BIZARRE: Edwina preston - What They Never Told You

Friday essay: I modelled myself on my sister – but why are storytellers obsessed with sisterhood?

“You two are like chalk and cheese!” my mother once declared to my sister and me when we were teenagers. Her happy declaration left me deeply confused, for I believed exactly the opposite.

The Conversation · May 21

Sororicidal: this witty sisterhood novel knows children can be awful

The title of Edwina Preston’s fourth book, Sororicidal, warns us against the presence of a happy family. After all, the word refers to the killing of a sister, or the tendency to harm a sister – and in each section of this novel we come up against a different kind…

The Conversation · May 1

Sororicidal by Edwina Preston review – a tale of two sisters tinged with danger

The author deftly captures the intricacies and subtle violence of a sibling relationship. As both girls age, our sympathies shift again and again

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2

Gwen Harwood was one of Australia's finest poets – she was also one of the most subversive

Gwen Harwood is one of Australia’s finest poets. Her poetry is studied in secondary schools across the nation. While she remains largely unknown internationally, her poetry and letters continue to excite and inspire readers 27 years after her death.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2022