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Sometimes I know exactly where a story comes from. Other times I’m unsure. At the very least, however, I can work out what inspired it. A Room For Ryel does not fall into either of these c … read more

A drizzly grey Sunday on the “dark side” of Pukekohe. Cold and miserable. A thirteen-year-old and a nine-year-old banished from the house to the neighbouring church hall, an older building with zer … read more

Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are brought up in a culture which isn’t their parents’. They learn to adapt to the culture they grow up in and can find it very difficult returning to their parents’ own cult … read more

Dear authors,I am writing this blog to update you on how submissions might look for Wombat Books and Rhiza Edge going into 2024 and beyond. As many of you would know it is very difficult to make it as … read more

At the height of the pandemic, Melbourne, the capital of Victoria in Australia’s south-east, earned the unenviable title of the ‘world’s most locked down city’, clocking up 260 days over six lock … read more