Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
@jendn.bsky.social
Journalist, author, Hard Quiz winner, and Bluesky n00b from Brisbane, Australia.
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I couldn't find a list of Australian authors and writerly types on Bluesky so here's my effort to fix that. Please follow all of them! (And suggest more because I will add them.) go.bsky.app/DLhFaM8
Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
Has anyone compiled a list of debut authors who planned to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week?
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Has anyone compiled a list of debut authors who planned to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week?
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Made it seven days into 2026 before misspelling intelligence. Please clap.
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Made it seven days into 2026 before misspelling intelligence. Please clap.
If you returned to work today *and* remembered your password from 2025, you deserve this: 🏆
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
If you returned to work today *and* remembered your password from 2025, you deserve this: 🏆
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
More electric utes, sports cars and hatchbacks that break price records high and low are coming this year… but so are rule changes (I wrote this!). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian electric car market to get influx of new models as cheaper EVs hit the road in 2026
New utes, sports cars and hatchbacks will break price records at both ends as traditional brands release electric vehicles in 2026
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM
More electric utes, sports cars and hatchbacks that break price records high and low are coming this year… but so are rule changes (I wrote this!). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I don't mean to brag but there was a full half hour today in which no email arrived to crush my inbox into the dirt.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I don't mean to brag but there was a full half hour today in which no email arrived to crush my inbox into the dirt.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
So to summarise the week’s news, Australians under 16 will have the best chance of completing an American holiday.
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So to summarise the week’s news, Australians under 16 will have the best chance of completing an American holiday.
Two days until the social media age ban in Australia. Consider this your reminder to download your kiddos' data.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Two days until the social media age ban in Australia. Consider this your reminder to download your kiddos' data.
Happy almost-full-moon day.
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Happy almost-full-moon day.
You can never be lonely in Brisbane: always another severe storm warning to keep your phone buzzing.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
You can never be lonely in Brisbane: always another severe storm warning to keep your phone buzzing.
Perks of early morning radio appearances: Bananas!
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Perks of early morning radio appearances: Bananas!
Lightning just hit a playground nearby and the thunder clap shook powerlines overhead.
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Lightning just hit a playground nearby and the thunder clap shook powerlines overhead.
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Today I heard the phrase 'Mercury is in Gatorade' and I hereby make it my slogan for this very long, very early Australian summer.
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today I heard the phrase 'Mercury is in Gatorade' and I hereby make it my slogan for this very long, very early Australian summer.
Best quote from the AI Leadership Summit goes to former national cyber security advisor Alastair MacGibbon: “Thank God the smartest people in the world are now making sex chatbots, that’s going to help us all out. I think a bit or regulation wouldn’t go astray.” aapnews.aap.com.au/a/pZkgwTARz
AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan
Industry figures welcome news a national AI plan will be released before the end of the year, saying uncertainty on regulation spooks potential investors.
aapnews.aap.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Best quote from the AI Leadership Summit goes to former national cyber security advisor Alastair MacGibbon: “Thank God the smartest people in the world are now making sex chatbots, that’s going to help us all out. I think a bit or regulation wouldn’t go astray.” aapnews.aap.com.au/a/pZkgwTARz
Australia’s next multibillion-dollar export industry could be based on an unexpected mishmash of rubbish: sugarcane, wood chips, algae, used cooking oil, animal by-products and construction and demolition debris. www.smh.com.au/national/was...
Waste is the new oil: Why Australia’s next big export industry may be rubbish
A Queensland company is set to turn trash into liquid gold to help the airline and shipping industries cut their emissions.
www.smh.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Australia’s next multibillion-dollar export industry could be based on an unexpected mishmash of rubbish: sugarcane, wood chips, algae, used cooking oil, animal by-products and construction and demolition debris. www.smh.com.au/national/was...
The Electric Vehicle Council is calling on the government to set a deadline for the end of petrol and diesel vehicle sales. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/gzEvGHyQY
Ban on petrol, diesel vehicles urged as EVs set records
Motorists are buying electric vehicles in record numbers but uptake will need to speed up to meet climate targets and experts are calling for change.
aapnews.aap.com.au
October 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The Electric Vehicle Council is calling on the government to set a deadline for the end of petrol and diesel vehicle sales. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/gzEvGHyQY
What it’s like to live in Brisbane this week.
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
What it’s like to live in Brisbane this week.
Turns out writing is debating whether to give your manuscript a prologue for Seven Whole Months and then having the words come to you while brushing your hair in the bathroom on a random Tuesday night.
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Turns out writing is debating whether to give your manuscript a prologue for Seven Whole Months and then having the words come to you while brushing your hair in the bathroom on a random Tuesday night.
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to help them get their social media account back, Australia would have enough money to fund an ombudsman. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/mvNpMUxVv
Banned by AI bots: fresh call for social media referee
Artificial intelligence software is incorrectly banning social media accounts but without an ombudsman, many struggle to reclaim their profiles.
aapnews.aap.com.au
September 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to help them get their social media account back, Australia would have enough money to fund an ombudsman. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/mvNpMUxVv
So do we give Keith Urban back to the Kiwis to claim now?
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
So do we give Keith Urban back to the Kiwis to claim now?
I always thought life would be less like Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Anyway, if the rapture comes, DM me.
Anyway, if the rapture comes, DM me.
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I always thought life would be less like Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Anyway, if the rapture comes, DM me.
Anyway, if the rapture comes, DM me.
TIL Imelda Marcos spent $US23,000 on books in a single shopping spree.
Not sanctioning corruption but, sheesh, that's an impressive TBR pile.
Not sanctioning corruption but, sheesh, that's an impressive TBR pile.
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
TIL Imelda Marcos spent $US23,000 on books in a single shopping spree.
Not sanctioning corruption but, sheesh, that's an impressive TBR pile.
Not sanctioning corruption but, sheesh, that's an impressive TBR pile.
Saw a man riding a souped-up e-scooter with a full-face motocross helmet up top and pluggers down below.
In case you’re wondering why I’m cackling at the traffic lights.
In case you’re wondering why I’m cackling at the traffic lights.
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Saw a man riding a souped-up e-scooter with a full-face motocross helmet up top and pluggers down below.
In case you’re wondering why I’m cackling at the traffic lights.
In case you’re wondering why I’m cackling at the traffic lights.
Oh, Optus. Mate.
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Oh, Optus. Mate.