Professional Me

“Writes evocatively” The Age (Melbourne) Magazine

“(Miscellaneous Mum) contains well-written and heartfelt musings on life and love.” Notebook magazine

“Andrews’ style has an austerity and sophistication that suspends and transfixes you.” Kirsten Krauth

Karen Andrews: BA (Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy), MA (Literature)
Author and Publisher at Miscellaneous Press
Program Manager at the Emerging Writers’ Festival
Teacher at the Australian Writers’ Centre
Cafe Poet for the Australian Poetry Cafe Poet Program
I am represented by New York literary agent Ethan Ellenberg
Twitter: Miscmum

 

Publications/Achievements:

‘Where are all the Bookshops?’, Island 131, 2012
Crying in the Car: Reflections on Life and Motherhood, Miscellaneous Press, 2012
‘After the Fact’, The Emerging Writer, 2012
‘An Existence in Heat’ (short story), dotdotdash, ed.8, 2011
‘Fashion Faux Pas’ (poem), page seventeen, 2011
‘If the Blood Had Come’ (essay), Sound of Silence: Journeys Through Miscarriage, 2011
‘Blessed be the Fish’ (poem), Verandah 26, 2011
Miscellaneous Voices: Australian Blog Writing #1 (editor and publisher) (Miscellaneous Press, 2010)
Surprise! (Miscellaneous Press, 2008)

My poem, ‘At The Park‘ won the poetry division of the Ellen Gudrun Kastan Literary Awards in July 2009.

“(This poem) lightly though pointedly…observes three generations at the park, and comments on the human comedy of their inter-connected cross-generational fate.” Judge, John Jenkins.

‘The Appointment‘ was awarded the Alan Marshall Short Story Award (local division) in June 2008.

“Moving and tautly-written, every detail rings true in this piece.” Judge, Cate Kennedy.

‘Hope has no expiry‘, March 2008

 

Selected Press:

Media mentions include Sunday Life magazine, Australia Today magazine, and Mamamia and multiple metropolitan and regional newspapers articles and radio appearances.
Finalist in the 2011 Best Australian Blogs Competition (Personal/Lifestyle category)
Finalist in the 2012 Best Australian Blogs Competition (Parenting category)

The Wheeler Centre Working with Words, November 2012
Kill Your Darlings Podcast with Estelle Tang on Miscellaneous Voices.
‘From Blog to Brand: An Interview with the Miscellaneous Mum‘ (PR Warrior)
‘Writing Mothers: Karen Andrews’ by Kirsten Krauth (wild colonial blog) 

 

Selected Blog Posts:

‘How Reading Can Improve Your Blogging‘ (Problogger)
‘Personal Blogging in the 2010s‘ (Problogger)
‘5 Blogging Lessons from NaBloPoMo‘ (Problogger)
‘How Blogging Made Me a Better Writer‘ (Problogger)
‘How Do You ‘Sell’ Your Blog?’ (Problogger)
‘Are Excuses Hurting Your Blogging Success?‘ (Problogger)
‘Ask Karen: How do I get my children’s book published?’ (Rachel Hills – Musings of an Inappropriate Woman)
‘10 Life-Changing Books of the Last Ten Years‘ (Miscmum)

 

Selected Articles:

Andrews, K (2004) ‘Birth according to plan – or not!’ Melbourne’s Child Website
Andrews, K (2006) ‘Beyond Twelve Months: What are the issues of breastfeeding the older infant?’ in Coles Baby Magazine (Summer 2006/7).
Andrews, K (2007) ‘Climate Control’ in Coles Baby Magazine (Spring 2007).
Andrews, K (2008) ‘Nappy savvy’ in Coles Baby Magazine (Autumn 2008).

 

Academia:

Browne, K (2000) A post-Freudian interpretation of Matthew Lewis’ The Monk. Masters Thesis: Macquarie University.

Areas of Writing Interest:

Children’s Health; Literature and Wider (Pop) Culture; Blogging, Personal Narrative and Memoir.