Gwen WilsonNov 10, 20215 minAdoption - Our voices, our stories There was a time in Australian society when it was common practice to remove babies at birth from unmarried mothers and give them to...
Gwen WilsonJul 25, 20216 minUnder Australian Skies by Phyllis PowerRemember, almost a year back, when I started a project to re-read my childhood books and write a post about each before culling it? I...
Gwen WilsonJul 21, 20211 minAuthor Interview with NFReads.comRecently I was surprised and thrilled when contacted by NFReads.com, a general interest website with an "Author Interviews" section...
Gwen WilsonFeb 25, 20153 minI belong to No One to be Published in July 2015These beautiful flowers are a gift from my publisher. Yes, you read that right dear readers. In July, Hachette Australia will release my...
Gwen WilsonAug 27, 20148 minThe Writing Process Tour – Inside the Mind of a (Non) WriterI have recently been asked by blogger friend Jolandi, Dreaming in Arabic if I would like to participate in the Writing Tour, which is...
Gwen WilsonJul 13, 20143 minBook Review: The Milk of Female Kindness, an Anthology of Honest Motherhood, contributing editor KasMany months ago, fellow blogger Sandra Danby, asked if I would like to review The Milk of Female Kindness: An Anthology of Honest...
Gwen WilsonJul 3, 20143 minFirst you learn to read, and then you read to learnI am not the only “writer in residence” in the complex where I live. My neighbour already has two books published: Blow the Wind...
Gwen WilsonJun 25, 20143 minLavender Bay and Wendy’s Secret GardenCousin C, whose nickname is Smiley, rang me out of the blue the other week. I don’t often hear from him. “How are you?” his warm voice...
Gwen WilsonJun 5, 20143 minGetting Back to Where I Once Belonged . . .I’m baaaaack . . . I have a theory that as we get older, the brain cells which record time, die – and that is why our lives appear to be...
Gwen WilsonDec 8, 20134 minWhen Every Photograph Told a StoryWhen I started writing my memoir, now called – I Belong to No One – it was an autobiographical journey through a childhood that had more...