Kelly's Writerly Q&A

Kelly Sgroi
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A monthly podcast featuring authors and their books. Established in 2025, Season 1 of Kelly's Writerly Q&A is complete at 23 episodes and season 2 is set to be even better! With the introduction of Pictures and Pages, a spin-off series brought to you by Amy Freund, that focuses on industry professionals, Kelly's Writerly Q&A has double the content to share in 2026! Thanks for tuning in! From Kelly and Amy xx

  1. S2E2 Jan 2026 Q&A with Cassie Stroud on Iluka

    19 FEB

    S2E2 Jan 2026 Q&A with Cassie Stroud on Iluka

    Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 24th episode where I chat to Cassie Stroud, writer, editor and book lover. Her debut novel, Iluka, just came out with HQ Books at Harper Collins Australia, and she’s an absolute beauty inside and out.  We discuss: What Iluka is about and what makes it a beautyThe way Cassie writes with brevitySetting and POVWhat's impacted Cassie the most during her journey to beocming an authorCassie's first yesHer next novelAnd more! Thank you for listening! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay. *If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, or consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!

    31 min
  2. S2E1 Jan 2026 Q&A with Jo Dixon on A Disappearing Act

    29 JAN

    S2E1 Jan 2026 Q&A with Jo Dixon on A Disappearing Act

    Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum. Listen to my 24th episode where I chat to Jo Dixon, best-selling Tasmanian-based author of twisty, suspenseful stories, such as your multi-award-winning debut, The House of Now and Then, and her latest, A Disappearing Act, which came out in October 2025. We discuss: How Jo refers to this book as the one that nearly broke herImposter syndromePitchingHow to write multi POV and dual timeline storiesAnd more! Thank you for listening! *If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, or consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay.

    30 min
  3. S1E1 - Pictures & Pages Q&A with Andy Warren on Cover Design

    22 JAN

    S1E1 - Pictures & Pages Q&A with Andy Warren on Cover Design

    Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund, a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry! Listen to Amy's 1st episode where she chats to Andy Warren, the award-winning book designer of The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams and Affirm Press and many more books published by Hardie Grant Books, Bonnier Publishing Australia, Five Mile, and Harper Collins Australia. He's the designer behind so many books for all ages across a wide range of genres. This episode is all about: How a book actually gets made.How much say an author really has in their book design.If we should we judge a book by it's cover.Thank you for listening!

    26 min
  4. Feb 2024 to Dec 2025 with Donna M Cameron and a medley of authors!

    23/12/2025

    Feb 2024 to Dec 2025 with Donna M Cameron and a medley of authors!

    FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 23rd episode where I chat to Donna M Cameron, an AWGIE-nominated radio dramatist, award-winning playwright and short film writer. Her first novel, Beneath the Mother Tree, was published in 2018. Her second novel, The Rewilding, was published in 2024 and was shortlisted in the 25th Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards. An important read! Then I take a look back on some key tips on courses and comps, rejection, and writing and feedback from Amy Freund, R.W.R. McDonald, Deb Jordan, Casey Nott, Emma Mugglestone, Camille Booker, Clare Griffin, Kylie Orr, Shaeden Berry, and Valerie G Miller.  Thank you for listening! *If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

    37 min
  5. November 2024 Q&A with Kim Ulrick on Bad Country

    19/12/2025

    November 2024 Q&A with Kim Ulrick on Bad Country

    FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 22nd episode where I chat to Kim Ulrick, supernatural writer inspired by life growing up in the courntry and working with law enforcement and national agencies. Her debut novel, Bad Country will appeal to fans of Picnic At Hanging Rock. We discuss: POVKim's writing processHow it feels to get an agent and not be able to land a big five publishing dealKim's next bookWhat has influenced Kim's writing the mostThank you for listening! *If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

    17 min
  6. May 2024 Q&A with Liz Foster on The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices

    12/12/2025

    May 2024 Q&A with Liz Foster on The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices

    FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 21st episode where I chat to Liz Foster, women's fiction author of The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices. We discuss: What it's like to have a book come out in DecemberHow Liz manages to get words down while she's at workPOVThe Australian Writers Centre coursesThank you for listening! *If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

    22 min
  7. December 2025 Q&A with Emma Mugglestone on In The Long Run

    05/12/2025

    December 2025 Q&A with Emma Mugglestone on In The Long Run

    Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly podcast! Listen to my 20th episode where I chat to Emma Mugglestone, contemporary romance author of In The Long Run. A fake dating rom com that will make you hungry to excercise and then have you eating a crossiant afterwards. We discuss: Signing with Penguin!How this book is making readers hungry.What's the book about?The opening scene that drew me in immediately!All the layers and charcter details that make this book shine.Emma's amazing publication story!Pressure and how Emma managed to write this book after it was sold.Emma's first yesBooks that have inspired usRejectionThe importance of entering writing compsWriterly merchAnd what's next for EmmaThank you for listening! Want to be a guest on Kelly's Writerly Q&A or Pictures and Pages with Amy Freund in 2026? Fill out an EOI *If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

    36 min
  8. December 2025 Q&A with Clare Griffin on Author Interviews

    01/12/2025

    December 2025 Q&A with Clare Griffin on Author Interviews

    Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast! Listen to my 19th episode where I chat to Clare Griffin, historical fiction author and the fabulous host of her Instagram Live Sunday Sessions. These author interviews are full of bookish insight and warm conversation! We discuss: What Clare is currently writingRejectionHow Clare started interviewing authorsWhat technical difficulties we encounter recording interviewsHow we find guestsWhat we have learned by interviewing authorsOur advice for aspiring author interviewersWhether we memorise our intros or notWhether we send our questions in advance or notWhether Clare is considering turning her Sunday Sessions into a podcastAnd we finish with 8 book recs for you to add to your Christmas list!Thank you for listening! *If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books! Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

    37 min
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A monthly podcast featuring authors and their books. Established in 2025, Season 1 of Kelly's Writerly Q&A is complete at 23 episodes and season 2 is set to be even better! With the introduction of Pictures and Pages, a spin-off series brought to you by Amy Freund, that focuses on industry professionals, Kelly's Writerly Q&A has double the content to share in 2026! Thanks for tuning in! From Kelly and Amy xx

Information

  • Creator
    Kelly Sgroi
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kelly's Writerly Q&A
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    Kelly's Writerly Q&A

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