Podcast appearances and mentions of claire g coleman

Explore space, time, and technology in science fiction through indigenous lenses with award-winning author Dr Gina Cole (Black Ice Matter; Na Viro) and writer, critic and producer, Dan Taipua. Dr. Gina Cole is an award-winning author of Fijian, Scottish and Welsh descent. Her collection Black Ice Matter won the Hubert Church Prize for Best First Book Fiction in 2017. Her science fiction fantasy novel Na Viro (Huia, 2022) is a work of Pasifikafuturism following sisters wayfinding through sea and space. Awarded the 2023 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer's Residency in 2023, she is currently working on the second book in her Turukawa Trilogy. Dan Taipua (Waikato-Tainui) is a writer and critic working in Tāmaki Makaurau. His interests cross through art history, popular culture and Te Ao Māori with a particular focus on futurism and imagined worlds. In 2015, Dan Taipua and Sophie Wilson produced the documentary Aotearoa Futurism for RNZ Music, interviewing Māori and Pasifika artists whose works explore the boundaries of technology and time. This work has inspired further study of indigenous futurisms by scholars and creators alike and continues to shape Taipua's own critical practice. This talk is in association with our sci-fi exhibition 'Other Worlds' and the 'Tāmaki Untold' series. Exhibition is open from 19 February to 2 August 2025 in the Heritage Gallery, Level 2, Central City Library / Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero. Explore selected works by Dr Gina Cole and Dan Taipua along with some of the books, authors and works mentioned in this episode – all available either at Auckland Council Libraries or online. Na Viro by Gina Cole. Huia Publishers, 2022 Wayfinding Pasifikafuturism : an indigenous science fiction vision of the ocean in space : a thesis by Gina Cole. Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand, 2020 https://mro.massey.ac.nz/items/21b05630-28b2-4d93-85e9-f7156be8f0d9 Aotearoa Futurism Part One: Space Maori and Astronesians - podcast by Dan Taipua and Sophie Wilson, RNZ Music, 2015 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/201782605/aotearoa-futurism-part-one Aotearoa Futurism Part Two: South Pacific Futurists podcast by Dan Taipua and Sophie Wilson, RNZ Music, 2015 Remains to be Told: Dark Tales from Aotearoa edited by Lee Murray. Clan Destine Press, 2023 Walking the Stars: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction edited by Grace Dillon Star Waka by Robert Sullivan Auckland University Press, 1999 The Routledge Book of CoFuturisms edited by Taryne Jade Taylor, Isiah Lavender III, Grace L. Dillon and Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay. 1st edition, 2023. Full text available via Open Access with Taylor and Francis under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND. How To Loiter in a Turf War by Coco Solid. Penguin Random House NZ, 2022 Island Time: South Pacific Futurism From a Contemporary Aotearoa Perspective by Jessica “Coco” Hansell published in The Funambulist, Issue 24: Futurisms, 2019 Navigator by Che Fu (Music CD) Sony, 2001 Lisa Reihana: Emissaries by Lisa Reihana. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2017 Goddess Muscle by Dr Karlo Mila Huia Publishers, 2020 Waerea by Mokotron (Music LP). Stebbing Recording Studio, 2024 Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman. Hachette Australia, 2017 How Māui Defied the Goddess of Death by Peter Gossage. 3rd edition, Puffin Books, 2012 You Are Here by Peata Larkin and Whiti Hereaka. Massey University Press, 2025

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication. For the fifth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Sharlene Allsopp, author of The Great Undoing. They discuss the book, transforming previous texts and recontextualising history, the different contexts of truth, first nations storytelling in speculative fiction, Ernest Scott, and more. PROMOTION: Words & Nerds is excited to partner with Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore for a special offer. Until 22nd May 2024, get 10% off at Booktopia when using the special code WORDS10 at checkout! Ts & Cs apply!* USE PROMO CODE: https://bit.ly/4aJgiFJ *Ends 11.59pm, 22-May-2024. Offer applied at checkout and cannot be used with any other offer. Not applicable on eBooks, eTexts, Gift Certificates, Gift Wrapping, magazines, digital subscriptions or the cost of shipping. BOOKS: Debut Feature: • The Great Undoing by Sharlene Allsopp: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k06WGx Other Books Mentioned: • Taylor Jenkins Reid Collection: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/GmWg36 • Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/g10Gkv • Sense And Sensibility by Jane Austen: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/oqMOWe • Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/baXVem • Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/21Dd3M

This week's episode is an encore performance of the book club originally from June 2022 Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer, from Western Australia, now based in Naarm. Claire's debut novel is the award winning Terra Nullius as well as the author of The Old Lie and the acclaimed non-fiction book, Lies Damned Lies. Calire's third novel, the one I want to talk about today is Enclave. In the community of Safetown residents live a comfortable life, secure in the knowledge they are protected by the wall. Within that concrete edifice security patrol their streets and drones surveil the airway to ensure even the smallest transgression is met with swift consequences. Christine has spent her entire life basking in the comfort her fathers wealth and Safetown's security provide the daughter of an influential family. Sure her father is a distant figure, her mother a high functioning alcoholic, but they've just bought her an apartment and extended her a line of seeming unlimited credit. Safetown was built to protect families like Christine and she should be happy with this safety. Except her best friend Jack is missing and Christine has begun to notice her servants, people who don't look quite like her… I think the potency of Enclave will hit readers in different ways.  On a first pass, Enclave seems to have taken the worst of the days headlines: Trump's wall, fake islands in the South China Sea, almost sentient algorithms watching our online behaviors. Enclave has taken these ideas and extended them to their horrific conclusion. This can seem like a grossly distended version  of reality and may strike some as Escher-like, while to others it's a kind of dystopian porn.  Coleman sets us up in Safetown, allowing us to walk alongside Christine, but it is not with the sort of familiarity or sympathy we might expect from an anointed heroine/protagonist. At this point it would be easy to see Enclave as commentary on the wrong turn society took too-long ago and Christine as an exemplar of our own generation coming to the realisation we are on the wrong side of history. But this is Claire G Coleman and just as the reader starts to feel safe that they know where Christine's story is heading she pulls back the proverbial curtain. Fans of Claire's first novel Terra Nullius will know her ability to stage an about face that changes everything you thought you know about the story. Enclave is a dark tale of excess and the absolutely destructive path of privilege. It exposes racism by showing the absolute mundanity of the everyday actions that reinforce power. There were times as I read that I thought the book was moving too slow, not showing me anything I needed to see. But that was Claire lulling a reader like me, someone who's lived close enough to privilege to not see it, into believing that this world could exist. The horror she paints of a segregated society and rampant excess doesn't look terribly different to a real housewives episode and therein lies the power. Enclave is an absolute recommendation from me but beware. It's a story that has your expectations in its sights and knows that we don't change anything by maintaining the status quo…  Loved this review? You can get more books, writing and literary culture every week on the Final Draft Great Conversations podcast. Hear interviews with authors and discover your next favourite read! Book Club is produced and presented by Andrew Pople Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser. Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading! Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2ser  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/ 

To celebrate the Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling, we asked six beloved Victorian writers to reflect on the theme Above and Beyond: considering what it means to look further, delve deeper, and ask big questions of ourselves and the world around us. The following is an audio recording from proud Noongar woman and award-winning author Claire G. Coleman, reading her original essay for the project. This work was commissioned by the Metro Tunnel Creative Program in partnership with the Wheeler Centre as part of Spring Fling, presented at venues across Melbourne from 2 to 14 October 2023. Visual artist ENOKi has created a series of vibrant, visually arresting illustrations in response to the written pieces. This collaborative project is available to view in person at City Square on Swanston from the end of September 2023. Read the essays in full and discover more audio recordings from the project at wheeler centre.com Featured music is ‘Watching Galaxies from Afar' by Ave Air. This work was delivered in partnership with the Metro Tunnel Creative Program.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stories define who we are, our history and they can be weaponised. Stories can erase an entire culture. History is nothing but a story. Noongar woman and author Claire G. Coleman invites you to consider that Australia has been defined by a story that hasn't been built on truth. That the stories Australia tells itself about itself are actually dangerous; they disenfranchise and dehumanise people, both the settlers and the First Nations people. Colonisation in Australia is not over. It is a process, not an event, and the aftereffects will continue while there are still people to remember it. Hear from Coleman the full story of the colonisation and future of Australia and arm yourself against lies with weaponised words of truth. Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art writing while either living in Naarm (Melbourne) or on the road. During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, Terra Nullius, which won the black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship and was listed for 8 awards including a shortlisting for The Stella Prize.

