Mandy Partridge's Blog, page 3

Circus article in ArtsHub!

Today, ArtsHub published my article, 'Australian Circus bounces back'.
In it, I mention Chesea McGuffin from Company Two, Natano Fa'anana from Casus, Spenser Inwood from A Good Catch, and Darcy Grant from Gravity and Other Myths.
Here is the link - https://www.artshub.com.au/news/featu...

Brisbane Wizz Fizz Launch

I'm launching 'Wizz Fizz' at Avid Reader, Boundary St, West End, Brisbane, at 5.30pm, Friday the 17th of June, 2022.
I'll do an 'In-Conversation' with Doctor Karen Thurecht, Medical Anthropologist, and author of 'Murder at the Dunwich Asylum'. Karen and I met at the Sisters In Crime writers' group, where we discuss how we place feminist politics in to fictional narratives.
Wine and hot drinks are available, and entry is free.
This Launch is also visible online for interstate or international readers.
Here is the link - https://www.facebook.com/events/66306...
Or directly to Avid Reader- https://avidreader.com.au/events/mand...

Wizz Fizz Goodreads Giveaway

Yay! I worked out how to list Wizz Fizz for a Goodreads Giveaway.
This ebook giveaway is only for American and Canadian readers, and runs from the 17th till the 24th of May, 2022. I will give away 100 ebooks.
Australian readers, I am giving away 10 paperback copies of 'Wizz Fizz'. You can write me a message here at Goodreads, or at msmandarella@gmail.com , telling me your postal address. Thank you to all my reviewers, where-ever in the world you are. Your feedback makes me a better writer, and shows me what you enjoy or dislike about my characters and stories.
Here is the link- https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Wizz Fizz review copies for Aussie readers.

Australian Readers, I have got 10 review paperbacks of Wizz Fizz to give away.
Mirella Castle earns her Investigator's Licence, and works for the Police, the Bikers, and her own family's historic case. Mirella, Shayna and Wanda the Blonder form a dance troupe called 'The Exslaves' to infiltrate a Gentleman's Club.
Australian readers, message me your postal address, and I'll send you a copy.
American and Canadian readers are eligible for the Amazon and Goodreads Ebook giveaways, where I give away 100 ebooks each time.
I'll set up a Goodreads Giveaway as soon as the program recognises my new book's ASIN number.
The cover looks great too, artwork by Veronica Curties Chen, now studying a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Wizz Fizz Free Sale

Hey American and Canadian Readers,
My new book, 'Wizz Fizz' is on Free Sale at Amazon until the 10th of May. Mirella Castle gets her Investigator's Licence, and works her first cases for Detective Marlin, Steen the Biker, and her own family's historic case. Mirella, Wanda the Blonder and Shayna form a dance troupe, the Exslaves, to infiltrate a Gentleman's Club.
I'll also do an Ebook Giveaway at Goodreads, as soon as I can work out how to do it.
Here is the link- https://www.amazon.com/Wizz-Fizz-Mire...

Wizz Fizz cover art done

Amid Covid chaos, I'm glad to get "Wizz Fizz" one step closer to publication. Veronica Curties-Chen finished the cover art, so I've uploaded it as my new profile picture, and as a photo file on my profile.
The cover depicts Mirella Castle, the Investigator, and her friends Shayna and Wanda the Blonder, performing as 'The Exslaves'.
Previous covers have depicted Elyse Forsyth, the Producer of 'The Beast Parade', and her makeup artist friend Crimson, from "Blocked Out". The cover of "Kandy Krush" depicted Kandy McRobertson, Mirella's housemate and well known techno musician.
I'm looking forward to launching "Wizz Fizz" at Avid Reader bookshop on Boundary Street, West End, Brisbane, on the 17th of June. Crime writer Karen Thurecht will host the conversation, Karen is a friend from the Sisters in Crime, who has written some terrific local historic crime thrillers.

Town Criers Video

I had a terrific three days with the Australian Guild of Town Criers, for the national championships in Wyong NSW, on the 26th of March 2022. I made a short (2 minute) video of the 13 competing Criers, from around Australia.
Youtube automatically made me a new channel as Mandy Partridge, as I've married and changed my name since I set up Mandarella's channel.
I also started grouping Town Crier videos together, including many Criers from around the world.
Here is a link to the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0g3p...

National Town Crier Championships

As well as being a writer, I am the official Brisbane Town Crier. This week, I'll be driving 822 km south to Wyong, New South Wales for the annual (except for Covid) Town Crier competition.
This Championships has actually been postponed from 2020 and 2021, when our borders closed down due to the pandemic.
Members of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Australian Town Criers from all around will gather and compete for best Crier, loudest Crier and most flamboyant Crier. I hope I've got a chance in at least one category.
We will do a school visit, and a downtown appearance in Wyong central to cry the wares of the local shops. This is an ancient town crier tradition, and we love to meet and greet tourists too.
I'm looking forward to meeting all my town crier friends from around Australia. I've added a photo of myself in Town Crier regalia. Hear Ye! Oyez!

Fab new website

I'm thrilled to have a new website, designed by Studio CocoJuju.
Nadia has included a page for my books, a page of shorter writing, and a simple bio about me.
Check it out and tell me what you think - https://www.mandypartridge.com

Xmas in the Share-house

Happy to be published at Every Writer's Resource, which is a big American website which lists publishers and literary magazines.
The editor chose a lovely picture of the Story Bridge, the icon of my home city of Brisbane, lit up in Christmas colours.
Here is the link - https://www.everywritersresource.com/...