Brunswick Bound Books

Elizabeth Kuiper grew up in Zimbabwe before immigrating to Perth with her mother.  In 2016 she graduated from University of Melbourne with a degree in politics and philosophy.  An early extract of Little Stones was shortlisted for the Richell Prize, received the Express Media prize for best work of fiction and was published in Award Winning Australian Writing.  Elizabeth is currently studying Law at University of Melbourne. Elizabeth will be reading from Little Stones at First Chapters on Friday 5 July . 1. Brunswick Bound has asked you to read a piece from your published work.  Tell us what we can expect from the piece you have chosen? I’ve chosen an excerpt from the first chapter of Little Stones . The piece introduces the reader to many of the main characters in the novel (Hannah, her mother and her grandparents) and to a place Hannah is very fond of, her grandparent’s tobacco farm. It also introduces a potential conflict on the horizon. We hear about ...

Anna Snoekstra writes novels, teaches storytelling at RMIT University and co-ordinates the Write Club at 100 Story Building .  Her non-fiction has appeared in The Guardian, Filmme Fatales and she is a regular contributor to Lindsay .  Her first novel Only Daughter was released in 2016, and is currently in the works to be turned into a feature film with Universal Pictures.  Her second, the acclaimed Little Secrets , was released in 2017.  In 2018, Anna released her first YA novel, Mercy Point ,  and the twisty and suspenseful novel, The Spite Game . Anna will be reading from The Spite Game at First Chapters on Friday 5 July.  1.   Brunswick Bound has asked you to read a piece from your published work.  Tell us what we can expect from the piece you have chosen? I’m going to read from my most recent novel The Spite Game , which is a story about lust, revenge and girlhood. Some of my favourite topics to write about! 2. ...

We were recently the beneficiaries of a grant from Puffin Books and believe you me, we were blown away to get the news. Puffin Books are the publishers of some of yours and your kids' favourite books, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar (which just celebrated 50 years of delighting children), Hairy Maclary and more recently books from authors such as Mem Fox and local authors Anna Walker and Sophie Beer. We weren't expecting big things, as every bookshop in Australia was eligible for a slice of the giveaway and our submission was perhaps a little practical rather than visionary... I know, I know. But if you have kids, you know that carpet, fixtures, clean wall space and well, an illusion of order are all things that get worn out quicker than you would like. So what did we ask for?  An amphitheatre for storytime I hear you ask?  Enough cash to fly Eric Carle into the country for a series of workshops? (both cool ideas actually...) No, we asked for and received enough to...