December 2016
The Historian’s Daughter, by Rashida Murphy
A beautiful review of The Historian's Daughter by the lovely Lisa Hill from ANZ lit lovers blog.
The next wave updated (part 2): Rashida Murphy and Karen Overman
Honoured to be featured in Amanda Curtin's blog alongside Karen Overman.
For The Love of Fidel
It all started when the doorbell rang and my grandmother allowed Fidel Castro to sweep past her to where my mother lay on a low divan piled high with hand embroidered Nepalese quilts. [...]
September 2016
Her Story
I first met Shokoofeh Azar in Fremantle about 3 years ago after reading a story she had published in the Westerly. Within 5 minutes we were chatting as if we had shared a childhood [...]
Hansonisation
While I hesitate to give more air time to a woman known best for saying things I find hard not to take personally, the fact that Pauline Hanson is back on our TV screens [...]
August 2016
2, 2 and 2: Rashida Murphy talks about The Historian’s Daughter
Here's a guest post on Amanda Curtin's blog, ahead of the launch of The Historian's Daughter on 31st August.
A short story – When the sky breaks
This story was first published by Sonic Boom in 2015 and the fact that we are still 'debating' the incarceration of human beings in detention centres, saddens me deeply. Here's a story I wish [...]
July 2016
June 2016
The Historian’s Daughter
My publishers have just told me that The Historian's Daughter is now featured on their website as a forthcoming title. This is tremendously exciting and is now starting to feel real. I will post [...]
May 2016
An editorial and some stories
A few months ago I was invited by Cafe Dissensus to guest edit a special issue on Female Genital Mutilation in India. A topic close to my heart, for reasons that will become [...]