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Monday 20 March
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Set your heart beating and pulse racing with this month’s focus on romance writing. With tales of gently-unfurling love, smouldering bodice rippers or bittersweet might-have-beens, these stories could be the sensual awakening or romantic indulgence you’ve been yearning for.
Featuring
Daniel de Lorne
Daniel de Lorne writes dark tales of ruin, romance and redemption. He holds an Honours degree for his creative writing work on vampires, just one headstone in his lifelong fascination with the macabre and gothic. His first published novel – the gay romantic horror Beckoning Blood – was released by Escape Publishing in 2014, with the sequel, Burning Blood, released in 2015.
When he’s not creating imaginary worlds and creatures, he and his husband explore as much of this world as they can.
Oliver Reeson
Oliver Reeson is an essayist and screenwriter. They are currently one of the recipients of the Next Chapter Fellowship, and mentored by Maria Tumarkin. Their work has appeared in publications such as Overland, Meanjin, Autostraddle, Literary Hub, and The Saturday Paper. In 2018 they co-created and wrote the SBS web series Homecoming Queens.
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Suneeti Rekhari
Suneeti Rekhari writes romance novels for her mostly swooning teenage self. After completing her PhD in Sydney, she moved to Melbourne where she works at a university and lives with her Sunshine family. Her first novel, The Lost Souls Dating Agency was published in 2015 by Escape Publishing. She is working on a sequel, but is usually found chasing her toddler and experimenting with recipes for unsuspecting family and friends.
Sunni Overend
Sunni Overend is a graphic design grad, and the daughter of the late, award-winning children's author Jenni Overend. She worked briefly in creative advertising before building an online fashion store, concurrently writing two women's fiction manuscripts. In 2013 she sold her online store and merged her areas of expertise to self-publish her first novel, March.
Sunni lives in Melbourne with her husband.