emily

I know reviews aren\’t the be all and end all. That you should ignore the bad ones and try to keep the good ones in perspective. But it\’s hard to beat the wonderful buzz of validation you feel as an author when a reviewer really likes your book, and tells the world so. When a […]

I\’m in the middle of writing the second draft of my third novel. I wrote the first draft in the same stream of consciousness way I wrote my others – head down, brain switched to automatic. I do this based on the best piece of writing advice I ever received, which is to turn the

Tuesday the 14th of September celebrated The Australian Reading Hour, a fabulous initiative aimed at encouraging reading and promoting Australian literature. Check out my take on it by visiting Better Reading: http://www.betterreading.com.au/news/qa-with-emily-brewin-on-the-australian-reading-hour/

When I was asked to write for Meanjin\’s author series, What I\’m Reading, I was slightly intimidated. As an author I should probably be reading all the time. And although I wish I was, it just doesn\’t happen. I generally manage to squeeze in half an hour every couple of days (if I\’m lucky), between

Join me for a discussion about being a first time author and about my writing process, in the Journal Canteen at CAE over wine and cheese. I am interested in the cultural and social changes that occurred in Australia in the 1960s, and the stories that arose from the shift towards more progressive values. BOOKINGS

My daughter found this wee clip on an excursion to Scienceworks in Melbourne\’s Child Magazine – pretty exciting.

Combining teaching and writing in Teacher Magazine (August 2017)

If you\’ve ever applied for a grant, you\’ll know what I mean by the title. It\’s a unique kind of melancholia that inflicts you each time a new grant round opens and you realise that you\’ll be trying to justify your life\’s work in 2000 characters (including spaces) for the next three weeks. I\’ve just

I was lucky enough to have Hello, Goodbye receive a great review from Jackie Smith on her blog jackiesmithwrites. It\’s such a buzz to read after all the hard work that\’s gone into the novel. Take a look… Thanks Jackie!  https://jackiesmithwrites.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/emily-brewin-hello-goodbye-literature-review/

Come along to Eltham Book Shop on August 2nd to hear myself and author, Kate Mildenhall, discuss the story and writing process behind my novel HELLO, GOODBYE. All welcome!