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The September issue of The Monthly has arrived from the printers, with my piece on the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity and the landing party at Canberra Deep Space Network Tracking…

I'll be the guest speaker at the Women with Altitude Morning Tea. Thursday September 13th 9.30am - 11.30am $32 Members $45 Non members Howell Oval Function Centre (Howell Cricket Oval) Station Street…

The Dutch edition of When We Have Wings has been released with a gorgeous new cover by the classy Dutch imprint Uitgevrij Signatuur. In hardback.

I'm really looking forward to this - being part of a panel discussion to welcome new members to the ASA. Event format: Members-only event. Opportunity for new members to socialise and learn about…

Very much looking forward to August 6, when, all going well, the Mars Science Lab (MSL) 'Curiosity' will land on Mars! Canberra Deep Space Network (CDSN) Tidbinbilla will be at the forefront on the…

WHEN WE HAVE WINGS has been shortlisted for Best First Fiction in the 2012 Ned Kelly Awards.

Author Michael Pryor asked me to write about my favourite book from childhood. Choosing a favourite book is impossible; would it be The Jungle Book or The Silver Chair, The Lord of the Rings or…

Camille Seaman is an amazing photographer whose work I've just seen for the first time. The Atlantic has published a stunning photoessay on supercell storms; if you've read WHEN WE HAVE WINGS, you'll…

The judges have shortlisted five essays for this year's Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, which is worth a total of $10,000. They are 'The Last Space Waltz? Reflections on 2001: A Space Odyssey…

... the advancement of technology, and how that impacts on society as a whole, was spot on, an extrapolation to a not-too-distant future rooting exactly where we are today. And the writing itself is…