Ep8.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce my guest this week to you, 2018’s Ampersand Prize winner, Frances Chapman.
I’ve had the pleasure to have known Frances for a few years since we first met at a creative writing course @ The Australian Writers Centre in Sydney,
What I admire most about Frances is her work ethic, and make no mistake, she approaches writing like it is a job.
She turns up everyday.
She does the work.
And as a result she’s become an amazing writer of both fiction and non-fiction. All her efforts have culminated in her being awarded The Hardie Grant Egmont Award Ampersand Prize last year for her ‘vibrant’ (their word) debut YA novel, What it Takes.
In our chat today we get stuck right into her journey and her process.
Frances is honest and thoughtful and has all the grit and persistence of someone who’s worked out what it takes to bring her goals and dreams to life.
I can’t express enough how excited I was to get to sit down with Frances to learn more about how she’s become the writer she is.
You’ll love this one.
Check all all that Frances is up to here:
- The Ampersand Award announcement: www.hardiegrant.com/au/egmont/ampersand-prize
- @Mamamia: www.mamamia.com.au/author/frances-chapman-5/
- Twitter: @fchapmanwriter
- Facebook here too
Thanks to:
- eight and a half for “Piece by Piece” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U_MC4mabNM
- Tara Ward for the art and design – http://www.tarawardphotography.com.au/
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