Sharon Rundle

Sharon Rundle has a Doctorate of Creative Arts (UTS) and is the founding member of Asia-Pacific Writers and Translators. She is a lecturer, researcher, author and editor, who has published books, chapters, short stories, essays, articles, reviews and columns in Australia, India and UK. She is Chair of the UTS Writers’ Alumni and Editor for the Society of Women Writers NSW Inc. Sharon served on the NSW Writers’ Centre Board of Directors in 2011.

Transcending Boundaries.

Transcending Boundaries, Diversity and Inclusion in Australian Fiction Book Publishing. Diversity and inclusion in Australian publishing continue to be under scrutiny. The Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion, released on 31 August 2022, referred to all sections

Kiewa Creek

Sunday, 1 February The day dawns. Sulphur-crested cockatoos shriek as they rise from the trees. Startled kookaburras call out in raucous laughter and baby magpies squawk. By mid-morning, heat and humidity drive the locals to the spring-fed creek that bubbles

Ariel’s Song

Tent flaps flutter in the breeze. Dust stirs and lingers in the air, in the mouth. Another day—and I’m still here. The queue grows longer every morning. By the time our water container is filled, I’ve at least sweated away half that