Marginalia — Samantha Hearn

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rachel Bowman

June 11, 2024 • Lauren Pratt • DHA2024 • Interview • Rachel Bowman • Samantha Hearn • The Dorothy Hewett Award

The Fear of Empty Spaces by Rachel Bowman is an unpublished haunting historical novel that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award.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.

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kimberley Lipschus

June 11, 2024 • Lauren Pratt • DHA2024 • Interview • Kimberley Lipschus • Samantha Hearn • The Dorothy Hewett Award

The Lost House by Kimberley Lipschus is a fractured reality, fairytale-like unpublished novel manuscript that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award.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.

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Kaya Ortiz

June 11, 2024 • Lauren Pratt • DHA2024 • Interview • Kaya Ortiz • Samantha Hearn • The Dorothy Hewett Award

Past and Parallel Lives by Kaya Ortiz is a coming-of-age unpublished poetry collection that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award.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.

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Jeremy Tager

June 11, 2024 • Lauren Pratt • DHA2024 • Interview • Jeremy Tager • Samantha Hearn • The Dorothy Hewett Award

Vanishment by Jeremy Tager is an ecological and environmental-based unpublished novel manuscript that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Tager shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and the inspiration behind the novel.

Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Angella Whitton

June 10, 2024 • Lauren Pratt • Angella Whitton • DHA2024 • Interview • Samantha Hearn • The Dorothy Hewett Award

The Protector of Fledglings by Angella Whitton is a quirky and mysterious novel that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Whitton shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and how she chose her unpublished manuscript for submission.