Barbara Hannay on ABC local radio NQ

A quick reminder that Barb Hannay will be doing a radio interview on ABC radio Townsville this afternoon at 2.20 pm. All the details are on her website. She’s running a competition for the best opening line for a Romance novel so get your thinking caps on and, if you’re around and listening, phone in for Continue reading


Tropical Writers Festival

Wow! I’ve just had a fabulous (but exhausting) weekend at the Tropical Writers Festival in Cairns. There is something very uplifting about spending an entire weekend with people who are passionate about books. As always the differences in opinions about the merits of one book versus another were intriguing and the Biggest Book Club certainly Continue reading


Disney Downunder – (This is for Sandy and other fish lovers :-)

Following on from a blog post earlier this week, Bron sent me a photo of the three storey castle in the fish tank Wolfie’s goldfish call home. Try as I might I couldn’t upload it into the original post, but I was so impressed I decided it needed a post of its own. Being more Continue reading


Yungaburra, book launches and editing…

Phew, what a busy last few weeks! Apologies for the lack of blogging, but life has been full. I didn’t realise how long a break I’d had until emails starting arriving asking if I was okay 🙂 Very happy to report I’m fine, my computer is fine, but my boss expects me to keep working Continue reading


Yungaburra Book Fair 18th September

Tomorrow I’m heading up the Gillies Range to the Yungaburra Book Fair. The historic village of Yungaburra perches on top of the Great Dividing Range with Tinaroo Dam at its back door. It’s a beautiful spot with some wonderful eclectic shops for browsing around and coffee shops serving delicious Tableland treats. I’m chairing a panel Continue reading