On Inspiration: Interview with Kate Forsyth
Kate Forsyth is best known for her historical novel Bitter Greens, which interweaves a retelling of the Rapunzel fairy tale with the true life story of the woman who first told the tale, the 17th century French writer Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force. Kate has continued her fascination with entwining fairy tales with historical […]
Historical Novel Society Australasia Conference 2015
In 2012, James Vella Bardon and I set up a small Facebook group called HNS Sydney as a chapter of the Historical Novel Society in the UK. Our plan was to hold a biennial conference in Australia as the third arm of the international organisation. Not only this, we hoped that the event would become […]
Historical Novel Society Conference March 2015
For the last year I have been involved in organising the Historical Novel Society Conference at Balmain Town Hall on 21-22 March 2015. There is also a cocktail party, book launch and debate on Friday 20th March at the State Library of NSW. These events are a culmination of a vision held by myself and […]