Recently on ABC Radio's The Book Show:

Shaun Tan's visual narratives: 2009 Colin Simpson Memorial Lecture

Writing sex and dystopia in speculative fiction

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SciFiDimensions Podcast interviews John Birmingham.

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The Aurealis Awards organisers are now accepting applications from people interested in being a judge for the 2009 Awards. Have the Judges Application Form in by Friday, 24th April to be considered.

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Supanova's on in Brisbane this weekend, and Madman Entertainment is hosting a simultaneous premiere (in Japan and Aus) of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the new anime series based on the best-selling manga by Hiromu Arakawa. The event is at 6pm on Sunday, April 5th. The series will also be a part of the upcoming launch of Madman's high-quality streaming video service, Screening Room Plus.

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In a post called Clarion South 2009: A Teachers View, Jeff Vandermeer blogs about his experience as one of the instructors at the workshop earlier this year.

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Fantasy Book News & Reviews Blog interviewed Karen Miller early in March.

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Australians are regularly asked to contribute to SF Signal's Mind Meld feature. So far this year:

Sean Williams answers the question "Who are Your Literary Influences in the Ongoing Conversation of Science Fiction?".

Glenda Larke, Margo Lanagan and Anna Tambour give their opinions on "Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature".

Simon Haynes shares who he thinks are "the funniest writers in the history of sf/f?" and gets some props himself from Dave Freer.

Jonathan Strahan gives his answer to the question "Does The Used Book Market Help or Hurt the Publishing Industry?".

Karen Miller shares her "Most Difficult Part of Being a Writer".

Sylvia Kelso reveals her "favorite book".

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Some posts of interest from HorrorScope:

Clarion South is asking for donations to help support the workshop. They hope to raise $4000 dollars by the end of March.

Chuck McKenzie has started a second "fictional blog" called Deadwalkers. New chapters go up weekly.

Dr. Mark David Ryan's thesis A dark new world : anatomy of Australian horror films is available to download at the QUT website.

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Lee Battersby won the 2008 Australian Shadows Award for his novella The Claws of Native Ghosts earlier this month. You can find a link to an interview with him and comments by Guest Judge Sarah Endacott about the award and its nominees at the AHWA website. Found at SFScope.

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More Flycon interviews at ABC's Articulate blog; Jack Dann, Daniel Fox, Roberta Gellis, and Sara Douglass.

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