Not Quite Write Interviews

Interview with Robert Wilcher at Words on the Waves 2025

Ed and Amanda chat with 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival board member and prolific short story writer, Robert Wilcher. Robert shares his experience creating and running the collaborative writing website, The Moving Pen, and expounds on the importance of building and sustaining a community of writing friends. The post Interview with Robert Wilcher at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.

Interview with Gideon Haigh at Words on the Waves 2025

Ed and Amanda chat with prolific Australian author, journalist and cricket aficionado, Gideon Haigh, ahead of the Blood Lines panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We talk about Gideon's memoir, My Brother Jaz, and how in just 72 hours of drafting, he came to reckon with the death of his teenage brother some 37 years ago, and its lifelong impact on a shattered family. The post Interview with Gideon Haigh at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.

Interview with Peter Greste & Sean Turnell at Words on the Waves 2025

Ed and Amanda sit down with wanted men, Peter Greste and Sean Turnell, following the Wrongfully Imprisoned panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. The "terrorist and the spy," imprisoned in Egypt and Myanmar respectively, share what it was like to face trial on trumped-up charges, their battles for freedom, and the lingering impact of wrongful imprisonment on their lives today. The post Interview with Peter Greste & Sean Turnell at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.

Interview with Jessie Tu at Words on the Waves 2025

Ed and Amanda chat with author, journalist and book critic, Jessie Tu, ahead of the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We asked Jessie how her role as a critic impacts her own work. The post Interview with Jessie Tu at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.

Interview with Nikki Gemmell at Words on the Waves 2025

Ed and Amanda chat with influential Australian literary figure, Nikki Gemmell, ahead of the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We talked about writing as a day job, what it looks like to 'do menopause badly,' and of course about Nikki's latest book, Wing, a contemporary thriller in the vein of Picnic at Hanging Rock. The post Interview with Nikki Gemmell at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.