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Alan Fyfe - Putting place and poverty on the page
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Alan Fyfe is a maker of stories and poems who lives on unceded Noongar country. Alan’s poetry and prose fiction has received recognition with a number of awards and listings in Australia and internationally. His latest release, The Cross Thieves, is the second part of a trilogy centred around The Peel Region and concerning housing instability and homelessness.
In this episode of Not the Plot, Alan shares his thoughts on what has shaped him as a writer, the inspiration behind his novels, and the place for different voices in fiction. He also reveals an unusual hobby or two and offers sound advice for aspiring authors.
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