Interview with Anna Downes at Words on the Waves 2026
In our final Words on the Waves interview for 2026, prolific bestselling Central Coast author Anna Downes joins Ed and Amanda to discuss her atmospheric psychological thrillers. Anna touches on the power of setting, and the real-life hotel that inspired her latest novel. We spend some time musing on the appeal of horror as an immersive, embodied reading experience, before Anna reflects back on the “ordeal” of writing her second book, and the value of collaboration in surviving the creative process.
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10 Jul 2026
Interview with Maame Blue at Words on the Waves 2026
At Words on the Waves 2026, Maame Blue joined Ed and Amanda to discuss writing about family, drawing on her novel ‘The Rest of You’, a multi-generational story set between London and Ghana. Maame shared with us the importance of understanding one’s motivation for writing about family, as well as why exploring emotional truth is more important than simply recounting facts. We also talked about writing unlikeable characters… because what family doesn’t have at least one of those?
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9 Jul 2026
Interview with Darren Rix & Craig Cormick at Words on the Waves 2026
At Words on the Waves 2026, Darren Rix and Craig Cormick joined Ed and Amanda to discuss their multi award winning book, Warra Warra Wai, a project that began by uncovering Aboriginal place names, but evolved into something much bigger. The two men shared with us the responsibility of acting as custodians of stories that […]
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