Who: Dorothy Johnston. Where: Canberra, Australia. What: Dorothy’s an award winning Australian novelist. She’s written eight novels, one of which, The Trojan Dog, won the ACT Book of the Year prize in 2001. She has also written a collection of short stories, The Division of Love. She was born in Geelong, Victoria and trained as [...]
Tanya Byrne
Who: Tanya Byrne Where: London, England What: Best to let Tanya describe herself: In Her Words: Tanya Byrne was born in London and studied in Surrey, where she still lives with her cat who goes by several names, none of which he actually answers to. After eight years working for BBC Radio, she left to [...]
Róisín Meaney
Who: Róisín Meaney. Where: Kerry, Ireland. What: Róisín is a bestselling Irish novelist and children’s book writer. Her newest novel, The Things We Do for Love, will be coming out soon in the states as Life Drawing for Beginners. In Their Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at La Muse? The [...]
John Clanchy
Who: John Clanchy. Where: Canberra, Australia. What: John has written seven volumes of fiction (novels, novellas and short stories). His work has won awards in Europe, the US, New Zealand, and Australia. His novel The Hard Word (2002) was awarded the ACT Book of the Year and Vincenzo’s Garden (2005), a collection of prize-winning short [...]
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