Kris Jacen, Executive Editor of MLR Press will be at the Marketing for Romance Writers Yahoo Group, on the 8th and 9th of September to listen to pitches for MLR and its imprints, Passion in Print (Het Romance) and Featherweight Press (YA). If you’re interested in making a pitch for publication sign up to the group …
Category: Events
Jul 13
Geekiness Ahoy
With the Geek Mook launch less than twenty four hours away, we’re happy to be able to provide an update on the lineup. It looks like it’s going to be a great night, and we hope you’ll be able to join us and Matthew at the event. Comedian Ben McKenzie will be MCing the night, …
Jun 06
Get Your Geek On!
Calling all geeks and lovers of geekery! Matthew’s first foray into the realms of non-fiction writing will be launched as part of Vignette Press‘ Geek Mook launch on Friday the 13th of July. For everyone who doesn’t know, Vignette Press is and Independent publishers sepcialising in Mooks, which are a hyrbid of magazine and book. …
May 23
IDAHO 2012: Where was the Teletubby?
For the blog hop against homophobia I posted stories from the people not typically heard in the fight for equality: our straight allies. Of course, once I started filming at the Equal Love rally in Melbourne, there were a lot of other people who spoke and I believe that their stories too should be shared. …
Feb 13
Summa Gone and New Opportunities
God I feel like I haven’t sat down to write properly in ages. It’s probably the whole Midsumma festival thing. Having recently moved back into the inner suburbs I was not only able to make my first Midsumma appearance as an author at Hares & Hyenas‘ Word is Out festival–well okay, second counting the banQuetPress …
Jan 16
Matthew Lang Live: Other Worlds of Radio
Matthew Lang will be live on blog talk Radio’s Other Worlds of Romance net radio show on the 16th of January @ 11 PM(American Eastern Standard time), or the 17th of January @3 PM Australian Eastern Standard time. He’ll be reading an excerpt from The Secret of Talmor Manor, and will also be available for questions. …
Jan 08
Midsumma is here!
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of the year again–the weather is starting to get hot and sweltering, and it’s looking like the heavens will bucket down on us for another wet year, but you have to make gay while the sun shines, and Midsumma is back for another season of art, culture, …
Dec 06
Christmas has come early…
Actually, it’s been happening over at MLR Press since the 20th of November. Sometime back in July, the founder of MLR got a little lonely and decided rather than have Christmas in July, what she really wanted was a Christmas celebration at Christmas…starting in July. “So who wants to write a Christmas story?” she …
Oct 07
National Young Writers Festival–Or What I did last Weekend
The first thing I have to say is the NYWF was awesome, and everyone should go next year. The second thing I have to say is that respiratory illnesses are much less awesome, especially when they hit two days after returning. I seem to have come down with a probably-not-flu-flu-like viral infection, and although I’m no …
Sep 14
It’s Official!
The program is up and the verdict is in: Yes Matthew will be appearing in Newcastle at the National Young Writers’ Festival, doing two panels and one reading. All events are free, so there’s no excuse not to attend! Fri 30th September: Super Sad Pomo Love Story: Writing Earnest Fiction in the Ironic Age Panel: …