Gap Year in Ghost Town Launch
Exciting stuff. We’re having a big launch for Gap Year in Ghost Town – and you’re invited! With the publication of GYIGT due next month, a carnival launch will be held at Readings Kids (315 Lygon St, Carlton) at 6.30 on 17 August. I’m excited that Leanne Hall, author of...
Science for Science Fiction Conference
I’m pleased to be part of the Science for Science Fiction conference, which is being held by the Royal Society of Victoria and Aurealis. It’s sure to be of interest to all new, emerging and established Science Fiction writers. Science for Science Fiction brings together some of the best known...
The Sensational Somerset Celebration of Literature
Look at this for a roll call of kids and YA authors: Deb Abela, Felice Arena, Tim Baker, Tristan Bancks, the multiple person who is Angelica Banks, David Burton, Peter Carnavas, Nick Earls, Carmen Gray, Dave Hackett, Leanne Hall, Jacquie Harvey, Nicole Hayes, Jack Heath, Megan Jacobson, Andy Jones,...
NaNoDoMo
The Centre for Youth Literature is helping out all you dedicated NaNoWriMoers out there. As part of this support program, I’m going to be ensconced in the grand dome of the State Library of Victoria this Saturday 22 November, doing my own writing (as a model!) and offering suggestions, strategies...
MWF Video Profile
The clever people at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival have put together video profiles of some of the participating authors. Here’s mine. It was filmed in the glorious Queen’s Hall at the State Library of Victoria, with a snippet in the magnificent domed reading room. ...
My Melbourne Writers’ Festival Schedule
Here ’tis, my Melbourne Writers’ Festival appearance log. For more details, click on the links. See you there! Who’s Your Doctor? Thu 28th Aug 12.30pm Workshop: World Building Wed 27th Aug 11.15am A Brief History of Robots Tue 26th Aug 10.00am Do You Remember the First Time? Mon 25th...
Supanova – The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Many more pix below the break! I’m just coming out of a very busy – but delightful – fortnight where I was a guest at Supanova Gold Coast and Melbourne. It’s good to see this popular culture extravaganzas having a healthy reading and writing stream (thanks to Ineke Prochazka)...
Melbourne Writers’ Festival
Here’s my schedule for the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, which I’m looking forward to greatly. It’s always a superb occasion with so much to see and do. Hope to see you all there. Making Magic with Michael Pryor – Saturday 24 August 2013 at 2.30 pm. ‘Create complex, believable worlds for...
Supanova Melbourne
I’ll be at Supanova Melbourne this weekend (April 13/14). Look for me on the Dymocks Bookstore stand....
Sydney Powerhouse Steam Spectacular
In May this year, as part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Powerhouse Museum invited me to participate in their in their ‘Writer Overnighter’ extravaganza. I’ve written about it here, but here’s a fine photographic pictorial, courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum. ...