My memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me about being parented by a mother with bipolar was published by Transit Lounge in 2019. I am now narrating the audiobook to be published within the next few months. This was the book of my heart that I spent 20 years writing and was so happy that it got published. Here's an outtake from the recording where I share one of the stories my grandfather told me. About my memoir: https://www.amrapajalic.com/things-nobody-knows-but-me.html Shortlisted in 2020 National Biography Award. Reviews: ..told in a distinctive voice, sharp, direct, sometimes bruising. The Australian Melbourne's Amra Pajalic opens her heart and soul in this memoir of life with a Mum battling mental illness. Herald Sun .... there's humour and irony here, such as playful echoes of Jane Austen. The Age ...gritty, poignant and at-times humorous book... Weekly Times Amid the chaos, Pajalić remains alert to beauty and humour. The Saturday Paper
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There is still stigma in Australian publishing about self publishing with the assumption that those of us who chose to do so because we can't get published otherwise. I interviewed three Australian best-selling authors who are making a living from their writing to shed more light on this. Read the full article @ArtsHub https://www.artshub.com.au/news/features/three-bestselling-australian-authors-you-may-never-have-heard-of-2619676/ I read this article on ABC about code-switching and realised that's what I've been writing about in my essay St Albans published in Meanjin. It's a conversation I've had very often with other people who are children of migrants and the way we modify our behaviour to make ourselves more palatable for the mainstream. I'm done with it now, but it makes me sad about that young girl who spent so many years feeling wrong in her body because of other people's perception. https://meanjin.com.au/essays/st-albans/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/code-switching-in-the-workplace-discrimination-racism/102165578 |
AuthorAmra Pajalić is an award-winning author, an editor and teacher who draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture. She writes memoir, young adult and romance under the pen name Mae Archer. Sign up and receive free books.
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