Podcast appearances and mentions of marion halligan

Karen and Irma chat about the pros and cons of online writing courses. Then they chat to Marion Halligan about how Sylvia Plath inspired her to get started, what she bought with her first earnings, how writing is a kind of madness, the challenge of writing a memoir about her late daughter, good and bad editing experiences and what it was like being edited by her sister, why essays are her favourite form, the controversies while serving as Chair of the Australia Council Literature Board, why the government should pay writers a salary, and why she got angry at Bill Bryson at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Longtime friends Marion Halligan and Carmel Bird catch up to discuss life, literature, and Carmel's newly published memoir and collection of short stories.

William dies suddenly and secrets are revealed about him which effect all who love him, in Marion Halligan's 'Goodbye Sweetheart'.Annitta S.W. has written about her son and friends growing up with technology in 'My Five iFriends'.

This is Part Two of the long and interesting interview with Marion Halligan - award winning author. Marion is a prolific writer and has written an eclectic range of books, short stories, reviews and articles. She is one of our finest writers.

Author interview - Part One - Interview with Marion Halligan, seasoned award winning author. Marion is a prolific writer of an eclectic range of books, short stories, reviews and novels.One of Australia's finest!

To mark their 25th anniversary, the Friends of the National Library of Australia explore how libraries inspire and inform us all. Writers Don Watson, Marion Halligan and Omar Musa speak about why supporting libraries is important and why libraries matter to them personally.

When Kate Grenville’s mother, Nance Russell, died she left behind many fragments of memoir. These were the starting point for One Life, the story of a woman whose life spanned a century of tumult and change. Nance’s story reflects the changing patterns of the twentieth century which offered a path to new freedoms and choices. One Life is an act of great imaginative sympathy, a deeply moving homage to her mother by one of Australia’s finest writers. It provides an illuminating window into Australia’s social history, including attitudes to Aborigines, the role of women and the impact of politics and class. “Evocative and fascinating, this brave and heartfelt tribute will appeal to anyone interested in their own family story, Australian history, or the lives of women”. Joanne Shields, Australian Books and Publishing. Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her bestselling novel The Secret River received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. A TV mini-series based on the novel will be broadcast in late 2015. The Idea of Perfection won the Orange Prize. Grenville’s other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian’s Story, Dark Places and Joan Makes History. Grenville is an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney. Kate Grenville was joined in conversation by Canberra author Marion Halligan. Halligan is one of Australia’s best known literary figures and has been awarded an AM for services to literature.

Marion Halligan reads from and talks about her new novel Valley of Grace, about its French setting, it's themes, about being a reader as much as a writer and the connection between reader and writer, and lots more.