Emerging Writer #2—Oliver Mol

Today, we’re going to talk about Oliver Mol. Oliver, a Sydney-based writer, was one of the winners of the inaugural Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers last year (and he is young! Just 25 when he won it).

Not long after his win, we signed his first book -- a high-voltage work of creative nonfiction called Lion Attack! Part love story, part tragi-comedy, and part social critique, Lion Attack! is a coming-of-age story that explores what it means to be Australian today.

When we asked Oliver what he was most looking forward to about being published, he answered in trademark Oliver style:

‘i’m looking forward to holding my book and being like: woah, i made something. i’m looking forward to probably just smiling like an idiot for a while. but then after the “woah” part, i’m looking forward to going to the outback with a bunch of friends. we’re gonna rent a car and visit heaps of RSLs and country pubs and do microfiction/nonfiction/poetry readings in those places. the trip will be a part of my next book, along with other trips i have gone on. if i’m lucky enough, in a few years, i’ll be able to hold another book and smile like an idiot again.’

Oliver won’t be holding his book in his hands until 2015 (which means neither will you) but he’ll be at the Emerging Writers' Festival next week, talking about being funny. You should definitely go and see him: 12pm, Saturday 31 May in the Yarra Room.

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Emerging Writer #2—Oliver Mol

Multi-time winner of the Australian Small Publisher of the Year Award