Products – Tracey Spicer

Best Australian Comedy Writing 2

Tracey Spicer — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:49:13 +0000

Editor and comedian Luke Ryan has searched the nation for the best comedy writing – collecting gems that have been published far and wide, and mining new comedy gold from our funniest writers. Featuring memoir, satire, fiction, scripts, sketches, prose and much more from comedy legends and rising stars, this is Best Australian Comedy Writing. Contributors include David Burton, John Clarke, Josh Earl, Greg Fleet, Anna Heyward, Ben Jenkins, Amanda Keller, Julie Koh, Benjamin Law, Michelle Law, Ben McLeay, Shaun Micallef, Ben Pobjie, Randy, Jordan Raskopoulos, Sarina Rowell, Em Rusciano, Robert Skinner, Tracey Spicer, Angela Thompson, David Thorne, Jack Vening, Lorelei Vashti, Chloe Walker, Rosie Waterland and Evan Williams.

Between Us: Women of Letters

Tracey Spicer — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:46:55 +0000

Writing a letter can be an act of confession or celebration, while receiving one can bring joy, insight and vivid memories. Ambassadors for correspondence Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire have lured some of our best and brightest to the literary afternoons of Women of Letters to write and read missives of all kinds.

Bestselling novelist Hannah Kent exchanges letters about books, editing and synchronicity with her publisher Alex Craig.

Intimate and outrageous declarations of love and friendship are shared between actor Rhys Muldoon and musician Kram.

And award-winning cartoonist First Dog on the Moon expresses his affection for his editor Sophie Black through drawings (while she sticks to the written word).

Between Us is an inspiring and engaging collection of all-new letters from some of Australia’s best-loved people.

Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years

Tracey Spicer — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:43:24 +0000

Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years is a provocative analysis of Australian attitudes towards the nation’s first female Prime Minister. A selection of Australia’s most influential, entertaining and controversial female voices examine the country’s reaction to Julia Gillard and debate the successes and failures of her prime ministership.

Bewitched and Bedevilled investigates Gillard’s position at the receiving end of a barrage of sexism and misogyny; questions why she was so vehemently attacked; and discusses the role this played in her ultimate undoing. Bewitched and Bedevilled also uncovers the impacts (reinvigorating, divisive, disturbing) of the Gillard years on feminism, on the Australian community and on our image abroad. Packed with wit, ire and incisive comment, this is a compelling anthology for all those who were intrigued or outraged during Julia Gillard’s tenure as Prime Minister.

Contributors include: Tanya Plibersek, Jane Caro, Eva Cox, Clementine Ford, Kathy Lette, Chloe Hooper, Helen Razer, Shakira Hussein, Emily Maguire, Tracey Spicer, Ruth Hessey, Catharine Lumby, Helen Pringle, Carol Johnson, Claire Harvey and speeches from Anne Summers and Julia Gillard.

She’s Having a Laugh

Tracey Spicer — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:37:33 +0000

In She’s Having a Laugh , 25 of the funniest women in Australia write about life, love and laughter. Their stories are irreverent, intimate and – most of all – often hilarious. They reflect on why they became comedians, celebrate the funny women in their own lives, explore what’s different about the female funny bone, and take a look at the power of laughter for us all.

Contributors include George McEncroe, Yumi Stynes, Gretel Killeen, Jennifer Wong, Tracey Spicer, Candy Bowers, Annabel Crabb, Fiona Scott-Norman, Corinne Grant, Anita Heiss, Jodie Hill, Tracy Bartram and Caitlin Crowley.