Tina Cartwright (she/her)

Thanks Gordon

Ha! No, yours will be nothing like that!

Opps obviously it's Sydney Morning Herald!

Part of a submittable screen. One green acceptance for a piece titled In the Mountains

You know those times when something just sticks in your head and won't get out until you write it - though you should be working on something else.

Think this is the fastest acceptance I've ever had.
(maybe they'll bring their friends)

Wishing y'all a decent day xx

#writinglife

Your new book is out! (And now you feel like a ‘first-class numpty’) The long-awaited moment of publication can bring emptiness, anxiety and a surprising lack of fanfare.

'Balmy days pottering around home while doing some light imagining' - how people imagine what being a writer involves.
This cracked me up.
Michael Winkler in the The Age on the realities of having your book pubbed www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

#writingcommunity

Thanks Jane 😁

Gift A Safe Night - Women's Refuge Gift a Safe Night and help a woman and her children escape family violence.

I just gifted a Women's Refuge Safe Night for Mother's Day - just $20! I hope you will too!
#NewZealand #MothersDay

Very happy to hear I've been longlisted in the Peter Carey Short Story Awards

I've said it before and I'll say it again, but prizes run by writers are the best. I won't make it any further I don't think but lovely to be involved again, and big congrats to all the other finalists 💫

Woo hoo! Congratulations Jane and good luck!

Thanks a lot Stuart!

Short story: On the Point, by Tina Cartwright “We could go out on the boat?”: the one about the octopus

Thrilled to have a short story up on @newsroom.co.nz
Thanks to Steve Braunias for his insights.

It's an old one, revamped.
Plus find out the inspiration behind the story.

Check it out here: newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/03/s...

Lots of people early voting in the rain yesterday.

It felt kind of hopeful.

Also, got some very good writing news today.

Hope ... hmm such an interesting word.

Thanks so much Alison!

Thank you xx

Thanks so much Susan!

Thanks a lot Gordon!

Thanks so much Jane! Thank god i didn't know before it was shortlisted would've been in a flap!

Longlisted!
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the #Commonwealthshortstoryprize
#cwwp

I'm thrilled.

My story is set in a dystopian (is it?) future where it's illegal to not smile or have pets.
It's about opression, betrayal and resistance!

WONDER LOUDER

Very exciting news today!

Help!
For a writing thing:

What's the difference between being 'in love' w someone and loving someone?
(and what nationality you are)

- I have a hunch ...

The Sunday Shot

Your new alternative to #insiders The Sunday Shot premieres on Sunday at 9am!

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Thanks so much xx

We went for bahn xeo the other day. When we weren't watching our Chilean friend drunk the dipping sauce 🤣
Thank God the restaurant owner didn't see he was too busy counting how many tissues other customers used!

March 30th.

Writers on how living in the West contributes to our writing.

I'll be talking about the well of ideas that is the Coin Laundry.

Feat. Alice Pung, Jinghua Qian, Sam Elkin, Rijn Collins, and Emilie Collyer.

Check out the full program!

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Baby's first writers festival!

Check out this amazing new festival!

Alice Pung, Thuy On, Sam Elkin, Rijn Collins, Helen Garner and many more.

I'm very excited to be one of the closing night readers!

#writingcommunity

www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Thanks so much Dani, very kind of you!