Awards, Substack, Storytelling and a Hybrid Career With Julia Lawrinson

Julia Lawrinson has published more than fifteen books for children and young people, from a picture book to books for older teenagers, and in 2024 published a memoir called How to Avoid a Happy Life. Her books have been recognised in the Children’s Book Council Awards, the WA Premier’s Book Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards, and she has presented to schools across Australia, in Singapore and in Bali. She is an enthusiastic adult learner of Indonesian, yoga and the cello. Her favourite place on earth is the dog park.

In episode 192 of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women’s fiction and short non-fiction for authors chats to Julia about:

• shortlisting for the 2025 WA Premier’s Literary Awards
• blogging on Substack and how this process differs from more traditional publishing or social media
• how Julia’s lengthy hybrid career writing for different audiences and in different forms have challenged and inspired her as a storyteller
• Julia’s sought after advice for writers navigating their own hybrid careers, balancing traditional recognition, digital platforms, personal creative goals and much more.

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