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First Review for One Step at a Time

‘Jane Jolly has a knack for tackling unusual stories (Limpopo Lullaby) with tender, evocative writing. The striking illustrations are reproductions of hand-coloured lino prints. They are dramatic and engaging and the book is cleverly designed, taking in the elements of the lino cuts and leaving plenty of space for text. This is highly recommended, especially for classroom discussion.’

One Step at a Time just received its first review and it is fabulous! Read the entire review in Books+Publishing. Yay! Hopefully there will be many more positive words over the coming months. It is such a beautiful book, it really deserves high praise. Continue reading First Review for One Step at a Time

Lynette Washington

Lynette Washington
Lynette Washington

Lynette Washington is a short story writer, editor and teacher of creative and professional writing. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide.

Her stories have been published widely and in 2014 she edited the story collection, Breaking Beauty. In 2017 she co-edited the story collection, Crush. Her debut novel, Plane Tree Drive was published in November 2017.

When Lynette is not writing, she teaches police cadets the importance of sentence structure and grammar.

The launch is so close now…

On Friday 7 November 2014 from 6.30pm we’ll be launching the fabulous collection Breaking Beauty, which contains stories about beauty in all its disguises. Established and emerging writers appear side by side on these pages and they all have something unique to say about beauty. Why don’t you join us at the SA Writers’ Centre, 187 Rundle Mall in Adelaide for a fantastic night to celebrate the beauty of the short story form. All welcome! Continue reading The launch is so close now…

Amanda Hickie

Amanda Hickie
Amanda Hickie

Amanda Hickie has always been interested in science, literature and ethical questions, annoying her scripture teacher at the age of ten by asking if it was immoral to lie to a murderer. Despite a passion for writing, she studied Computer Science — but she quickly recovered.

A change of lifestyle when she and her family moved to Canada resulted in her first novel, After Zoe. Living down the road from the SARS outbreak also provided the seed for An Ordinary Epidemic.

Amanda lives a pleasant stroll from Coogee Beach in Sydney with her two computer-oriented sons and husband and two non-computer-oriented cats.

Breaking Beauty

Breaking Beauty
Breaking Beauty
In this stunning collection, twenty-seven brilliant writers ask: What is beauty?

Stories, edited by Lynette Washington

PB 240 | 198 x 129 | ISBN 978-1-925227-00-0 | $24.99
Fiction | MidnightSun Publishing | November 2014

Breaking Beauty puts one of the greatest obsessions of our time under the spotlight and shows that beauty rarely exists without its grubby underbelly. There is no light without Continue reading Breaking Beauty

Revealing the cover of Breaking Beauty

Breaking Beauty
Breaking Beauty
Our amazing designer Kim Lock has been working very hard to deliver this stunning cover for MidnightSun’s upcoming short story collection Breaking Beauty.

Lynette Washington has expertly edited the project and now we can look forward to the fabulous Adelaide launch of this brilliant collection. It’ll all be happening at the SA Writers’ Centre from 6.30pm on Friday 7 November 2014. Hope to see you there!

Proudly presents… Amanda Hickie!

Amanda Hickie
Amanda Hickie
Every now and then, out of the massive MidnightSun pile of unsolicited manuscripts, appears a story that really grabs us by the throat and shakes us around. Because we actually read every single one of those manuscripts, we come across a mixed bunch of stories, from children’s picture books to self-help manuals. But mainly the pile consists of fiction for an adult audience, just the way we like it. Lately, we have been fortunate enough to find one such throat-grabbing gem in our pile and we thought it was time to introduce this writer to you. Continue reading Proudly presents… Amanda Hickie!