by Rebecca Starford | Feb 19, 2020 | News
Kill Your Darlings is now accepting submissions for our New Australian Fiction 2020 anthology, which will be published in September. I’m delighted to be returning as the series editor, and I look forward to discovering a host of new writers for the collection....
by Rebecca Starford | Jan 31, 2020 | News
Hello there! It’s been a while since I last updated the website – and that’s because I’ve been busily writing my new novel! More details on this project to come, but I can report that it’s a story about a young woman recruited to MI5 at...
by Rebecca Starford | Mar 16, 2016 | News
Today I spoke with Magdalena Ball from Compulsive Reader about Bad Behaviour. I really enjoyed her considered and thoughtful questions. You can listen to the interview here. Magdalena will be chairing two of my sessions at the upcoming Newcastle Writers’...
by Rebecca Starford | Feb 23, 2016 | News
I’m delighted to be appearing at the 2016 Newcastle Writers Festival, which is taking place between 1 and 3 April 2016. I am scheduled for two events on Saturday, 2 April: Playground Politics: Exploring the Darker Side of School, with James Fry, Brigid Delaney,...
by Rebecca Starford | Feb 23, 2016 | News
My memoir, Bad Behaviour, is now available in a new, slightly smaller B format, and available to purchase at all good retailers, and via Allen & Unwin’s website.
by Rebecca Starford | Aug 6, 2015 | News
In some very exciting news, I’m pleased to announce that Bad Behaviour has been optioned for television by director Pip Karmel and Amanda Higgs, co-creator and producer of The Secret Life of Us and The Time of Our Lives. Books+Publishing has an article about the...
by Rebecca Starford | Aug 6, 2015 | News
Bad Behaviour is now available to listen to as an audiobook, thanks to the wonderful folks at Audible. Sarah Blackstone does a wonderful job narrating. Audible has loads of great other titles, I really recommend checking out the site if you’re an audiobook...
by Rebecca Starford | May 9, 2015 | News
Last month I was lucky enough to be a guest on Richard Fidler’s Conversations, which is broadcast nationally each day on ABC radio. Richard was a generous and insightful host and I really enjoyed chatting with him about Bad Behaviour. If you’re interested...
by Rebecca Starford | Mar 31, 2015 | News
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to be a guest on ABC RN’s ‘Life Matters’ program, where I discussed Bad Behaviour, as well as boarding school, bullying and the process of memoir writing. If you missed it, the episode is available to listen to...
by Rebecca Starford | Feb 24, 2015 | News
‘Riveting. At once self-critical, intelligent and beautifully written…unforgettable.’ Hannah Kent ‘An eloquent reminder that love is a place of great vulnerability…This is an engrossing book. The structure of the book creates a tender bond between a girl...