Must be time for an update…

It’s been a while between meaningful posts, so here’s a quick update on what I’ve been doing.

BURN7 swordFirst up, Burn (Rephaim #4)  is done! And by done, I mean the draft has been tweaked and polished and is almost print-ready. That doesn’t mean release dates are any earlier, it’s just a reflection of the lead-in times required for publication – and the fact that the draft will be further tweaked with those small word changes for overseas markets by my respective publishers (e.g. ‘doona’ becomes ‘duvet’ in the UK).

Burn will be released in Australia and New Zealand on 24 June and in the UK on 5 August. Shimmer (Rephaim #3)  and Burn will both be released in paperback in the US and Canada in 2016 (Shimmer in March and Burn in June).

Romancing the Stars

On Thursday night, I was one of 20 authors invited to participate in Romancing the Stars 2015 at the State Library of Queensland. This is a fun event hosted every year by Book Links and the Centre for Children’s Literature at which writers and illustrators get to update booksellers, librarians and teachers (and anyone else interested) on their latest works.

It’s a great format, promoted as ‘speed dating’ with authors and illustrators. Guests sit in circles of eight, with two chairs spare in each group for authors/illustrators. Each of the two visiting author/illustrator gets three minutes to speak, then, when the six minutes is up, they move along to different groups (heading in different directions so authors/illustrators get to mix it up too).

This year’s event was on The Terrace at SLQ (my favourite venue at the State Library). With Cyclone Marcia coming down the coast and the threat of heavy rain, strong winds and flooding on the cards, we were all braced for bad weather, but the rain and wind held off and the night went smoothly.

There was so much energy and support in the room. I connected with wonderful people and had a chance to meet talented authors and illustrators, including Sue Wright (AKA Tiny Owl Workshop), Lucia Masciullo, Alison Rushby, Peter Taylor, Kim Michelle Toft and Caroline Magerl.

Congratulations again to Jenny Stubbs and her team for putting on such a well-organised event. Here are a few photos taken on the night by official photographer Peter Allert. You can view the whole collection here.

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  1. Alex says:

    Have loved the series so far. Very much looking forward to Burn coming out in June! Great to see such great writing coming from home grown talent!

    1. paulaweston says:

      Thanks Alex. 🙂

  2. artzy_may says:

    i love your books and can’t wait to read the next. but i as wondering when will burn be available as a eBook. i have a Kindle and can’t find your books in the stores i cant wait to reread the series. it’s one of my favorite series to read and i’ve read it many times. cant wait for Burn your a fantastic writer.

    1. paulaweston says:

      Thank you! Burn should be released as an ebook the same time it’s available in paperback in your part of the world. You can find the release dates here: http://paula-weston.com/my-books/rephaim-4/ Hope that’s helpful. Happy reading! 🙂

  3. I dream about the moment when I’ll be able to hold “Burn” in my hands.
    Can’t wait to see how this story ends!

  4. Hi Paula, sounds like a wonderful night at Romancing the Stars. The pictures are great.

  5. rlsharpe says:

    You know how much I am hanging out for Burn. So glad readers in UK, US and Canada will be able to read it around the same time as us, because if I was in those countries I would not want to have to wait to read it!
    Romancing the Stars sounds like such a fun night, I’ve never heard anything like it. Great pictures 🙂

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I’m the author of the Rephaim series and The Undercurrent.

For my day job, I’m a writer-journalist-professional communicator, where my writing involves a lot less profanity.

I grew up in regional South Australia and now live in the Scenic Rim with my husband and a retired greyhound.

If you’re interested in how I came to land a publishing deal, you can read the short version in this post from August 2011. There’s a longer version (in a guest post) here.

Paula Weston

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