• Inspirational Conversations: Dreaming a Different Reality - 30 April

    From the event description: 'Writer Claire Corbett is fascinated by the future, and explores themes of science and genetic modification in her remarkable novel When We Have Wings. In this…

  • Hostile Takeover published by Spineless Wonders

    My Carmel Bird Award longlisted story Hostile Takeover has just been published as an esingle by Spineless Wonders as part of the Amanda Lohrey Selects Series. Here's the blurb: 'Z works within…

  • Master Classes with Thomas Keneally and me at SMSA

    'This master class is a unique opportunity to learn the craft of writing from Booker Prize-winner Thomas Keneally and author Claire Corbett in the beautiful Tom Keneally Centre. 3 x fortnightly…

  • Putting Australia on the Map - my latest article for The Monthly

    When I moved to Australia from Canada as a child, I was struck by the shape of my new home. In Canada I had to draw maps of my native land in exacting detail. This skill atrophied at my Sydney…

  • Why does contemporary fiction look increasingly like science fiction?

    I will be giving an author talk at Katoomba Library at 2pm, Saturday 22 February, followed by free afternoon tea and book signings. The new Katoomba Library at the Cultural Centre is gorgeous, with…

  • Why does contemporary fiction look more and more like science fiction? Author Talk Katoomba Library February 22

    I will be giving an author talk at Katoomba Library at 2pm, Saturday 22 February, followed by free afternoon tea and book signings. The new Katoomba Library at the Cultural Centre is gorgeous, with…

  • So 2014 seems to be shaping up well - residency in upstate New York!

    I'm so excited by this early Christmas present. This morning I was notified I've been selected for a month's residency at Writers' Omi at Ledig House as part of their 2014 program. This is very…

  • Fairfax press review of Griffith REVIEW 42: Once Upon a Time in Oz

    'Everyone should therefore seek out the latest issue (42) of the Griffith Review, Once Upon A Time In Oz.... This latest issue of the Griffith Review confirms its position as Australia's most…

  • Dutch Review of 'Vleugels'

    A five star review of the Dutch edition by Edward Janssens in CultuurBewust, a Dutch cultural web-magazine.