Imagining the Past: with Jackie French
Our first podcast interview for 2019 features one of Australia's favourite authors, and our guest of honour at this year's conference – the incomparable Jackie French.
Jackie has written over 200 books for readers of all ages, and many of them are historical fiction. She has sold millions of copies and won awards all over the world. Her honours include the Order of Australia and Senior Australian of the Year, and from 2014 to 2015 she was the Australian Children's Laureate.
Our podcast host, Kelly Gardiner, spoke to Jackie on the line from her home in the Araluen Valley.
Listen
We are delighted to present Jackie in conversation at the Conference in October, where she will chat with Jackie Ballantyne to reveal insights into her novels, her writing processes, her approach to history, and other aspects of her impressive career.
Our podcast, Imagining the Past, features interviews with writers of historical fiction from New Zealand and Australia.
You can subscribe to it in your favourite podcast app, listen to episodes on our blog, or follow us on Audioboom.
The 2019 series is supported by La Trobe University and features conference guests chatting with host Kelly Gardiner about historical fiction, their writing practice, and reading.
