Tales After Dark event

Local Canberran book crusader (she does so much, there's no other word for her!) Suzanne Kiraly is behind this glorious new monthly initiative--an evening out for adults--Tales After Dark, sponsored by Aussie Writers.

Held at Saffron restaurant in Kingston, guests will enjoy a sparkling literary evening of entertainment, as actors read short stories aloud.

I'm absolutely thrilled that Suzanne chose my short story--The Bad Boy--from recent Ford Street anthology Rich and Rare. Another local author will be having his short story read, too.

You can come along just for the show, or for both dinner and a show. See the above poster for more, and click on it to book at Eventbrite.

Hope to see you there!

Rich and Rare Anthology

I'm so utterly excited (and humbled) to have a story in Ford Street's new Rich and Rare anthology of stories and poetry and artwork by some of Australia's leading talent. Out November, and already receiving a 5 star review from Bookseller and Publisher, contributors include:

Shaun Tan, Leigh Hobbs, James Roy, Justin D'Ath, Kirsty Murray, Simon Higgins, Gary Crew, Scot Gardner, Michael Gerard Bauer, Gabrielle Wang and many more.

Oh--and there's also some pretty spectacular cover artwork by Shaun Tan.

The book will be launched by Isobel Carmody on Friday 23 October in Melbourne--watch the Ford Street Publishing website for details.