Marginalia — Samantha Hearn

Cassy Polimeni is introducing habitat conservation to kids in a magical way with her new junior fiction series 'Ella and the Frogs'

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Cassy Polimeni is introducing habitat conservation to kids in a magical way with her new junior fiction series 'Ella and the Frogs'

Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra is a junior fiction book exploring themes of environment preservation, endangered species (frogs), finding home and human kindness. In this interview author Cassy Polimeni chats to UWAP intern Samantha Hearn about the first book in the Ella and the Frogs series.

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rhian Healy

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rhian Healy

My Heart is a Plastic Shoe is an unpublished poetry collection centred around the natural world, family bonds and relationships, and is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Healy shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and the motivation behind the collection 

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rachel Bowman

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rachel Bowman

The Fear of Empty Spaces by Rachel Bowman is an unpublished haunting historical novel that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Bowman shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and the challenges of writing historical fiction. 

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kimberley Lipschus

Lauren Pratt DHA2024 Interview Kimberley Lipschus Samantha Hearn The Dorothy Hewett Award

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kimberley Lipschus

The Lost House by Kimberley Lipschus is a fractured reality, fairytale-like unpublished novel manuscript that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Lipschus shares what it feels like to be shortlisted, the importance of writing and the novel’s inspiration. 

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kaya Ortiz

Lauren Pratt DHA2024 Interview Kaya Ortiz Samantha Hearn The Dorothy Hewett Award

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kaya Ortiz

Past and Parallel Lives by Kaya Ortiz is a coming-of-age unpublished poetry collection that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Ortiz shares what it feels like to be shortlisted, and explores the collection’s inspiration and writing process. 

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