An extract from Night Beach

Is now up on Penguin Australia’s site. Chapter one, to be exact. If you feel like having a read, help yourself to it here. And the book is back from the printer. If you want a squiz at it, check out this shot on Penguin’s Between the Lines. Marina Messiha did such a beautiful job on this design. Can’t wait to see the real

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Seaworthy

Is probably my favourite surf film – right down to the drawing of a ship on the cover. Watch the trailer and you’ll see why.  

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Review of Australian Fiction

It’s new and it’s good. Innovative delivery, all genres, established and emerging writers (and seeking more work – so get in touch with them if you’re interested). For more info, see the Review of Australian Fiction website.    

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Surfcentric

… post today (I try to restrain myself but this one slipped through). Actually it’s more about the surf industry and branding. Billabong is struggling and looking around for a buyer. Nike, the new kid on the block, has been buying up team riders with swoosh appeal from the other surf companies. (For more on this, there’s an excellent post by Stu Nettle

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Look at these fine looking books

(I have been doing edits for too long. As I typed that header, I thought to myself, “Repetition. Get rid of either ‘look’ or ‘looking’. You can’t have both.”) I’m going to be in Geelong with their owners soon – Gab Williams and Doug MacLeod. We’ll be at Wordage, a festival. This is an UPCOMING EVENTS post in case you’re wondering why I’m

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