William Shakespeare has long been regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language, but have we heard enough from The Bard? Is it time we prioritised other writers? Wirlomin Noongar writer and poet Claire G. Coleman (Lies, Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation) contends that Shakespeare's work lacks relevance for Australian readers and urges that it is vital we work more concertedly to decolonise the literary canon. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been over 30 years since the high court acknowledged that terra nullius was a lie, that this country was not empty – that Indigenous Australians had an ongoing claim to the land beneath our feet. But still today, officially, large swathes of Australia are held as what's called ‘crown land'. What is it? And what do the assumptions about crown land say about the attitude to land ownership in modern Australia? Today, author and Noongar woman, Claire G. Coleman on the case for returning crown land. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Author and Noongar woman, Claire G. Coleman.

Welcome to our Summer Series! First off we take you back to our very first ever episode in 2018 where we discuss just what The First Time Podcast is all about (or at least what we planned back then!). Then we chat to Claire G Coleman. Claire G Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family belong to the south coast of Western Australia. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art criticism while either living in Naarm (Melbourne) or on the road. Born in Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth), away from her ancestral country she has lived most of her life in Victoria and most of that in and around Naarm (Melbourne). During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, influenced by certain experiences gained on the road. She has won a Black&Write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship for that novel, Terra Nullius. Terra Nullius was published in Australia by Hachette Australia and in North America by Small Beer Press. And was shortlisted for numerous awards including The Stella Prize 2018, ABIA Matt Richell Award for New Writers 2018, the Aurealis Award for a Science Fiction Novel 2017 and was Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017 Since we first spoke to Claire, she has been incredibly busy. Her second novel, The Old Lie, was written in response to what she learned when traveling and was published in 2019 by Hachette Australia. Lies, Damned Lies, Claire's first non-fiction book, unpacking the effects of the history of Australia's colonisation, was released on the 1st of September 2021. In 2022, Claire's third novel Enclave was published by Hachette. Check out this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us and we look forward to bringing you brand new episodes from March 2023!

As part of this year's MQ PACE project on Indigenous Australian Fiction, Jasmine Oke discusses Claire G. Coleman's Enclave with Indigenous artist and Macquarie University alumnus, Dylan Barnes. 

As part of this year's MQ PACE project on Indigenous Australian Fiction, Annie Paterson discusses Claire G. Coleman's The Old Lie as an example of Indigenous Speculative Fiction genre. 

Jennifer talks with Noongar author Claire G Coleman about the meaning of the death of the queen for Aboriginal people, reflecting on a range of views reported in the mainstream media.

Clare G. Coleman talks to Cheryl Akle about the connection between culture and writing, and her return to her ancestral country. Her latest novel, Enclave, is out now. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we chat with some of the best of Homegrown Storytellers, as we welcome Claire G. Coleman, Paul Daley and Kate Forsyth. Jump ahead to 01:03 for Claire G. Coleman Jump ahead to 25:32 for Paul Daley. Jump ahead to 50:22 for Kate Forsyth.   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Enclave by Claire G. Coleman | https://bit.ly/3CPPuDz Jesustown by Paul Daley | https://bit.ly/3QcsQu9 The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth | https://bit.ly/3Abpfqd   FOLLOW Follow Claire G. Coleman | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairegcoleman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/clairegcoleman Follow Paul Daley | Twitter: https://twitter.com/ppdaley Follow Kate Forsyth | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kate_forsyth_/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/kateforsyth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kateforsythauthor   ENJOY THIS EPISODE? Subscribe to YouTube | https://bit.ly/3GLDvJl Check out our Editorial | https://bit.ly/3myzL1U Twitter | https://twitter.com/booktopia Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread    CREDITS  Guests: Claire G. Coleman, Paul Daley & Kate Forsyth Interviewers: Ben Hunter & Sarah McDuling Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 6 September 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 56 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Watkins is the Publishing Director of Ultimo Press. He has over 20 years experience in the Australian book industry having worked in book retail, sales, marketing, publicity, publishing and more recently as Head of Literary at Hachette Australia. Robert's love for a good story well told has led to publishing some of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary authors, including Maxine Beneba Clarke, Claire G. Coleman, Sarah Schmidt and Michael Mohammed Ahmad. He is an advocate for progressive and inclusive publishing that speaks to contemporary issues, whether that be in narrative non-fiction or literary and reading group fiction. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Instagram, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Final Draft Great Conversations podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love.These are the stories that make us who we are.Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer, from Western Australia, now based in Naarm. Claire's debut novel is the award winning Terra Nullius. She is the author of the novel The Old Lie and Lies Damned Lies, an historical and cultural exploration of the ongoing impact of colonial invasion. Claire's third novel, is Enclave.Enclave takes us to the community of Safetown. There residents live a comfortable life, secure in the knowledge they are protected by ‘the wall'. Within that concrete edifice security patrol their streets and drones surveil the airway to ensure even the smallest transgression is met with swift consequences.Christine has spent her entire life basking in the comfort her fathers wealth and Safetown's security provide the daughter of an influential family. Sure her father is a distant figure, her mother a high functioning alcoholic, but they've just bought her an apartment and extended her a line of seeming unlimited credit.Safetown was built to protect families like Christine and she should be happy with this safety. Except her best friend Jack is missing and Christine has begun to notice her servants, people who don't look quite like her…Join as we discover Claire G Coleman's Enclave.Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading!Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2serInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/

*WARNING SPOILERS*This part of our conversation with Claire contains spoilers for Enclave. Definitely don't tune in until you've read Enclave!What are you waiting for? Go get a copy now!Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer, from Western Australia, now based in Naarm. Claire's debut novel is the award winning Terra Nullius. She is the author of the novel The Old Lie and Lies Damned Lies, an historical and cultural exploration of the ongoing impact of colonial invasion. Claire's third novel, is Enclave.In this special bonus of outtakes from the Enclave interview Claire talks about inspirations for the story, famous fans and the potential for her work to be adapted.Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading!Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2serInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/

Claire G Coleman, author of a new book, Enclave joins Nicholas and Macca on Saturday Magazine on JOY 94.9. Follow us on twitter -Macca @daviddmacca  Tass @Tass1959 Todd @ToddFernando Joe @Joe_c_Ball  Nicholas @Nicholas_Reece... LEARN MORE The post Claire G Coleman appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

British author Benjamin Myers says he likes to be on the margins as a writer and his latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is about the crop circles that appeared in 1989 in the English countryside and explores the type of people who created them. Also Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell explain their genre-bending book, Mothertongues and Noongar author, Claire G Coleman's mysterious and unsettling book, Enclave, set in a walled Australian city.

British author Benjamin Myers says he likes to be on the margins as a writer and his latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is about the crop circles that appeared in 1989 in the English countryside and explores the type of people who created them. Also Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell explain their genre-bending book, Mothertongues and Noongar author, Claire G Coleman's mysterious and unsettling book, Enclave, set in a walled Australian city.

Australian dystopias, historical shipwrecks and women's lives in Oman: reading Claire G Coleman's Enclave, Jokha Alharthi's Bitter Orange Tree and Jess Kidd's The Night Ship with guests novelist Sally Piper and essayist Eda Gunaydin; and Jane Rawson on her A History of Dreams and its influences

In a special series direct from the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, Irma talks to Claire G. Coleman about how poetry influences her non-fiction style, the downsides of book touring, how she deals with Twitter trolls, the complications of working with two publishers, her love-hate relationship with the editing process, and how she responds to criticisms that she's ‘not blak enough'.

Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer, from Western Australia, now based in Naarm. Claire's debut novel is the award winning Terra Nullius as well as the author of The Old Lie and the acclaimed non-fiction book, Lies Damned Lies. Calire's third novel, the one I want to talk about today is Enclave.In the community of Safetown residents live a comfortable life, secure in the knowledge they are protected by the wall. Within that concrete edifice security patrol their streets and drones surveil the airway to ensure even the smallest transgression is met with swift consequences.Christine has spent her entire life basking in the comfort her fathers wealth and Safetown's security provide the daughter of an influential family. Sure her father is a distant figure, her mother a high functioning alcoholic, but they've just bought her an apartment and extended her a line of seeming unlimited credit.Safetown was built to protect families like Christine and she should be happy with this safety. Except her best friend Jack is missing and Christine has begun to notice her servants, people who don't look quite like her…I think the potency of Enclave will hit readers in different ways.On a first pass, Enclave seems to have taken the worst of the days headlines: Trump's wall, fake islands in the South China Sea, almost sentient algorithms watching our online behaviors. Enclave has taken these ideas and extended them to their horrific conclusion. This can seem like a grossly distended version of reality and may strike some as Escher-like, while to others it's a kind of dystopian porn.Coleman sets us up in Safetown, allowing us to walk alongside Christine, but it is not with the sort of familiarity or sympathy we might expect from an anointed heroine/protagonist.When we finally meet some of Christine's house staff, and I mean really meet them as something other than background to Christine's perpetual catastrophic personal life, we realize they are exclusively people of colour. Again this is not subtle, not eased on to the reader. Safetown is a kind of twisted white-supremacy fantasy and it bears an awful similarity to multi-million dollar neighborhoods across the country.At this point it would be easy to see Enclave as commentary on the wrong turn society took too-long ago and Christine as an exemplar of our own generation coming to the realisation we are on the wrong side of history.But this is Claire G Coleman and just as the reader starts to feel safe that they know where Christine's story is heading she pulls back the proverbial curtain.Fans of Claire's first novel Terra Nullius will know her ability to stage an about face that changes everything you thought you know about the story.Enclave is a dark tale of excess and the absolutely destructive path of privilege. It exposes racism by showing the absolute mundanity of the everyday actions that reinforce power. There were times as I read that I thought the book was moving too slow, not showing me anything I needed to see. But that was Claire lulling a reader like me, someone who's lived close enough to privilege to not see it, into believing that this world could exist.The horror she paints of a segregated society and rampant excess doesn't look terribly different to a real housewives episode and therein lies the power.Enclave is an absolute recommendation from me but beware. It's a story that has your expectations in its sights and knows that we don't change anything by maintaining the status quo…Book Club is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading!Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2serInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/

Noongar author, Claire G Coleman, talks about creating change in Australia for Aboriginal people. She begins on an optimistic note with the ousting of the Liberals from federal government, and the rejection of policies and campaigning based on hate. On a hopeful note, the new PM has committed to a First Nations Voice to Parliament, to be enshrined in the constitution. While some think a treaty should come before this, Claire believes that truth telling should come before both treaty and a voice to Parliament. She talks about the confusing range of Aboriginal days, that may distract from the most important task of truth telling. CORRECTION: The Victorian electorate of Batman was renamed to Cooper in 2019, after the 20th century Aboriginal leader and activist, William Cooper.

Painting Country is about more than words can convey. It is at the heart of some of Australia's most vital creative, cultural and political movements. To paint Country is to make visible a world of meaning and values that are otherwise often lost in translation. Aboriginal artists, diplomats and intellectuals have continually sought to cross the divide of cross-cultural ignorance and misunderstanding through the sharing of their Country. From the Yirrkala Bark Petitions, the Barunga Statement, the evolution of the Western Desert painting movement and contemporary Art Centres, to the presentation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, painted Country is how Australians have been asked to listen, and learn.  Yet the importance of Country, and the complexity of painting it, is often reduced to the simplistic, landscape-driven language. Worse yet, it is often lost in the language of ‘art'. So what is Country, why does it matter, and why do so many of the most important documents in Australian History draw upon its authority? To explore the creative and political importance of painting Country today is an esteemed panel including Claire G. Coleman, Noongar woman and acclaimed writer, Sally Scales, Pitjantjatjara woman, artist and advocate, Professor Clare Wright OAM, historian, author and broadcaster, and Professor John Carty, scholar and Head of Humanities at the South Australia Museum and author of the acclaimed book BALGO: Creating Country This talk was presented as part of the program for UNTOLD: Marking Life, Indigenous reflections on continuing/maintaining/living rituals presented by Agency Projects.

Chaired by Kerry O'Brien. Two deep thinkers and fine writers turn their minds to contemporary Australia. In Lies, Damned Lies: A Personal Exploration of the Impact of Colonisation, Claire G. Coleman gives us insight into the stark reality of the ongoing trauma of Australia's violent colonisation. Julianne Schultz's The Idea of Australia: A Search for the Soul of the Nation interrogates what defines us as a country. It tracks the contest between an imaginative and defensive country, and what we must do to become our best selves.

The Final Draft Great Conversations podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love.These are the stories that make us who we are.Claire G Coleman is a Noongar writer of fiction, essays, poetry and criticism. She is the author of Terra Nullius, The Old Lie and Lies Damned Lies.Claire joined Andrew in conversation to discuss the impact of the pandemic on authors whose books have released in the last two years. In the course of their conversation they discuss the ways we interpret and understand history. The impact of wholesale lies being sold as alternate truth and even get into the workings of Claire's writing.Featuring Claire discussing her upcoming novel 'Enclave'! Join Andrew in conversation with Claire G Coleman...Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—interview Professor Grace L. Dillon about Indigenous Futurisms and how (not) to write Indigenous characters.    Grace L. Dillon (Anishinaabe with family, friends, and relatives from Bay Mills Nation and Garden River Nation with Aunties and Uncles also from the Saulteaux Nation) is Professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Department in the School of Gender, Race, and Nations and also Affiliated Professor at English and Women, Gender, and Sexualities Departments at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on a range of interests including Indigenous Futurisms, Queer Indigenous Studies, Gender, Race, and Nations Theories and Methodologies courses, Climate and Environmental Justice(s) from Indigenous Perspectives, Reparations Justice, Resurgence Justice, Science Fiction, Indigenous Cinema, Popular Culture, Race and Social Justice, and early modern literature. (For her full biography, please check out the episode page on our website.)   What Grace shared with us   Why and how she coined the term Indigenous Futurisms What it was like to be a consultant as an Anishinaabe person to directors Scott Cooper and Guillermo del Toro Some behind-the-scenes stories about the filming of Twilight What true allyship looks like and how we can become an ally How we can honour someone else's story Best practices of engaging with Indigenous communities Grace L Dillion's academic email is: dillong@pdx.edu   (Re)sources mentioned on the show and other recommendations by Grace L. Dillon, many of which are LGBTQ2+   Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms, edited by Grace L. Dillon, Isiah Lavender III, Taryne Taylor, and Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (forthcoming) Hachette Australia: https://www.hachette.com.au  Claire G. Coleman's Terra Nullius (2017) and The Old Lie (2019) (South Coast Noongar People): https://clairegcoleman.com  Ellen Van Neerven's Heat and Light (2014): https://ellenvanneervencurrie.wordpress.com/heat-and-light  Louise Erdrich's Future Home of the Living God: A Novel (2017) (Anishinaabe): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34217599-future-home-of-the-living-god  Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's This Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories (2017), Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies (2021) and As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resurgence (2017) (Anishinaabe): https://www.leannesimpson.ca  Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves (2017) and Hunting by the Stars (Metis): https://cheriedimaline.com  Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow (2018) (Anishinaabe): https://www.waub.ca  Harold Johnson's Corvus (2015) (Cree): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26840855-corvus  Alexis Wright's The Swan Book (2013 rpt. 2018) (Waanyi Nation): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18247932-the-swan-book  Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart (1978) (Anishinaabe): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/871536.Bearheart  Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead (1991) (Laguna Nation): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52385.Almanac_of_the_Dead  Australian First Nations Ambelin Kwaymullina's trilogy The Interrogation of Ashala the Wolf (2012), The Disappearance of Ember Crow (2013), and The Foretelling of Georgie the Spider (2015): https://ambelin-kwaymullina.com.au  Indigenous Hawai'ian Christopher Kahunahana's film Waikiki: http://www.waikikithemovie.com  Nalo Hopkinson's many stories, including YA novels Sister Mine (2013) and The Chaos (2012): https://www.nalohopkinson.com  Andrea Hairston's novels such as Mindscape, Redwood and Wildfire, Will Do Magic for Change, and Master of Poisons: http://andreahairston.com  Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe (2020) and A Snake Falls to Earth (2022) (Lipan Apache Nation): https://darcielittlebadger.wordpress.com  Zainab Amadahy's Resistance (Afro-Canadian and Cherokee): https://www.swallowsongs.com  Daniel Heath Justice's The Way of Thorn and Thunder: The Kynship Chronicles (2011) and Why Indigenous Literatures Matter. His story “The Boys Who Became the Hummingbirds” in Hope Nicholson's edited collection of Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology (2016) is also explored in graphic novel form in Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 2 (2017) (Cherokee): https://danielheathjustice.com  Joshua Whitehead's Indigiqueer Metal, Johnny Appleseed, and Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction (2020): https://www.joshuawhitehead.ca  Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 3, edited by Anishinaabe and  Metís Nations Elizabeth La Pensèe and Michael Sheyahshe (2020): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51456434-moonshot  Deer Women: An Anthology (2017) published by Native Realities Press and headed by Lee Francis IV. (Laguna Pueblo Nation): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38219794-deer-woman  Sovereign Traces Volume 2: Relational Constellations edited by Elizabeth La Pensèe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42686187-sovereign-traces-volume-2  Sloane Leong's graphic novel Prism Stalker (2019): https://prismstalker.com  Smokii Sumac's you are enough: love poems for the end of the world (2018) (Ktunaxa Nation): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41677143-you-are-enough  Michelle Ruiz Keil's All of Us With Wings (2019): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40177227-all-of-us-with-wings  Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties (2017) and In the Dream House: A Memoir (2019): https://carmenmariamachado.com  Sabrina Vourvoulias's Ink (2012): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15721155-ink  Rita Indiana's Tentacle (2018): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40679930-tentacle  Qwo-Li Driskill's Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory (2016): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27777916-asegi-stories  Tiffany Lethabo King, et. al's Otherwise Worlds: Against Settler Colonialism and Anti-Blackness (2020): https://www.dukeupress.edu/otherwise-worlds  Lisa Tatonetti's The Queerness of Native American Literature (2014): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21944614-the-queerness-of-native-american-literature  Bawaajigan: Stories of Power edited by Anishinaabe Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith (2019):   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45180942-bawaajigan  mitêwâcimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling edited by Cree Nation Neal McLeod (2016): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34105770-mit-w-cimowina  Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction edited by Grace L. Dillon (2012) (Anishinaabe): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13226625-walking-the-clouds  Amy Lonetree's Decolonizing Museums (2012) (Hochunk Nation): https://uncpress.org/book/9780807837153/decolonizing-museums  The work of Debra Yeppa Pappan (Korean and Jemez Pueblo) at the Chicago Field Museum: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/staff/profile/2486 Laura Harjo's Spiral to the Stars: Mvskoke Tools of Futurity (2019) (Cherokee): https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/spiral-to-the-stars  Bethany's Editing Your Novel's Structure: Tips, Tricks, and Checklists to Get You From Start to Finish: https://theartandscienceofwords.com/new-book-for-authors/   This week's episode page, with Grace L. Dillon's full bio, can be found here: https://representationmatters.art/2022/02/17/s2e5/   Subscribe to our newsletter here and get out Doing Diversity in Writing Toolkit, including our Calm the F*ck Down Checklist and Cultural Appropriation Checklist: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r3p6g8    As always, we'd love for you to join the conversation by filling out our questionnaires.    Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Writer Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/UUEbeEvxsdwk1kuy5   Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Reader Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/gTAg4qrvaCPtqVJ36    Don't forget, you can find us at https://representationmatters.art/ and on https://www.facebook.com/doingdiversityinwriting   

