Anna Blair

Jun 24, 2024 | archermagazine.com.au | Anna Blair

I was recently asked if I wished I’d seen queer characters on television when I was younger. I considered the question for a moment, but something about it felt wrong. I had queer representation, I realised, because I had reruns of Bewitched. Image credit: Bewitched, ABC, 1972When I was in high school, Bewitched aired at the same time I arrived home.

Jan 8, 2024 | fq.co.nz | Louise Dunn |Emma Sidnam |Jack Heath |Anna Blair

BackwatersBy Emma Ling SidnamIn Backwaters, Laura, a fourth-generation Asian New Zealander who’s tired of questions about where she’s “from-from”, delves into her great-great-grandfather Ken’s diary, sparking a transformative journey of self-discovery and family secrets. This nuanced novel explores her quest for belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Dec 13, 2023 | brisbanetimes.com.au | Anna Blair

‘My friends told me this was the worst idea they’d ever heard’We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. The next best thing to having your own dog? Playing with your brother’s. By Anna Kate BlairDecember 14, 2023, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I began this year, like most years, wishing somebody in my family would get a dog.

Dec 13, 2023 | smh.com.au | Anna Blair

Save I began this year, like most years, wishing somebody in my family would get a dog. I'd pinned my hopes on my brother, the least peripatetic of us, a lawyer in a long-term relationship, living in a house with a backyard. He had spoken for years about his hypothetical dog, a samoyed named Pomelo, and each time I saw him and his partner I would ask if they haddone any research, joined a waiting list, edged any closer to making this imagined dog real. It never felt imminent.

Oct 5, 2023 | killyourdarlings.com.au | Anna Blair

Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings Debut Spotlight feature. For October that debut is The Modern by Anna Kate Blair (Simon & Schuster), a brilliantly wry and insightful debut about art, sexuality, commitment and whether being on the right path can lead to the wrong place. We spoke to Anna about her publishing journey and writing practice.