by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
I was thrilled to talk to the lovely and charming Sarah Kanowski today on radio for ABC Conversations, one of the national broadcaster’s most-downloaded podcasts. The interview was a sheer delight, made particularly enjoyable for me knowing that Sarah genuinely...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog, Pianos and pianists on the stage and the page
I wrote this article drawing attention to the chronic gender gap in classical and jazz music for the Things Made From Letters website, which is managed by my publisher Allen & Unwin. They asked several of their authors to contribute to their campaign to mark IWD...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog, Pianos and pianists on the stage and the page
A bit of a thrill to see my GIRLS in this extract in the newspaper today, and so lavishly illustrated with a portrait of Jane Austen (herself a serious piano student throughout her adolescence and young adulthood), and one of Renoir’s familiar Jeune Filles au...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog, Grants for writers
Unpublished writers, take note: the excellent Kill Your Darlings (KYD) literary journal and writers’ workshop is offering a AUD$5,000 prize – plus mentoring – for an unpublished manuscript. Agents and publishers take note of winning and short-listed...
by Virginia Lloyd | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Client book news and links
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your book published at last. Holding a hard copy in your hands, seeing it on the shelf of a bookshop, or listed with a thumbnail cover image at an online store – there’s no taking away the enormous...