In parochial news, Margo Lanagan’s novel Tender Morsels tied with Jeffrey Ford’s The Shadow Year for Best Novel and Shaun Tan was awarded Best Artist at the World Fantasy Awards. Neither was at the ceremony to collect their awards. Shaun was too busy working on a film and Margo had decided to stay home on [...]

Margo Lanagan will be hosting a writers’ walking tour of the Tarkine wilderness in Tasmania. The tour will stretch over the week of 5-11 January 2009. Fitness levels do not need to be extreme. All the walks are “easy grade” and the emphasis is on observation and reflection rather than on burning up the miles, [...]