Jennifer speaks with Noongar author Claire G Coleman about the meaning and implications of Invasion Day (officially also known as 'Australia Day').   Claire exposes some of the myths and ‘clangers' Australians hold about the origins of Invasion Day and Australian history in general.   She places responsibility on the colonists themselves to dismantle colonisation, suggesting they can first inform themselves about Australia's true past. Recent article by Claire G ColemanThe forever war, 2022, The Saturday Paper, 22-28 January 2022Link: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/the-forever-war/Books by Claire G ColemanNon-fiction:Lies, Damned Lies, 2021, Ultimo PressNovels:Terra Nullius, 2017, Hachette AustraliaThe Old Lie, 2019, Hachette Australia(And also have a look at Chelsea Watego's 2021 Another Day in the Colony (Queensland University Press))       

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers' Festival, Jasmine Van Vliet talks to Jimmy about the genre of Indigenous Futurism as seen in Claire G. Coleman's Terra Nullius and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf. 

To find out how the story ends, we need to understand how it began. How have our brutal beginnings endured to this day, and how do we reckon with our history of dispossession? When did we start to see ourselves as a bunch of battlers, larrikins and top blokes in the land of the fair go? And what fibs, both big and small, help our leaders stay in power? Stan Grant, Santilla Chingaipe and Claire G Coleman share readings on Australia’s foundational myths. Recorded for MWF in 2021.Support MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are bring their favourites to the table, and they are joined by Future Women favourite Madison Howarth. Chapter 1: Everyone brought memoir this week! So to kick off the episode, Jamila, Astrid and Madi reflect on how memoir has changed over the last decade (for the better, as we are seeing fewer formal autobiographies and more stories of lived experience being published). Chapter 2: Jamila suggests reading 'All About Yves: Notes from a transition' by Yves Rees. Chapter 3: Astrid still wants everyone to read anything by Claire G. Coleman, and in this episode discusses Claire's first non-fiction book 'Lies Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation'. Recommendations: Jamila recommends Maxine Beneba Clarke's memoir 'The Hate Race', as well as 'Mao's Last Dancer'  by Li Cunxin. Madi recommends 'Dark Emu' by Bruce Pascoe, as well as 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'  by Maya Angelou. Join us on Thursday for an interview with satirist Mark Humphries. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is sponsored by Hachette Publishing and is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art writing while either living in Naarm (Melbourne) or on the road. In 2021 she released her first work of non-fiction, Lies, Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation. During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, Terra Nullius: A Novel, which won the black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship and was listed for eight awards including a shortlisting for The Stella Prize. Her second novel was The Old Lie, and her third, Enclave, will hopefully be released in 2022. Claire has appeared on The Garret twice before - talking about Terra Nullius: A Novel, and at a live event at the 2019 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Indonesia. NOTE: Claire was on the road due to the pandemic when we recorded this interview, and the sound quality is not at our usual standard. We recommend reading the transcript whilst listening to the interview. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we are speaking with Jen Rae, an artist-researcher, facilitator and educator whose work focusses on environmental communication with a particular emphasis on cultural responses to climate change.Jen's work around the climate emergency has focussed on discourses around food futures, disaster preparedness and speculative futures predominantly explored through multi-platform creative projects, research, facilitation and community alliances.She is the Director of Fair Share Fare and the Co-founder of Fawkner Commons - creative and research-informed projects that centre food justice, land remediation and social cohesion in the climate emergency context.In this episode, we discussHow the act of speculating future scenarios can benefit us as a society and the richness that creatives can offer into this spaceJen's work as a core artist of Arts House's 5-year Refuge project, an initiative that brings together artists, emergency service providers and communities to rehearse climate-related emergencies and explore the impact of creativity in disaster preparednessRefugium, a short film Jen recently co-created with Claire G. Coleman as part of the Refuge project, which delves into the moral dilemmas of compounding existential crises through a fictional scenario of time hacking activists as they face humanity's greatest challengeThe importance of preserving the knowledge and skills required to meet the challenge of the climate crisis, making information accessible to our future ancestors and sharing it through meaningful storytellingConnectedness in communities, the importance of planning for ‘waves' of response in compounding disasters, the link between loneliness and fundamentalist thinking and how an activist mindset can be a catalyst for acceptance and connectionLinks:Refugiumhttps://vimeo.com/541179309Jen Raehttps://www.jenraeis.comArts House, Refugehttps://www.artshouse.com.au/ourprograms/refuge/Fair Share Farehttps://www.fairsharefare.comThe Future of Loneliness by Olivia Lainghttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/01/future-of-loneliness-internet-isolationNihilism, fundamentalism, or activism: Three responses to fears of the Apocalypse by Richard Eckersleyhttps://richardeckersley.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Futurist_Apocalypse_2008.pdf

