I kept hearing whispers, ‘there’s a story here’.

I met Georgina Banks at the place many Australian writers consider their one true church: the big yellow house called Varuna. I can’t remember if we met over dinner, or in the hallway lugging in our bags. But once we spent time talking about what we were working on, I was fascinated by her project.

It seems to me that The Keepers is a book that other writers admire. Nikki Gemmell called you a major new voice in Australia’s literary landscape. What’s your response?

I’m ashamed to admit that Dear Life, by Alice Munro, is the first short story collection of hers that I’ve read.

An empty page. My own website. I might write about anything…