The Tale of Despereaux

I can’t make any of the sessions at the Sydney Writers’ Festival this year but if I could, it would be this one. May22 Children’s Literature for Adults. Visiting international publishers Sara Odedina and John McLay are joined by acclaimed fiction writer Margo Lanagan to discuss the increasing adult market for children’s books. To find…

I really like animal stories and it seems there are more around lately after years of being the ‘no go’ subject. As an aspiring writer I lost count of how many times I was advised ‘No animal stories. Editors don’t want them.’ But I love a good animal fantasy – fashionable or not. And I…