As we wait for Season 5 we are bringing back our highest rating episodes. This interview with Tara June Winch was originally released on 20 August 2020. Tara joined Jamila and Astrid from her lockdown in France to discuss creativity and solitude. Tara was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2020 for The Yield, and the novel was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize. In this interview, Tara reflects on the recent novel, The White Girl, written by her mentor Tony Birch (who was also shortlisted for the prize this year). Tara also considers the importance of her creative professional relationship with Behrouz Boochani (author of No Friend but the Mountains) during this period of isolation, as well as her work behind the scenes on the #sharethemicnow campaign earlier in 2020. Other Australian writers mentioned in this interview include Melissa Lucashenko, Michelle de Kretser, Claire G. Coleman and Josephine Wilson. Please note, Tara recorded this interview remotely in regional France, and her Internet connection was not great. We apologise for the audio quality, but we think Tara is worth it! CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Naidoc Week special... Award-winning first nations author Claire G. Coleman chats to Kel Butler about writing speculative fiction and how writing about the future can help us understand the past and the present. Claire also talks about where she draws her inspiration from, her writing process, the shock of having such a successful debut novel, Terra Nullius, and the different reception she received for novel number two, The Old Lie. Grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy this special rewind episode.   SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast   W4W Patreon https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon   Clair G Coleman Website: click here Instagram: click here Twitter: click here   Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook: click here Twitter: click here  Instagram: click here   This episode produced by  Pamela Cook for Writes4Women.       Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/writes4women?fan_landing=true See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Australia (Affirm Press with the Sweatshop Literacy Movement 2021). No, Australia has not ended - it's a book edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. An anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Unique voices and a great editor - whose input is apparent, but he's humbly kept in the background to let the writers shine, and we all benefit.  Featuring Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Original concept by Lena Nahlous. Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and editor of the critically acclaimed anthology, After Australia (Affirm Press, 2021). Mohammed's debut novel, The Tribe (Giramondo, 2014), won the 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelists of the Year Award. His second novel, The Lebs (Hachette Australia, 2018) won the 2019 NSW Premier's Multicultural Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Mohammed received his Doctorate of Creative Arts from Western Sydney University in 2017 Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

After Australia (Affirm Press with the Sweatshop Literacy Movement 2021). No, Australia has not ended - it's a book edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. An anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Unique voices and a great editor - whose input is apparent, but he's humbly kept in the background to let the writers shine, and we all benefit.  Featuring Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Original concept by Lena Nahlous. Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and editor of the critically acclaimed anthology, After Australia (Affirm Press, 2021). Mohammed's debut novel, The Tribe (Giramondo, 2014), won the 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelists of the Year Award. His second novel, The Lebs (Hachette Australia, 2018) won the 2019 NSW Premier's Multicultural Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Mohammed received his Doctorate of Creative Arts from Western Sydney University in 2017 Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

After Australia (Affirm Press with the Sweatshop Literacy Movement 2021). No, Australia has not ended - it's a book edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. An anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Unique voices and a great editor - whose input is apparent, but he's humbly kept in the background to let the writers shine, and we all benefit.  Featuring Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Original concept by Lena Nahlous. Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and editor of the critically acclaimed anthology, After Australia (Affirm Press, 2021). Mohammed's debut novel, The Tribe (Giramondo, 2014), won the 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelists of the Year Award. His second novel, The Lebs (Hachette Australia, 2018) won the 2019 NSW Premier's Multicultural Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Mohammed received his Doctorate of Creative Arts from Western Sydney University in 2017 Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Dani Vee interviews Renee Pettitt-Schipp, Eva Cox and Claire G Coleman about Women of A Certain Rage published by Fremantle Press. We chat about rage, feminism, difficult women, progress and women.

Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are back for the third season of Anonymous of a Woman. Chapter 1: In this Valentine week of Hallmark cards and awkward dates, Jamila and Astrid talk about love - the real, lasting, messy and sometimes boring kind that’s only rarely found on the page.  Chapter 2: Jamila introduces Brodie Lancaster's memoir No Way! Okay, Fine. Chapter 3: Astrid makes the case for the lasting relevance of Esther Perel's 2006 work Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. Recommendations: Jamila recommends an awfully long list of love stories from the Western Canon, and Astrid goes with the non-heteronormative intergalactic love story The Old Lie from Claire G. Coleman. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is sponsored by Hachette Publishing and is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Set across the far-flung reaches of the universe, The Old Lie, by Stella Prize–shortlisted novelist Claire G. Coleman, examines Australia’s treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers after World War II. Hailed by Gomeroi poet Alison Whittaker as “a hoot [and] a rollick through both sci-fi and speculative fiction”, The Old Lie takes us to a futuristic yet familiar world to ask what we have learned from the past. It holds a mirror up to colonialism and the erasure of Indigenous peoples’ stories from history. Claire speaks with Declan Fry about her ambitious follow-up to the prize-winning Terra Nullius. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Invasion Day, Wirlomin Noongar author Claire G. Coleman discusses how tokenistic gestures from our federal government have replaced the real change demanded by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the inability of Australians to acknowledge the legacy of colonialism. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Claire G. Coleman.Background reading: How political fear erodes Indigenous rights in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Henry Grossek chats with Ashley Hay. Ashley has published three novels and four books of narrative non-fiction. Since mid-2018, she has been the editor of Griffith Review. Her most recent novel, A Hundred Small Lessons, was published in Australia in April 2017 and in the US in November that year. It was published in the UK in early 2018 and will appear in Italy in 2020. Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit – The Novella Project VIII Stories of inner lives, resilience and potential realised, Generosities of Spirit presents Griffith Review's annual showcase of the best of Australian new writing. Showcasing the winners of 2020's novella competition – Rhianna Boyle, Claire G Coleman, Mikele Prestia and Kate Veitch – it also features compelling new work from Adam Thompson, Thomas Mayor, Linda Neil, Allanah Hunt and Kristina Olsson, as well as a selection of vital Australian poets – including Tony Birch, Eileen Chong & Lisa Gorton, and Mark O'Flynn. Climate scientist Joelle Gergis also introduces a new series that Griffith Review will be showcasing online from November, The Elemental Summer, focusing on the responses and reactions to the climate emergency. This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in December 2020. It was produced by Rob Kelly.

This week's book club celebrates NAIDOC week 2020. The theme for this years NAIDOC is “Always was Always will be”. The theme acknowledges that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this land for more than 65, 000 years.First Nations people across the lands that we now collectively call Australia have the oldest oral traditions and stories in the world so I thought it appropriate to bring in a new collection called Maar Bidi - next generation black writing.Maar Bidi grew out of the creative writing program for young Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander students at the school of Indigenous studies at the University of Western Australia.The collection brings together nine new Indigenous writers aged between eighteen and twenty one and is edited by Elfie Shiosaki and Linda Martin. Published by Magabala booksMaar Bidi is a Noongar language phrase. It’s translated in the introduction as ‘to create a pathway with one’s hands’. A possible alternative translation of Maar Bidi is handwriting. It’s an interesting thought there; the connection between writing and creating pathways.In his introduction to Maar Bidi, Noongar author Kim Scott describes how the reader will “assist in recovering and forge connection between an internal heritage and the external world as it is right now. You will help give voice to dreams and desires and wounds, and realise that individuals -and reading - can reveal and renew spirit and energy that connects all.”Now I don’t know where I’m speaking to you; in your car, on your morning run, at home, or even where that place is around Sydney. But I do know that so many of us are limited in our experience and our exposure to the stories of young black men and women. That we are more likely to experience these lives in tragic headlines than through personal stories.So I wanted to introduce you to Maar Bidi so that you might discover the lyrical beauty of Angelica Augustine as she explains to us how the “ocean is playing its own kind of music”, hear Savannah Cox explain in ‘Mother Earth’ thatEvery Hole You Carve From HerShe dies a littleAnd learn to listen with humility as Jarrad Travers’ ‘Stolen’ asksBut Why? I still askThey were morally bankrupted. I now live my lifeSorrily, disgustedI’ve shared just a few words from the collection here. You don’t more from me, these words recommend themselves and challenge you to get out and discover more.Go and check out Maar Bidi...Then go read Kim Scott’s That Deadman Dance, or Anita Heiss’ Tiddas, or Claire G Coleman’s The OLd Lie, or Karen Wyld’s Where the Fruit Falls, or any of the hundreds of incredible novels being written by Aboriginal authors that are not only terrific reads but offer us all a chance to learn and get smart about the 65, 000 year old continent we live in...

After Australia Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. In this unflinching new anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Featuring Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Original concept by Lena Nahlous. Published by Affirm Press in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and Sweatshop Literacy Movement.

