Sylvia Petter's Blog, page 9

Thank you, Friederike Mayröcker!

Friederike Mayröcker does not write short stories, but that was the whole point of inviting her to read at the Short Story Conference in Vienna last year. The theme of… more

It all started with a tweet!

Last year, just after my flash fiction workshop in Vienna, I received a tweet asking me if I’d do something like that in France. Why not? I answered, and then… more

A visit, a workshop, and wine – my Vienna!

I recently had a wonderful mix of Austr(al)ia with the visit of Australian all-round super person, Anita Heiss to speak on indigenous literature at the University of Vienna and identity… more

Burnout

I wasn’t going to blog for a while but something came up that made me think about burnout. Now don’t worry. I’m not burning out. I got the t-shirt a… more

Coming home?

A recent month back in the land where I grew up and where I am glad to have done so had me reflecting. I’ve now spent more years outside Australia… more

A wedding and three bookends – part 2

It was back to work for the young married couple, but another surprise was in store: a birthday lunch with family and dear people, Samia and Dave, Johann, Pam and… more

A wedding and three bookends – part 1

The wildest of weather has been and still is hitting Sydney and apart from wishing friends there to keep dry and safe, my thoughts go out to some of the… more

Springin’ Down Under

I’m very excited to soon be taking off Down Under for some wonderful family celebrations. I even got a new Bond-girl haircut for the occasion. Call me “M” (for Mum).… more

Introducing…Günther Kaip

There were also many wonderful things that happened last summer. One ofthem was that I was able to make the acquaintance of Günther Kaip, a local writer whose poems and… more

Moving on

Last year I was told that I should just move on. This was not after a breakup in the romantic sense – and there’s lots of advice for that situation… more