Creative Non-fiction

Creative non-fiction in travel writing is about evoking a sense of place and creating a feeling that this is a “writer who travels, not a traveller who writes,” as suggested by Midge Gillies.

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Frothing

I’m at Manly beach, North Steyne toilets, where grimy blue paint is peeling off like the skin of an English backpacker to reveal an even grimier shade of pink.

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A World of Pure Imagination

Philippa Bembo, Chief Chocolatier of Cacaoette, is a maker of dreams. Her arms wave madly with an enthusiasm reflective of her Italian heritage as she beckons me up the driveway to her commercial kitchen.