20 percent of Australians experience a mental illness in any given year, and research shows these conditions are more prevalent among 18 to 24-year-olds. Backchat reporter Chantelle Al-Khouri spoke to the Black Dog Institute, the Butterfly Foundation, and the Indigo Project about the spike in mental health issues facing young Aussies. A movement to change the Aboriginal flag's copyright permissions has recently kicked off. Nearly 150,000 people signing a petition to “free the flag”, while a federal inquiry into its licensing arrangements and use was launched last week. Wirlomin-Noongar writer and poet Claire G. Coleman helps us break down the misconceptions in this divisive debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara June Winch joins Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards from her lockdown in France to discuss creativity and solitude. Tara was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2020 for The Yield, and the novel was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize. In this interview, Tara reflects on the recent novel, The White Girl, written by her mentor Tony Birch (who was also shortlisted for the prize this year). Tara also considers the importance of her creative professional relationship with Behrouz Boochani (author of No Friend but the Mountains) during this period of isolation, as well as her work behind the scenes on the #sharethemicnow campaign earlier in 2020. Other Australian writers mentioned in this interview include Melissa Lucashenko, Michelle de Kretser, Claire G. Coleman and Josephine Wilson. Please note, Tara recorded this interview remotely in regional France, and her Internet connection was not great. We apologise for the audio quality, but we think Tara is worth it! Join us on Monday for an episode on comfort. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After AustraliaI think there are a lot of ways you can approach a short story collection and After Australia absolutely hits all of these…Perhaps you’re looking for a way to discover new Australian writing and writers? Well, After Australia has a selection of twelve incredible Indigenous Writers and Writers of Colour including Ambellin Kwaymullina, Karen Wyld, Omar Sakr, Future D Fidel and Zoya Patel.Maybe you like reading a story in a single sitting? After Australia is like a moreish pack of mixed lollies that you promise yourself your only going to have one of but end up finishing way more than intended.Maybe you love writing around a theme that lets you explore ideas from different perspectives. Well After Australia promises to imagine an alternate Australia - after empire, after colony, after white supremacy.See After Australia is the book we’ve needed but perhaps didn’t know it. As we all try to come to grips with the impact of pandemic on our lives it is unavoidable that the structural imbalances in our society are tipping further against marginalised communities.After Australia seeks futures where these balances are challenged, inverted or perhaps simply upended as environmental destruction flips the game board.In a collection like this there’s simply so much to talk about. I’m going to hone in on one story to give you all an idea of what After Australia has on offer…Claire G Coleman’s Ostraka takes us into the searing heat of an isolated, remote compound. An individual waits against the chain-link fence in a seeming prison of inertia. Around the compound are others; pale skin turning a vivid, painful scarlet in the unforgiving heat.It is Australia’s near future and the government has enacted the Ostraka law. Hearkening back to classical Athenian democracy the Ostrakismos gives the body politic the power to ostracise citizens. But who is to be ostracised and why?!In Ostraka Claire does so much in a very short space. The pain and remoteness of ostracism is immediately apparent in the harsh environment, as is the purgatory of uncertainty as the lawyers line up periodically to give their clients next to no news.Ostraka complicates this narrative though as it shows us the Ostraka laws were seemingly built around the established precedent of offshore detention and individuals are buried under mountains of go nowhere paperwork.The callous inhumanity of the existing system of offshore and endless detention is highlighted simply by applying it to everyday people (and by everyday let’s just understand we mean white and middle class).So do we hate the increasingly authoritarian government that through mission creep might one day enact such laws? Or do we hate ourselves for being willfully blind as it happened to others, only to sit up when it happened to us? Maybe we should thank Claire G Coleman for showing us this vision, so that we might do something before it’s too late.And that’s just a sampling! After Australia is a mighty collection of twelve incredible Indigenous Writers and Writers of Colour, it’s been edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad who is the founding director of Sweatshop Western Sydney Writers Collective. It’s a book that’s able to look our historical moment square in the eye and it has a lot to say to Australia today...

Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar woman whose ancestral Country is in South Coast Western Australia. This interview is an exploration of her debut novel and speculative fiction masterpiece, Terra Nullius: A Novel. Claire wrote her black&write! fellowship-winning manuscript Terra Nullius while travelling around Australia in a caravan. The novel went on to win the Norma K Hemming Award, and was shortlisted for The Stella Prize and Best Sci-Fi Novel in the Aurealis Awards. The work was also Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Claire and Astrid have previously spoken about speculative fiction, and you can listen to their panel (including Krissy Kneen, Pitchaya Sudbanthad and Michelle Tanmizi)) recorded at the Ubud Writers and Readers festival in 2019 here. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com soon. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Mohammed Ahmad is both a writer and editor. He received the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelist Award for his debut novel The Tribe, and the sequel, The Lebs, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. In 2020 he is the editor behind After Australia, a collection of short stories about Australia's potential futures, and it is this work that the interview focuses on. The anthology includes works from Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Mohammed is also the founder and director of Sweatshop Literary Movement in Western Sydney.  If you enjoy this interview, you may also be interested in this subsequent interview with Omar Sakr, a contributor to After Australia. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com soon. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Celeste Ng author of Little Fires Everywhere and Mammut, the talking fossil, and hear from prominent Australian authors on the future after Corona virus.

Meet Celeste Ng author of Little Fires Everywhere and Mammut, the talking fossil, and hear from prominent Australian authors on the future after Corona virus.

National treasure and writer Benjamin Law joins Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards to discuss solidarity in literature and non-fiction.  Introduction: Reading allows us to experience the world from another point of view. It is the ultimate act of empathy. But what about writing? Chapter 1: Benjamin Law joins Jamila and Astrid to consider the nuances of the responsibilities of writers, including whether writers can only write the cultural experience that they know. Chapter 2: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo. Chapter 3: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. Recommendations: Jamila recommends Know My Name by Channel Miller. Astrid recommends Our House Is On Fire: Scenes of a family and planet in crisis by Greta Thunberg and her family, The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham and Terra Nullius: A Novel by Claire G. Coleman. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Penguin Random House Australia. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Convo Couch Kel chats with acclaimed speculative fiction author Claire G Coleman. Claire describes herself as a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays and poetry while (mostly) traveling around the continent now called Australia in a ragged caravan towed by an ancient troopy"" Claire is the author of and , both speculative fiction novels steeped in devastating personal history. poured out of Claire in 3 months while travelling around Australia, the manuscript won the "Black & Write" fellowship and was nominated for the "Stella Prize" and the "Aurealis Award".Terra NulliusThe Old LieTerra Nullius Today Claire talks about the creative momentum that led to the publication of that first book and writing speculative fiction from a First Nations perspective. SHOW NOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreonhttps://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Claire. G. Colemanwww.clairegcoleman.comTwitter @clairegcolemanInstagram @clairegcoleman Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB

Speculative fiction has lurked in the shadows of the literary scene for years while realism hogged the limelight. Now, as the natural and political spheres crumble around us, speculative fiction’s dystopian worlds don’t seem so different from our own. In this timely conversation, our panelists ask whether we’re now at the point where all contemporary fiction is in fact speculative fiction. Featuring Astrid Edwards, Michelle Tanmizi, Krissy Kneen, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, and Claire G. Coleman.

In this edition of Double Booked Club, hear from two outstanding First Nations literary voices discussing dispossession and the ties that bind generations. Tara June Winch is a Wiradjuri author, now based in France, whose debut novel, Swallow the Air, and short-story collection, After the Carnage, have won many awards, critical acclaim – and the affection of readers. Her second novel, The Yield, is about an Aboriginal elder and his granddaughter. It's a story about returning to country and reclaiming language. Tony Birch is a poet, activist and academic, as well as a much-loved novelist, short-story writer and Wheeler Centre regular. His new book, The White Girl, is about the Stolen Generations and is set in 1960s rural Australia. It's the story of Odette, and her fair-skinned granddaughter, who she must protect from authorities at all costs. Winch and Birch speak with host Claire G. Coleman – author of The Old Lie and Terra Nullius. #doublebookedclubSupport the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire grew up running wild in the Banksia forests of Southern Western Australia. As an adult she had a period of homelessness, living on the streets of Melbourne. After learning the truth of her family's story, Claire found her focus

