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Homegrown Fantasy: Bronte-Marie Wesson

Homegrown Fantasy: Bronte-Marie Wesson

Previously self-published Bronte-Marie Wesson has just made her traditional debut with the start of a high fantasy series.  The Ascension of Souls was released on the 3rd of March 2025 to kick off the Broken Cycle trilogy. The novel is perfect for fans of Game of...

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Rise of Australian Romantasy: Braidee Otto

Rise of Australian Romantasy: Braidee Otto

With the romantasy genre continuing to captivate readers worldwide, Australian author Braidee Otto is celebrating the release of her debut novel Songbird of the Sorrows. From secret princesses to spies uncovering dangerous truths and unlikely heroes facing impossible...

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Rise of Australian Romantasy: Lily Crozier

Rise of Australian Romantasy: Lily Crozier

Lily Crozier was born in London to a family of book collectors and quickly followed in their footsteps. Now based in Sydney, she is building her career as a literary influencer and publicist at Penguin Random House Australia. Her debut novel, ‘Vow of Eternal Night’ is...

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Rise of Australian Romantasy: Lyndall Clipstone

Rise of Australian Romantasy: Lyndall Clipstone

  Author Lyndall Clipstone wears bows and lace and lives in a hundred-year-old cottage with her family and shy black cat. Her work is described as ‘flower-threaded horror’, merging cottagecore and gothic atmospheres.  Clipstone debuted in 2021 with ‘Lakesedge’,...

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Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: the Writing

Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: the Writing

  Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights.    ‘Swallow’: Australia’s Untold Story  The novel is set in...

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Rise of Australian Romantasy: Keshe Chow

Rise of Australian Romantasy: Keshe Chow

  ‘Romantasy’ is a hybrid genre of fiction rising in global popularity. When it comes to combining fantasy with romance, Australian authors are no exception.  Read more about Australian authors at the 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival romantasy session here.  ...

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Homegrown Fantasy: Bronte-Marie Wesson

Previously self-published Bronte-Marie Wesson has just made her traditional debut with the start of a high fantasy series.  The Ascension of Souls was released on the 3rd of March 2025 to kick off the Broken Cycle trilogy. The novel is perfect for fans of Game of...

CareerTrackers’ Annual Gala Hosts Martin Luther King III

CareerTrackers is a national not-for-profit organisation that aims to provide support to First Nations university students, linking them to long-term paid, multi-year internships and employment opportunities during their studies and upon graduation.   Students...

Rise of Australian Romantasy: Braidee Otto

With the romantasy genre continuing to captivate readers worldwide, Australian author Braidee Otto is celebrating the release of her debut novel Songbird of the Sorrows. From secret princesses to spies uncovering dangerous truths and unlikely heroes facing impossible...