Writes4Women

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

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The Craft of Writing the Short Story with Fiona Roberson, and guest host Joanna Nell

Best-selling author and doctor Joanna Nell , author of four novels published by Hachette, chats to award winning short story writer and doctor Fiona Robertson about the craft of short story writing. Brisbane based writer Fiona Robertson's debut release, a short story collection titled If You Are Happy , was published in 2022 by University of Queensland Press to greater acclaim. The collection won the Glendower Award in the 202o Queensland Literary Awards, was shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Awar...

Mar 02, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 7

The Long Haul to Publication with Terri Green

Terri Green writes historical fiction - amongst other genres - and joins Pam on The Convo Couch to talk about her long and winding path to publication, her recent releases and the value of being in a writing group. Like most writers, Terri was one of those kids with her nose perpetually stuck in a book, and wanted to be a children's author when she grew up, but detoured into physiotherapy instead. It was a winding and convoluted path that finally led her to be a writer of historical fiction. Alo...

Feb 24, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 6

New Release Feature Author: Kylie Ladd, with Meredith Jaffé

Guest host Meredith Jaffé chats to Kylie Ladd about her new novel I'll Leave You With This . Kyle is the author of seven novels, a psychologist and freelance writer. Her novels have been published in Australia and overseas, and The Way Back , has been optioned for film. She has also co-edited and co-authored two non-fiction books, and her essays and articles have been published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Griffith Review, Meanjin, O Magazine, Good Medicine, Kill Your Darlings and Reade...

Feb 17, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 5

New Release Feature Author: Jo Dixon, with Mary-Lou Stephens

Welcome to this new release feature author episode which also has a good dose of the heart of writing. Guest host Mary-Lou Stephens, chats to debut thriller author Jo Dixon about her new release The House of Now and Then. Over ten years ago, Jo moved from suburban Brisbane to rural Tasmania. Since then, she's been wrangling an ever-growing collection of animals, bringing up two sons, and attempting to transform blackberry-infested paddocks into beautiful gardens. Now, she also writes full-time, ...

Feb 10, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 4

YA Special: Nina Kenwood and Meg Gatland-Veness in Conversation with Jo Riccioni

Today's special episode features THREE Australian YA authors: guest host Jo Riccioni chats to Nina Kenwood and Meg Gatland-Veness about their recent releases, writing processes and finds out their top writing tips for emerging authors. Nina Kenwood is an award-winning Australian writer. Her debut novel, It Sounded Better in My Head won the text prize and was a finalist for the American Library Association's William C. Morris Award. It was a CBCA notable book as well as being shortlisted for the ...

Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 3

New Release Feature Author: Lisa Ireland, The One and Only Dolly Jamieson

In this week’s episode Pam chats to Australian author and writing mentor Lisa Ireland. Lisa has published novels across various genres, she has established herself as a thoughtful, nuanced voice in modern historical fiction and women’s fiction. Lisa is a passionate community builder and enjoys supporting organisations that advocate for human rights and the arts—twin passions she explores in her latest novel, The One and Only Dolly Jamieson She lives with her husband in a small town in Gippsland,...

Jan 26, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 2

Craft of Writing: Creating Tension in Your Novel with Natasha Lester

Welcome to Season 4 of Writes4Women! Today's guest really needs no introduction. New York Times best-selling author Natasha Lester has been a guest on the podcast numerous times and today she's back to discuss how she created tension in her recent release The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre. After writing and publishing seven historical fiction titles Natasha is an expert at creating tension through plot, character and structure along with those smaller on the page details. Alix St Pierre is dual ...

Jan 22, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 1

10 lessons Learned in 10 Years of Publishing with host Pamela Cook

Pam celebrates 10 years of being a published author this month with a special edition of the podcast where she shares 10 important lessons gleaned from her time in the publishing industry. There may be a few bonus tips as well! From prioritising the writing, to dealing with rejection, finding your writing tribe and everything in between, there's plenty of foo for thought for aspiring and emerging authors, and a few things that might be helpful for established authors too. This is the final episo...

Dec 15, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 50

Talking Romance: Terri Green, Monique McDonell & Anna Hackett

Writes4Women joins forces with Talking Aussie Books to talk all things Romance at the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Fremantle 2022. Pamela Cook and Claudine Tinellis chat with authors whose work ranges from historical and contemporary fiction to crime and rural romance, romcoms and domestic thrillers. We wanted to know what being part of an organisation like the RWA meant to each of them and the impact it had on their respective journeys to publication. In this episode Pam chats to ...

Dec 15, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 49

12 Days of Christmas: Book Recommendations from Meredith Jaffê

Guest host Meredith Jaffé shares her top four book recommendations for gift giving this Christmas. Meredith is the author of four novels for adults— The Tricky Art of Forgiveness (2022), The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison (2021), The Making of Christina (2017) and The Fence (2016.) Her bestselling novel, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, was voted in the 2021 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book Award Top 50 and the 2022 Better Reading Top 100. She also writes for children. Catch Meredi...

Dec 14, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 48

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