New Voices Down Under is a newsletter dedicated to showcasing the best of Australia’s new release fiction from debut novelists. Each month, it will feature reviews of three upcoming titles, a quick chat with a new author in our Meet the Author segment and any news relating to debut fiction released in the past twelve months. That includes award nominations and wins, information about literary prizes for unpublished manuscripts, and general chit chat. And, because we all love to get our hands on new fiction, it also features a giveaway or two, which is your chance to get your hands on a copy of a brand-spanking new release. How good is that?
I hope you enjoy what you’re about to read. I look forward to being in your inbox on the 28th of each month and hearing your thoughts on great new Australian fiction.
Meredith’s bio
If you’re wondering who I am, then allow me to introduce myself.
Meredith Jaffé is the author of four novels for adults— The Tricky Art of Forgiveness, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, The Making of Christina and The Fence. Her bestselling novel, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, was voted in the 2021 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book Award Top 50 and the 2022 Better Reading Top 100. It has also been optioned for film. She also writes for children.
Meredith’s the former Festival Director of StoryFest and regularly facilitates at writers’ festivals, other author events and podcasts. Previously, she wrote the weekly literary column for the online women’s magazine The Hoopla. Her feature articles, reviews, and opinion pieces have also appeared in the Guardian Australia, The Huffington Post, and Mamamia. In 2023, she launched the online newsletter, New Voices Down Under that features reviews, news and interviews with Australian authors of debut fiction.