To celebrate the end of 2019, we've re-released our highest rating fiction interviews of the year: #2 is Claire Coleman, Krissy Kneen, Pitchaya Sudbanthad and Michelle Tanmizi live at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Speculative fiction has lurked in the shadows of the literary scene for years while realism hogged the limelight. Now, as the natural and political spheres crumble around us, speculative fiction's dystopian worlds don't seem so different from our own. In this timely conversation, our panelists ask whether we're now at the point where all contemporary fiction is in fact speculative fiction. Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar woman whose ancestral Country is in South Coast Western Australia. Her novel Terra Nullius won a Black&Write! Fellowship and a Norma K Hemming Award, and has been shortlisted for The Stella Prize and an Aurealis Award. The Old Lie is her second novel. Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of the memoir Affection and five novels including Stella Prize shortlisted An Uncertain Grace. She is also the author of Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed documentaries for Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service television.  Pitchaya Sudbanthad is the author of the novel Bangkok Wakes to Rain, published by Riverhead Books (US) and Sceptre (UK). He has received fellowships in fiction writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony, and currently splits time between Bangkok, Thailand and Brooklyn, USA.  Michelle Tanmizi is Chinese-Indonesian and international. She is an author, leadership coach and trainer, and a motivational speaker. Michelle's first work was a poetry book, Truth. Late Dawn is her first speculative science fiction novel inspired by the conservation crisis we face today.  About The Garret You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyson Yunkaporta and Claire G. Coleman at the Wheeler Centre Claire G. Coleman believes speculative fiction is a powerful political tool. ‘It's a genre in which there's great scope for Aboriginal literature … It's able to sneak politics into places people don't expect to see it.' Coleman's revelatory 2017 debut novel, Terra Nullius, depicted an alternative Australia – a continent of either the distant past or the distant future – with an entire, brutal ‘future history' constructed in meticulous detail. The novel received local and international critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Every Aboriginal piece of literature is apocalyptic, because Aboriginal people are a post-apocalyptic people. With Coleman's new book, The Old Lie, she returns to themes of invasion, dispossession and apocalypse. Again, it's a novel of startling and alarming twists. And again, it's an outstanding contribution to the growing body of superb speculative fiction from Aboriginal authors, also including Alexis Wright and Ellen van Neerven. For this conversation, Coleman is joined by Tyson Yunkaporta, author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. The pair discuss craft, creativity and Indigenous imaginations. Does speculative fiction have in-built critical mechanisms that especially serve Indigenous authors?Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The epic tale of Gertrude and Mildred. This story was performed at Queerstories in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as at Newcastle Writer's Festival and Ubud Readers and Writers Festival in Bali. Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays and poetry. During an extended circuit of the continent she wrote a novel, influenced by certain experiences gained on the road. She has since won a Black&Write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship for that novel ,"Terra Nullius". Terra Nullius was published in Australia by Hachette Australia and in North America by Small Beer Press. Her second novel The Old Lie was published this year. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

Homelessness can take many guises – sleeping rough, yes, but also couch-surfing, squatting, or staying in a refuge, boarding house or caravan park. The same can be said of the people who experience homelessness. Not defined simply by their predicament, they're a diverse group. They may be siblings, parents, grandparents; people who study or work; people who've moved or migrated, yet to find their feet. People with full lives, and much to offer. A new profit-for-purpose book from Affirm Press, We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging, is a testament to the unique insights of people who've known homelessness in Australia. Edited by novelist, homelessness researcher and former Big Issue deputy editor Meg Mundell, it offers a bounty of extraordinary true stories from a wide range of writers – prominent names, emerging voices and first-timers – who have themselves experienced homelessness. Behrouz Boochani, Krissy Kneen and Claire G. Coleman appear alongside undiscovered talents, exploring the idea of place – and how our sense of it changes when homeless. Hosted by Mundell, and presented in partnership with Writers Victoria, hear from contributors Claire G. Coleman, Roderick Waller, Ayub Abdi-Barre and Jody Letts about their stories, their places and their writing. Hear readings from the book – and learn about the process of putting it together – at this celebration of survival, place and belonging. 'It'd be near-impossible to read this rich and humane mosaic of stories and not have how you conceive of homelessness completely reframed. A beautiful testament to survival, resilience and hope.' – Benjamin Law Prefer to watch? Catch up on our live-streamed video below. Includes Auslan interpretation. We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging Watch Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 25, Elizabeth, Ben and Noongar writer and poet Claire G. Coleman go back to the early days of the Discworld to Granny Weatherwax's debut in 1986's Equal Rites. Drum Billet, wizard, travels to the village of Bad Ass high in the Ramtop mountains, where at the moment of his death he hands over his wizard's staff to the newborn eighth son of an eighth son. But Eskarina Smith isn't the eighth son of anyone, and it falls to the witch Granny Weatherwax to watch over her. As Esk comes into her powers, Granny realises she needs training in the ways of wizardry lest she pose a danger to everyone around her. So the pair set off to distant Ankh-Morpork on a quest to enrol Esk as the first ever female student of Unseen University... Equal Rites is a book of contradictions: it doesn't feel quite like the Discworld, but it's vital and beautifully written. It's not full of jokes or footnotes, but is consistently funny. And even after more than thirty years, it feels entirely relevant. Do you recognise Esk's struggle? Did Granny feel like Granny yet? And why do think it took so long for Pratchett to revisit some of these characters? Use the hashtag #Pratchat25 on social media to join the conversation and tell us your thoughts! Guest Claire G. Coleman's novels are the multi-award winning Terra Nullius, and her new work The Old Lie. She also writes short fiction, poetry and non-fiction and has been published in numerous publications. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram as @clairegcoleman, or visit her web site, clairegcoleman.com, for more info. Next month we're joined by the Director of the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, Michael Williams, as we celebrate Hogswatch by discussing - what else? - Hogfather! We’re recording on November 13, so get your questions in by then via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat26. You'll find the full notes and errata for this episode on our web site. And if you enjoy Ben’s work here on Pratchat, please consider the Kickstarter campaign for Night Terrace season three - as endorsed by Neil Gaiman!

In which an Epilogue is not always the end of the book…   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Rebuilding Tomorrow https://www.pozible.com/project/rebuilding-tomorrow/   “Otherwise” Award: https://tiptree.org/2019/10/from-tiptree-to-otherwise  JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Epilogue (BUT STILL NOT THE END) 38:20 to 58:45 CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: Good Omens; The Good Place   Tansy: Romances: Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals & Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities, The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter & The Gilded Cage by KJ Charles. Killjoys & Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin.    Alex: Orphan Black; The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley; The Old Lie, Claire G Coleman; Dolly Parton’s America: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america    Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

This episode was recorded live at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival on Friday 25 October 2019. It features Claire G. Coleman, Krissy Kneen, Pitchaya Sudbanthad and Michelle Tanmizi. Speculative fiction has lurked in the shadows of the literary scene for years while realism hogged the limelight. Now, as the natural and political spheres crumble around us, speculative fiction's dystopian worlds don't seem so different from our own. In this timely conversation, our panelists ask whether we're now at the point where all contemporary fiction is in fact speculative fiction. Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar woman whose ancestral Country is in South Coast Western Australia. Her novel Terra Nullius won a Black&Write! Fellowship and a Norma K Hemming Award, and has been shortlisted for The Stella Prize and an Aurealis Award. The Old Lie is her second novel. Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of the memoir Affection and five novels including Stella Prize shortlisted An Uncertain Grace. She is also the author of Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed documentaries for Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service television.  Pitchaya Sudbanthad is the author of the novel Bangkok Wakes to Rain, published by Riverhead Books (US) and Sceptre (UK). He has received fellowships in fiction writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony, and currently splits time between Bangkok, Thailand and Brooklyn, USA.  Michelle Tanmizi is Chinese-Indonesian and international. She is an author, leadership coach and trainer, and a motivational speaker. Michelle's first work was a poetry book, Truth. Late Dawn is her first speculative science fiction novel inspired by the conservation crisis we face today.  About The Garret You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 24, meteorologist Nate Byrne joins Elizabeth and Ben for a Discworld tale of murder, golems and nobility in 1996's Feet of Clay. Two old men have been murdered in Ankh-Morpork, but they're not the worst of Commander Vimes' woes. His best Sergeant is six weeks from retirement; his worst Corporal might be the Earl of Ankh; his newest recruit is an alchemist with some pretty strange ideas for a dwarf; and someone has poisoned the Patrician, though he's damned if he can figure out how. And somehow, the golems are involved... Content note: this episode contains brief discussion of (fictional) suicide. If you or anyone you know needs help, use the Wikipedia list of crisis lines to find one local to you. Following on from Men at Arms (from way back in episode one!), Feet of Clay evolves the Watch - and its leader - even further, and introduces some of Pratchett's most memorable supporting characters: Cheery Littlebottom, Wee Mad Arthur and Dorfl the golem. It gets a bit deep on questions of artificial life, gender expression and identity, and is a heck of a mystery novel to boot. Did you figure out "whatdunnit"? Who's your favourite new character? And what do you think the Pratchat coat of arms and motto should be? Use the hashtag #Pratchat24 on social media to join the conversation and let us know what you think! PS - we recorded this just before the casting announcements for The Watch television series, so don't be disappointed when they don't come up! We'll find a place to discuss them in the near future. Guest Nate Byrne is a meteorologist, weather presenter and science communicator. He presents the weather for ABC News Breakfast, which means he gets up very early and had been awake for around 14 hours when we recorded this episode, making his jokes and insights even more impressive! You can find Nate's writing for the ABC here, and follow him on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Next month we're joined by author Claire G Coleman as we head back to the early days of Discworld with Equal Rites. Plus our subscriber-only bonus podcast, Ook Club, has launched! You can subscribe for as little as $2 a month to check it out. You'll find all the details on our Support Us page. You'll find the full notes and errata for this episode on our web site.

