Author Archives: Zena Shapter

About Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter is a British-Australian writer represented by literary agent Alex Adsett. Zena has won multiple awards for her short stories, which have been published internationally. She founded and still leads the widely attended Northern Beaches Writers' Group based in Manly, Sydney, and uses her blog to frame opinions on the subject of contemporary book culture.

#AurealisAwards – We Were Chuffed & It Grew!

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Zena Shapter

Chuffed. Last night, at the 18th annual Aurealis Awards held in North Sydney’s Independent Theatre, the Australian speculative fiction scene was chuffed… and proud. It all started with Scott Westerfeld’s inspiring opening address. He spoke of speculative fiction as the … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Squeeing #WotF

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Zena Shapter

Squee: (verb) To squeal with glee Do you squee? Or does it irritate you to the point that you loathe those who do? Believe it or not, but there are some who’d like to remove the word from the world’s … Continue reading →

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The Freedom of #Conflux9 Writers (Days 3 & 4)

Posted on 29 April 2013 by Zena Shapter

How can I describe what it’s been like the last few days – being surrounded by 250 friends and like-minded people? The 52nd Natcon / Conflux 9 was just that. The layout of Rydges Capital Hill, Canberra, meant I could … Continue reading →

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