I have many letters from children, teachers, parents and would-be writers. I seem to answer letters and emails more often than I eat, sleep or write, which is why this website has been set up. I want to avoid answering things! Sleeping is my favourite activity.
I’ve been a writer for many years, but for […]

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Hello, I haven’t died.
It’s just that over summer (remember, you northern hemisphere people, while you freeze, we bake) the hot news is just not worth reporting: slept, gardened, slept, saw friends, slept, met politicians, slept, cooked, slept, went to the gym, slept, walked on the beach, slept, wrote speeches for 2005, slept, gave […]

Interview with Mem Fox about Hunwick’s Egg
Q. What inspired you to write Hunwick’s Egg?
A. I was asked to write an Easter book for the Australian market, but as usual, in the writing of any story, where I start is totally different from where I end up. It took me seven years to write […]