Bookseller Jon Page and historian Clare Corbould join Cassie and Kate as they discuss Deborah Levy's The Man Who Saw Everything, the late Andrew McGahan's The Rich Man's House and Claire G Coleman's The Old Lie

Plus: Claire G Coleman explores the Stolen Generations through intergalactic warfare, and Joanne Ramos fictionalises surrogacy in her native Philippines.

In this session, which was recorded at the 2019 Newcastle Writers Festival, Claire G Coleman, Jock Serong and Clare Wright talk to Julie McIntyre about the challenges of writing history based on previously unheard voices.

For our month on on Australian Literature, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman and Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung. Find a full version of this episode's show notes over on our website. Use code READINGWOMEN15 to get 15% off your purchase in our Reading Women Store. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedQ&A with Claire G. ColemanTerra Nullius Shortlisted for the Reading Women AwardThe Stella Prize ShortlistWomen’s Prize for Fiction LonglistReading Women Challenge Discussion Board Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press)Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.) CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For March, Jaclyn and Kendra, with special guest Winnie Loo, talk about women writers from Australia and the surrounding archipelago! Find a full version of the show for this episode on our website. Use code READINGWOMEN15 to get 15% off your purchase in our Reading Women Store. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things MentionedThe Stella Prize Books MentionedTerra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small beer Press) Q&A with Claire G. Coleman Her Father’s Daughter by Alice Pung (Black Inc.) Beautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett (Scribe) Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young (Riverhead) Ali Smith’s Lecture on Katherine Mansfield and Virginia WoolfGuest PicksEat First, Talk Later by Beth Yahp (Random House Australia) The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein (St. Martin’s) Currently ReadingHow Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) Our Guest: Winnie Loo Instagram | Goodreads Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are happy to announce our fiction shortlist for the 2018 Reading Women Award! The nonfiction shortlist will be announced November 21st, and the winners will be announced December 4th. You can find more info about the Reading Women Award here. Use code AWARD2018 to receive 15% our book blind dates in the Reading Women Store. You can find full version of this episode's show notes on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Fiction Shortlist A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (SJP for Hogarth) If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (William Morrow) Interview with Crystal Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Little A) Interview with Natalia Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press) Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Doubleday) Interview with Ingrid All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegel & Grau) Interview with Anjali CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terra Nullius takes the reader to a kind of fictional future-history of Australia. We hit the ground running matching the frantic pace of Jacky, a Native escaped from the convent school where he is treated little better than a slave. The Settlers are soon on Jacky’s trail and Trooper Rohan, famed and feared for his violent temper, is none too happy to be setting off into the harsh Australian interior to bring the fugitive Jacky home.Claire G Coleman's Terra Nullius is an important insight into the history and impact of dispossession, and a cracking good read from a new Australian voice!

Readers talk to other readers. They share information about the books and stories they love. They recommend. It's as natural as breathing. Those recommendations lead to a broader commentary, to lists and canons and all sorts of other things. This week Jonathan and Gary discuss the way we talk about books, the nature of recommending, and much more. As promised, this episode contains recommendations for books published during 2018 that Jonathan and Gary thought were of interest and might make for rewarding reads for Coode Streeters. As always, these are personal recommendations and not a whole lot more. There's some fine reading on the lists below, which we both hope you'll seek out. Also, let us know what we missed in the comments!   JONATHAN'S LIST Frankenstein in Baghdad, Saadawi Ahmed Europe at Dawn, Dave Hutchinson Pride and Prometheus, John Kessel Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee Blackfish City, Sam Miller Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi Elysium Fire, Alastair Reynolds Space Opera, Catherynne Valente The Accidental War, Walter Jon Williams GARY'S LIST Red Moon, Kim Stanley Robinson Terra Nullius, Claire G. Coleman Ahab's Return, Jeffrey Ford Annex, Rich Larson Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, Theodora Goss Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi The Smoke, Simon Ings Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente Blackfish City, Sam J. Miller Pride and Prometheus, John Kessel Unholy Land, Lavie Tidhar

In our first full length episode, Katherine and Kate chat about how The First Time came to be. Then Kate speaks with writer Claire G. Coleman on writing her acclaimed debut, Terra Nullius, on an iPad while travelling around the country, who and what helped along the way, and how she deals with literary prizes. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod and let us know what you think!

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Claire G. Coleman discussing her debut novel Taboo.Terra Nullius takes us a to a kind of fictional future-history of Australia. We are on the run with Jacky, a Native stolen from his family and escaped from the convent school where he is treated little better than a slave.

On this week's show:We take time to listen to three writers and activists who help us see our world differently, helping us to imagine other possible futures.Hannah Donnelly is a Wiradjuri woman from New South Wales. She is the creator of the Sovereign Trax music blog, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and culture. Hannah is also the co-editor of the Sovereign Apocalypse. Her writing experiments with speculative fiction and future imaginings of Indigenous responses to climate change.Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman from the south coast of Western Australia.She writes fiction, essays and poetry. Her debut novel 'Terra Nullius' is published by Hachette Australia, 2017.Ursula K. Le Guin was a writer of fantasy, science fiction and poetry. She created worlds that were both alien and also entirely relevant to our own.Earth Matters #1126 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

In this week’s podcast we watch Warwick Thornton’s period western film 'Sweet Country' (2:36). Then we read Claire G. Coleman’s speculative novel, 'Terra Nullius' (19:35). And finally, we watch Nakkiah Lui’s vadge-tastic buddy comedy series, 'Kiki and Kitty' (34.54).

For many, the apocalypse is a future threat. But what if it had already happened, and we're living in a post-apocalyptic dystopia? It's Not A Race continues its exploration of storytelling by focusing on the way two Indigenous writers are drawing on history to envision future worlds. Claire G Coleman is the author of Terra Nullius, a speculative fiction novel with a twist, and Ryan Griffen is the creator of TV series Cleverman. Contact us at notarace@abc.net.au or tweet using #NotARace.

In this episode, guest host Hannah Donnelly explores Indigenous speculative futures with Claire G Coleman, author of the recently released 'Terra Nullius', and Maddee Clark, who is writing their PhD on Indigenous speculative fiction and futurism. Hannah Donnelly is a writer, DJ and the creator of Sovereign Trax. Her work experiments with future tense, speculative fiction and Indigenous responses to climate change through stories of cultural flows and water systems. Sovereign Trax is an online space promoting First Nations music through energising decolonization conversations and community in music. Hannah is currently working at Next Wave as an associate producer. Claire G Coleman is a writer from Western Australia. She identifies with the South Coast Noongar people. Her family are associated with the area around Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun. Claire grew up in a Forestry’s settlement in the middle of a tree plantation – where her dad worked, not far out of Perth. She wrote her black&write! fellowship-winning manuscript Terra Nullius while travelling around Australia in a caravan. Maddee Clark is a Yugambeh freelance writer living in the Kulin Nation. They are a Ph.D student researching Indigenous speculative fiction and futurism. Links to works discussed and recommended Claire G Coleman's 'Terra Nullius', published with Hachette https://www.hachette.com.au/claire-coleman/terra-nullius Maddee Clark's 'Coded Devices', published on the Next Wave website http://2016.nextwave.org.au/essays/coded-devices/ A review of Hannah Donnelly's 'Sovereign Apocalypse' by Ellen van Neerven in the Lifted Brow https://www.theliftedbrow.com/liftedbrow/sovereign-apocalypse-zine-two-a-review-by-ellen Claire recommends Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara https://readingaustralia.com.au/essays/follow-the-rabbit-proof-fence/ The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/432556.The_Chant_of_Jimmie_Blacksmith Benang by Kim Scott https://www.fremantlepress.com.au/products/benang-from-the-heart Maddee recommends Fiona Foley https://www.mca.com.au/collection/artist/foley-fiona/ The Tribe http://www.tribeworld.com/ The Swan Book by Alexis Wright http://giramondopublishing.com/product/the-swan-book/ Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven http://giramondopublishing.com/product/the-swan-book/ Nicole Watson http://rightnow.org.au/interview-3/interview-with-nicole-watson/