Kindle edition of Breaking Beauty is available

6 November, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

As of right now the Kindle edition of Breaking Beauty is available. Go on, you know you want it… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PBA6IL4

Books, Launches

The launch is so close now…

3 November, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

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… →

Books

Treasuring Beauty

28 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

In ten days Breaking Beauty can be yours to treasure forever. Continue reading Treasuring Beauty →

Author

Amanda Hickie

26 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

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.

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Breaking Beauty

22 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

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

Stories, edited by Lynette Washington

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 →

Books

Are you curious about Breaking Beauty yet?

22 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

Here is another lovely quote from Breaking Beauty. Great to see that so many people are coming to the launch of this exquisite collection. Looking forward to catching up with you all soon. Until then, enjoy the teaser. Continue reading Are you curious about Breaking Beauty yet? →

Books

Teaser III

14 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

Here is this week’s teaser for Breaking Beauty. I hope you have booked your spot at the Adelaide launch as it’s getting pretty close to capacity. Book now to avoid disappointment! Email RSVPs to Continue reading Teaser III →

Books

One month to go!

7 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

Today we are exactly one month away from the launch of Breaking Beauty and we’re celebrating by sharing another quote from the collection. Continue reading One month to go! →

Books

Teaser Quotes for Breaking Beauty

2 October, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

The countdown to the launch of Breaking Beauty has begun! To give you a taste of the beautiful stories to come, we have created a small sample per week to be posted on our Facebook page until the big day on Friday 7 November. Don’t forget to book your spot at the Adelaide party: anna@midnightsunpublishing.com Continue reading Teaser Quotes for Breaking Beauty →

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Revealing the cover of Breaking Beauty

11 July, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

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!

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Proudly presents… Amanda Hickie!

4 June, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

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 →

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One Step at a Time

18 May, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

One Step at a Time is a story about a boy, a baby elephant and a landmine.

by Jane Jolly and Sally Heinrich

One Step at a Time is an exquisite picture book which tells the touching story about the relationship between a young boy, Luk, and his elephant, Mali. One day on the border of Continue reading One Step at a Time →

Books

Introducing Rock Star

7 May, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

MidnightSun has been lucky enough to secure the ebook publication of Kristin Weidenbach’s fascinating and entertaining book Rock Star. The story of Reg Sprigg – an outback legend. It was first published in paperback in 2008 by East Street Publications but has not previously been published as an ebook. You can now buy it as an ebook from MidnightSun in EPUB format here and as a Mobi (Kindle) file here.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, we asked Kristin to answer a few questions Continue reading Introducing Rock Star →

Books

One Step at a Time — it’s Pozible!

13 April, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

We can’t believe that Easter is already upon us. At Midnight Sun headquarters we’ve been hard at work organising a crowdfunding campaign for the children’s picture book that we plan to publish next year. It is called One Step at a Time and it is about a Thai boy called Luk and his baby elephant Mali. One day Mali steps on a landmine and her friend Luk stays faithfully by her side as she recovers and is fitted with a prosthetic leg. Continue reading →

Author

Kristin Weidenbach

25 March, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

Kristin Weidenbach writes popular non-fiction focused on Australian history. She is the author of the picture book Meet Banjo Paterson and Tom the Outback Mailman, which is a picture book for junior primary readers based on her Australian bestseller, Mailman of the Birdsville Track: the Story of Tom Kruse.

She is the author of Rock Star: the Story of Reg Sprigg and King of the Outback and has also written for Outback magazine and Australian Geographic.

Kristin is a PhD immunologist who specialised Continue reading Kristin Weidenbach →

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