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Author Q&A with Carmel Bird – Thurs 14 Dec, 8pm AEDT

We'll be chatting with award-winning Australian author Carmel Bird on from 8pm AEDT on Thursday 14 December to celebrate a new award for digital short stories and the launch of Bird's new digital collection, The dead aviatrix: eight short stories.

Is there anything you'd like to know about writing short stories or publishing online? Don't miss this chance to put your questions to an experienced and talented writer. No need to wait until 14 December either – post them as they come to you.

If you'd like a bit of inspiration, have a read of some of Carmel's work:

The Dead Aviatrix, a story from her new collection: https://tablo.io/carmel-bird/the-dead-aviatrix-and-the-stratemeyer-syndicate
An essay on her new collection: https://tablo.io/carmel-bird/the-dead-aviatrix-the-story-of-the-stories

Carmel Bird has written novels, short stories, essays and books on the art of writing, in addition to editing anthologies of essays and stories. She was awarded the Patrick White Award in 2016.

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Well, this has been a great deal of fun. Thanks to Cory for being our lovely Moderator. Thanks to the wonderful team at Tablo. Thank you very much to the State Library of Victoria for being our generous hosts both in real life and online. And thanks to the lovely readers (many of whom are also writers) who have given me such probing questions to respond to. Happy flying.

Thank you so much Carmel for sharing your wisdom, and for your kind words about Tablo! This is going to be such a wonderful resource for aspiring writers going forwards. We can’t wait to share it with everyone, and for more new writers to stumble across it :)

Hey, man! An author Q&A with Carmel Bird sounds like a chill way to dive into some literary wisdom. It’s always cool to connect with creative minds. If you’re inspired to write something yourself, check out https://99papers.com/ for a little help. Keep the good vibes and stories flowing!

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