This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is author of young adult and children's fiction, Leanne Hall. For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE festival check out Darebin FUSE Spring 2020 . Show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod...
It seems fitting that in this our 100th (!!) episode, we do a deep dive into author and co-host Kate Mildenhall’s second novel #theMotherFault. A warning: This one's riddles with spoilers so if you haven’t read the book yet, then a) what is wrong with you and b) I hope you don’t mind knowing Nick dies on the last page. OR DOES HE? Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can suppor...
This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is feminist writer, broadcaster and public speaker Clementine Ford. For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE festival check out Darebin FUSE Spring 2020 . Show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod...
This episode the hosts do some podcast-related housekeeping (really the only kind they're into), and mark the end of #ConversationsWithFriends with a 'Best of'. It's like picking between your children! Our Agony Aunt, Charlotte Wood, answers a question on author head shots and then Kate speaks with award winning, best selling author Trent Dalton about his latest novel All Our Shimmering Skies. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Tw...
This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is award-winning writer, historian and podcaster Dr Yves Rees. For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE festival (so much great stuff and it's all online this year!) check out Darebin FUSE Spring 2020 . Show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod....
Kate's book has been out for three weeks and Katherine asks how it's going. The answer is, it's a rollercoaster. They also exchange interesting things that have piqued their interest this week. Our Agony Aunt, Charlotte Wood, answers a question on puffing and endorsements and then Kate speaks with debut novelist, Sam Coley about his Richell Prize winning State Highway One . We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll...
This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is award-winning writer, stand-up comedian and actor Kate McLennan. Yes, that Kate McLennan!! Her work includes The Katering Show and Get Krack!n... For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE festival (so much great stuff and it's all online this year!) check out Darebin FUSE Spring 2020 . Show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirst...
This episode marks one week since #TheMotherFault's come into the world. The hosts discuss what Kate's been doing and re-live the launch, which was moving, entertaining and given we're in lockdown, online! Agony Aunt Charlotte Wood answers a question from 'Dispirited' about the quiet novel... Then Katherine chats to Brisbane author Laura Elvery about her writing life and her STUNNING short story collection Ordinary Matter. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodc...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with agent and author Danielle Binks and author and bookseller Fiona Hardy. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Ashley Kalagian Blunt and Sheila Ngoc Pham. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
In this episode: - Kate and Katherine discuss the art of the interview - Agony Aunt Charlotte Wood answers a question on self belief - We feature Brisbane author Cass Moriarty Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Three via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with authors Rachel Mead and Katherine Tamiko Arguile. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with authors Mark Smith and Jock Serong. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This episode Kate and Katherine are feeling slightly more positive about life and lockdown. Maybe it's because winning author and creative powerhouse Charlotte Wood is their new new agony aunt. This week's question is from 'Little Fish' and is about what to expect from your agent. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Three via our Patreon...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with authors Jack Heath and Sam McGregor. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Justine Sless and Noe Harsel. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
We indulge ourselves with a whinge about lockdown life in Melbourne, but endeavour to leave you on a high with some excellent news! Then Kate speaks with award winning writer Zana Fraillon in a blissful face to face discussion (for the brief moment that was allowed!). They discuss feeling like you've 'fluked it', writing what burns and the creative process in Zana's backyard studio where she has most recently written The Lost Soul Atlas. We know you'll understand that this episode has a differen...
This episode of Conversations with Friends #16 is with Bronwyn Birdsall and Sheree Strange. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This is a special episode brought to you in collaboration with the Apollo Bay Word Fest for their Warm Winter Words event. This interview with Michael Veitch is the final of three linked interviews, after conversations with Lucy Treloar and Michael Veitch. In this conversation, Kate and Michael talk tales of the high seas, interviewing wisdom, life in the Arts during a pandemic and his latest book, Hellship. The Warm Winter Words event at Apollo Bay Word Fest is supported by Writers Victoria and...
This is a special episode brought to you in collaboration with the Apollo Bay Word Fest for their Warm Winter Words event. This interview with Lucy Treloar is the second of three linked interviews, the first with Tony Birch and the final with Michael Veitch. In this conversation, Kate and Lucy discuss the inspiration in watery places, writing the past and the future and Lucy's latest novel, Wolfe Island. The Warm Winter Words event at Apollo Bay Word Fest is supported by Writers Victoria and the...
This is a special episode brought to you in collaboration with the Apollo Bay Word Fest for their Warm Winter Words event. This interview with Tony Birch is the first of three linked interviews, followed by conversations with Lucy Treloar and Michael Veitch. In this conversation, Kate and Tony discuss storytelling, the power of place, powerful Aboriginal women and his latest novel The White Girl . The Warm Winter Words event at Apollo Bay Word Fest is supported by Writers Victoria and the Grace ...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Lauren Draper and Susan White. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
Ah, Melbourne, here we are again. We lament the lockdown but get peppy on how we are going to do it better second time around. Then Kate swoons over the opportunity to speak to OzLit royalty and one of her own literary idols, Kate Grenville. They discuss early rejection, the generosity of other writers, THAT discussion of historical fiction and her rules for editing. We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get ba...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with McKinley Valentine and Angus Hervey. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Gabriel Bergmoser and Damian Robb. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.
We can't believe we haven't devoted an entire chat to our experiences of motherhood and writing yet. But a listener emailed with a question about how to get writing done while in the motherhood trenches and so we couldn't hold off any longer. Fittingly, our conversation in this episode is with debut author, Anna Downes, who speaks frankly about her experience post partum and how writing her blockbuster thriller THE SAFE PLACE pulled her through. We know you'll understand that this episode has a ...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with Alice Robinson and Meg Mundell. We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19...
It's a podcast, where we talk about other podcasts! So many great listening recommendations this episode. Then Katherine talks to author Laura McPhee-Browne on short form fiction, covers and how the right bio can make a big difference. We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepo...
This episode of Conversations with Friends is with RWR McDonald and Katherine Kovacic. We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVI...
This episode we listen in on a real life writers group: Emily Gale, Nina Kenwood and Bronte Coates. We know you'll understand that this episode has a different quality of audio than you are used to from us. Eventually we'll get back to studio sound, but until then forgive us the odd crackle! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of M...
