Category: Journal Entry
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Only Two
by Jackie Randall Longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Society of Australasia Prize – CYA Category. We were driving the Great Ocean Road, and the name of this tourist attraction intrigued us. When we discovered the story of Loch Ard Gorge, sadness and inspiration gripped us. ‘You have to write this one,’ my husband…
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My Writing Journey
They say that “everything happens for a reason”. At Christmas 2008, my mum passed away from a short but nasty illness. About three weeks later, I was travelling in Tasmania with my husband who was on business. A vortex began inside a bookshop and sucked me inside. I found myself rummaging in the ‘specials’ bin.…