Author Twitter: @catsparx
Credits:
Interviewer: Alexandra Pierce
Guest: Cat Sparks
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: Sean Wright
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Friday Jul 05, 2013
Friday Jul 05, 2013
Welcome back to the relaunched Galactic Chat. In this episode Sean chats with Australian Award winning Fantasy and science fiction author Margo Lanagan. They talk about her nomination for the inaugural Stella Award and what that nomination meant for her and perhaps the speculative fiction genre in Australia.
They also delve into Margo's fascination with folktale and its consistent popularity for authors and readers alike. Sean admits that Margo has the ability to break him and make him cry with the emotional gravity of her work and finally they talk gritty fantasy and why women don't share that podium with George RR Martin or Joe Abercrombie.
Author Website: Amoung Amid While
Author Twitter: @margolanaganits
Credits:
Interviewer: Sean Wright
Guest: Margo Lanagan
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: Sean Wright
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
With out upgrade to the new Podbean interface it seems that listeners subscribed to us via itunes have not received the new episode. So please bear with us as we use a past podcast to see if we can jolt everything into action.
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
You know when you just can't wait to share something or that you have money burning a hole in your pocket? Well that's what it's like having to hold on to this recording. The team finally broke down and decided to give you a pre-launch special with Continuum Guest of Honor, NK Jemisin.
Author Website: http://nkjemisin.com/
Author Twitter: @nkjemisin Credits
Credits:
Interviewer: David McDonald
Guest: NK Jemisin
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: Sean Wright
Feedback:
Twitter: @galactichat
Email: galactichat at gmail dot com
Saturday Dec 29, 2012
Saturday Dec 29, 2012
Ellen Klages' short fiction has appeared in science fiction and fantasy anthologies and magazines, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Black Gate, and Firebirds Rising. Her story, "Basement Magic," won the Best Novelette Nebula Award in 2005. Several of her other stories have been on the final ballot for the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and have been reprinted in various Year’s Best volumes.
She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, and is a graduate of the Clarion South writing workshop. Her first novel The Green Glass Sea about two misfit eleven-year-old girls living in Los Alamos during WWII while their parents are creating the atomic bomb, came out in October 2006 from Sharyn November at Viking.
In addition to her writing, Ellen serves on the Motherboard of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and is somewhat notorious as the auctioneer/entertainment for the Tiptree auctions at Wiscon.
Check out her website at http://ellenklages.com/
Saturday Dec 01, 2012
Saturday Dec 01, 2012
This week Sean interviews debut novelist Nina D'Aleo. Nina has just released her first novel, The Last City, through the PanMacmillan digital offshoot Momentum.
They talk about Digital Rights management, the process of being picked up by Momentum and the necessity of social media when your first book is a digital release.
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
This week Sean interviews International Best Selling Fantasy novelist Joe Abercrombie. Joe was on a whirlwind tour of Australia promoting his latest work Red Country.
In this interview Sean asks Joe about the research required for writing a western and Joe is adamant it had nothing to do with the Whisky Death Match posts at his website. They discuss the recent industry focussed Genrecon and when its a good idea to use maps in your fantasy novel.
Sean possibly starts a blood feud with the Coode Street Podcast by paraphrasing and taking out of context something that Gary and Jonathan probably never said about Fantasy. But Joe's answer is informative and witty. They talk film and the transference of skillsets needed in documentary film editing to writing. Finally, Joe lets slip about his up and coming Zombie Romance decology.
Joe can be found on his website.
Saturday Nov 03, 2012
Saturday Nov 03, 2012
This week Sean interviews Australian Fantasy novelist Rowena Cory Daniells. Rowena has long history of involvement in Australian fantasy and science fiction and has released 4 novels this year. Sean asks Rowena about the pressure of releasing so many books in such a short time. What drives the exploration of Gender and Sexuality in her most recent series, The Outcast Chronicles and what she has planned for the very near future? They also discuss the potential for self publishing and the benefit of being picked up by overseas publishers.
(Note: In recording this interview we encountered everything the Gods of the Internets could throw at us. The final product has been cut and edited together from about 5 parts. Sean apologises for the less than optimal listening experience).
Tuesday Sep 18, 2012
Tuesday Sep 18, 2012
This week Sean interviews Australian Fantasy novelist Tor Roxburgh, author of The Light Heart of Stone. Tor has long history in publishing Non-Fiction and Teen romance but Light Heart of Stone sees her delving into her life long love of fantasy and science fiction. ABC Radio Ballarat said of The Light Heart of Stone, that "It's very Australian. A lot of fantasy novels are very European, even very British... but this is very much Australian." In the podcast Sean and Tor discuss the journey from traditional publishing to self publishing, the Australian themes that flow through The Light Heart of Stone and the fresh and engaging ideas that make the book an original work of Australian fantasy fiction.
Tor can be found online at The Light Heart of Stone website or on Twitter.