FWD: RE: epistolary fiction
“Epistolary fiction” means a fictional narrative pieced together from letters, diary entries, newspaper clippings and maybe even photographs.
Lauren Hancock-Coffey
Lauren Hancock-Coffey is the co-founder and financial manager of Banksia Journal. She’s also a writer and devourer of historical fiction with a speculative twist and an avid fantasy RPG-er with more books and games than sense. She’s a full-time editor with a BA in Linguistics and an MA in Professional Writing and Publishing.
The year of the horse is almost out the gate
We are about to enter the year of the horse. To mark the occasion, we’re sharing some thoughts on this beautiful animal.
The shape of Albany: isolation, history and healing through fiction
Exploring my hometown’s fictional presence through Tim Winton’s Lockie Leonard, Amanda Curtin’s The Sinking, and Zac & Mia by A. J. Betts.
Re-reading some of our favourite stories
To celebrate our second anniversary, Lauren would like to briefly highlight some of her favourite stories from the past 12 months.
Imagine travelling to your favourite fantasy world
I’m sure wishing to be whisked away into the world of a favourite story is a familiar feeling for many readers.
A year on: happy reading, everyone!
I could launch into a treatise on time and our philosophical perception of its passing … but I’ll limit myself to Banksia Journal.
Meet the new and improved team
We’ve been making some changes behind the scenes here at Banksia Journal, and are now excited to introduce our newest team members!
Do you want to feast on fantasy foods?
We’ve been feeling a bit peckish, and finding ourselves fantasising about fictional foods from Skyrim, and Delicious in Dungeon.
My first two weeks as a professional editor
Today marks the tenth working day since I started my new editing job. I’ll be going into a little of what I do, and how it relates to publishing.
Why we love these queer characters
We hear June is pride month. To mark the occasion, we talk about stories featuring our favourite queer characters, such as Ling Chan from the Diviners.
Memento mori: how do you see death?
Join hands in a dance with death, as we discuss stories of Death personified, skeletons in art, and our favourite ossuaries.
Fantasy fans reflect on the Perth Festival Writers Weekend
We went to the Perth Festival Writers’ Weekend… uh, two weeks ago now. Gosh, how time flies. Anyway, we finally sat down and reflected on our experience.