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Rowan MacDonald
@rowanthewriter.bsky.social
Writer + Book Reviewer

Lutruwita / Tasmania

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Have always had much respect and admiration for writers published in Overland. And now I have joined them.

Proud to have my short story, Daryl’s Wombat Farm, featured in the latest issue!

overland.org.au/product/curr...

@overlandjournal.bsky.social

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My first time reading a graphic novel and it was a winner 👏🏻

Set during WWII, The Brownout Murders is more relevant than ever, highlighting issues still plaguing our society.

Engaging, thought-provoking and page-turning. Recommend.

𝑭𝑼𝑳𝑳 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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July 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Essential reading for AFL fans!

𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 is expertly written and meticulously researched by Darren Arthur and Andrew Gigacz - wonderfully capturing that Bulldog spirit and what it means to be a supporter of this club.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖:

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟: 𝐼’𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.

Daisy May Cooper, BAFTA-winning actress, has always been intrigued by the paranormal. Convinced many of us share this fascination, she went to social media, asking others to reveal their stories.

I answered.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖:

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
From Wisconsin to Tasmania.

Happy to have my words featured alongside some great writers in this issue!

Thank you, Sheepshead Review! 🙏🏻

#writers #authors #writingcommunity #litjournals #nonfiction #writing #lutruwita
April 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Have always had much respect and admiration for writers published in Overland. And now I have joined them.

Proud to have my short story, Daryl’s Wombat Farm, featured in the latest issue!

overland.org.au/product/curr...

@overlandjournal.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #writers #authors
April 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"Shadows of Winter Robins" was a wonderfully dark read, with twists and turns that blew my mind!

Louise Wolhuter has become one of my favourite Aussie authors.

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#booksky #bookreviews #authors #writingcommunity #books #goodreads
Rowan's review of Shadows of Winter Robins
5/5: I enjoyed Louise’s first book, An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb, so was excited to read this – it didn’t disappoint! It’s best going into this blind, not knowing much about the plot. The story cen...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Excited to have my latest short story, “The King Tides”, published in Twenty-two Twenty-eight!

#writingcommunity #writerslife #authors 🙏🏻
Fiction: The King Tides by Rowan MacDonald
Photo Source: Unsplash They stood precarious; the sand dunes.  King tide saw to that.  It chipped away at them, took something each time.  The more king tides, the more resilient these dunes were forc...
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February 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Depth of Field by Kirsty Iltners was one of the best debuts I read last year.

A beautifully crafted story that touches on identity and belonging, while uniquely drawing on life’s parallels to photography.

Well-deserving winner of the Dorothy Hewett Award 👏🏻

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Rowan's review of Depth of Field
5/5: Always a good sign when you find yourself thinking about characters during your day, looking forward to spending time with them later. Depth of Field is told from the perspectives of two such ind...
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February 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Ever wondered what a badger might say?

No?

Well, now you can find out!

My short story - What a Badger Might Say If You Met Him Down a Dark Alley One Night in May - can be found at The Ignatian Literary Magazine, published out of the University of San Francisco.

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What a Badger Might Say If You Met Him Down a Dark Alley One Night in May
by Rowan MacDonald I met the badger on a cold night in May, in the cobblestone alley two streets down from the Rose and Crown. I needed to pee after too many pints of the Crown’s finest and knew my…
ignatianlitmag.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Proud to be having my work featured alongside some incredible writers in the upcoming issue of @overlandjournal.bsky.social.

Stay tuned!

overland.org.au

#writingcommunity #australianwriters #booksky #writing
February 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“The Ledge” features one of the best twists I have recently encountered. Easy to see why Christian White has been dubbed Master of the Unexpected!

My review can be found here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

#bookreviews #Authors #AffirmPress #fiction #goodreads #booksky #books
February 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My love and respect for our First Nations people inspired this flash fiction piece, which takes aim at western hubris.

It’s featured alongside an interview with the wonderful @dipitylitmag.bsky.social - check them out!

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Meet Rowan MacDonald - dipity Community Spotlight Q&A Interview no. 7
learn more about writer Rowan MacDonald's work through dipity's global interview monthly spotlight feature
dipitylitmag.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
One of my best reads for 2024 was the incredible debut novel, "The Coast Road" by Irish author, Alan Murrin. Highly recommend!

Feel free to check out my five-star review.

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Rowan's review of The Coast Road
5/5: A phenomenal debut by Irish writer, Alan Murrin. The Coast Road takes place in Ireland during the 1990s, before divorce was made legal. “After her husband left in the morning and the kids we...
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January 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Starting and ending with the same words can sometimes be an effective narrative technique. I enjoyed attempting this with my flash fiction piece, "After the Wake" - published at OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters.

#Writing #FlashFiction #ShortStories #LitJournals #Fiction #Authors #AustralianWriters
Flash Fiction||Rowan MacDonald|"After the Wake" - O:JA&L
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January 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Thinks all #BookMail should come with surprise honey now! 🍯 Thank you, Echo Publishing 🙏🏻 Looking forward to reading Anna Maynard’s debut, Dancing with Bees!

#Tasmanian #Writers #BookReviewers #AustralianAuthors #EchoPublishing
January 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
In tribute to my dog, Rosie, who turned 16 earlier this month - one of my first published flash fiction pieces, 'Il bellissimo cane parlante' 🐕

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Il bellissimo cane parlante – White Wall Review
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January 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Proud to have one of my short stories published with the wonderful Ireland-based, Sans. PRESS!

#Writing #ShortStories #Fiction
When South-Westerlies Blow, by Rowan MacDonald — Sans. PRESS
A short story on the roads taken and not taken, and what we may lose in the struggle to find ourselves.
www.sanspress.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM