Queer Authors
Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales retold in a queer light
Think you know fairy tales? Think again. Everything Under the Moon has put a queer spin on some of your favourite fairy tales. Edited by non-binary writer Michael Earp, Everything Under the Moon is a spellbinding anthology that spins twelve fairy tales as old as time through a queer lens for an illuminating celebration of …
Familiar faces join Red, White & Royal Blue screen adaptation
The New York Times best seller Red, White & Royal Blue is set for a small screen adaptation and the first cast members have been announced. Red, White & Royal Blue is being created for Amazon Prime and is being filmed in the UK. The first two cast announcements feature some very familiar faces. Red, White …
Queering Kyogle at the 2022 Kyogle Writers Festival
The northern NSW town of Kyogle will play host to the 2022 Kyogle Writers Festival this May with some fabulous queer authors. Featuring more than 60 authors and poets, the festival will also include a wonderful queer focus. Six queer authors will participate in unmissable events across the festival. A small town festival with big …
Powerful queer events to catch at the Brisbane Writers Festival 2022
The best thing about restrictions easing lately is the events that we can get out to see again, one of the latest to get to is the Brisbane Writers Festival. A celebration of all things literary the festival is a melting pot of ideas with something for everyone. With so many events to choose from, …
‘Invisible Boys’ receives development funding for television series
The powerful and hard hitting book Invisible Boys is set to hit Australian television screens. In 2020 it was announced the book had been optioned for television development. Earlier this year it was revealed the show had received further funding. The announcement is a great addition to local original queer television content in Australia. Invisible …
‘Call Me By Your Name’ sequel novel out within months
Author of acclaimed queer romance Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman, has announced a follow-up to his original 2007 novel will be published in October. Titled Find Me, American publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux said the novel will not only explore the future of the two protagonists but also Elio’s father Samuel, now divorced, …
‘Nanette’ Star Hannah Gadsby Is Writing Her Memoir
Queer comedian Hannah Gadsby is following up the success of her acclaimed Netflix special Nanette with a memoir. The book will be titled Ten Steps to Nanette, according to Australian publisher Allen & Unwin, and the project is “a memoir that follows the funny and sometimes dark events of the Australian comedian’s life leading up …
Author Jay Carmichael Talks Growing Up Gay In Regional Australia
Author Jay Carmichael will release his debut novel Ironbark later this month. He recently spoke with QNews Magazine about his inspirations, and what motivates him as a writer. Waaia, the town in Victoria I grew up in, had about 70 people in the township, and a few hundred more scattered across the farmlands that stretched …
