Cape to Cape

September 26, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get to this side of the country!

Leeches and laughs: walking at O’Reilly’s

February 4, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s all about the journey on a walk through the Lamington National Park.

Walking Maria Island

May 15, 2013.Reading time 10 minutes.

Forget the spa treatment. A long walk with a bunch of great friends has to be the ultimate way to rejuvinate the mind and body. And it doesn’t get much more perfect than a guided walk on Maria Island. Maria Island, off Tasmania’s east coast is just 20 km from end to end – a […]

Writing, travel, life: Julie Fison

‘As the Crow Flies’ takes off

UPDATE: As the Crow Flies is now available from Australian Plays. I am excited to reveal that my first play – As the Crow Flies, is soon to be published by Australian Plays. The play for secondary school students is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and explores the themes of ambition, consequences and identity. It […]

Into the wild – rediscovering Borneo

Twenty five years ago I made my first trip to Borneo – a rugged island in South East Asia, famous for its rainforests and wildlife. My last visit started my fascination with orangutans and inspired The Call of the Wild (Choose Your Own Ever After) about a school girl who has to make a choice […]

So, you want to be a writer

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