{"id":148,"date":"2008-02-09T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-09T03:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2016-04-01T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T00:35:38","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International award winner Bronwyn Parry&#8217;s romantic thrillers set in Australia&#8217;s wild places have been published in Australia, the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic.\u00a0The manuscript for her first novel, <em><strong>As Darkness Falls<\/strong><\/em>, \u00a0won a prestigious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwa.org\/cs\/contests_and_awards\/golden_heart_awards\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writers of America<\/a>, and both her second and third novels, <em><strong>Dark Country<\/strong><\/em> and\u00a0<em><strong>Dead Heat\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>were\u00a0finalists in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwa.org\/cs\/contests_and_awards\/rita_awards\" target=\"_blank\">Romance Writers of America RITA awards<\/a> &#8211; the Oscars of romance writing &#8211; \u00a0and in the Daphne du Maurier Award for romantic suspense. Both books\u00a0also won the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australianromancereaders.com.au\/awards.html\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Romance Readers Association award<\/a> for Favourite Romantic Suspense in 2010 and\u00a02012. Bronwyn&#8217;s fourth book,\u00a0<em><strong>Darkening<\/strong><strong> Skies<\/strong><\/em>, and her fifth book,<em><strong>Storm Clouds,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0were also\u00a0a finalists in the ARRA Awards. Bronwyn&#8217;s sixth book,\u00a0<strong><em>Sunset Shadows<\/em><\/strong>, will be published by Hachette Australia in August, 2016.\u00a0An occasional academic, Bronwyn&#8217;s research\u00a0interests are in fiction, its readership and contemporary publishing,\u00a0and she is passionate about the richness, diversity, and value of popular fiction. Bronwyn lives on 100 acres of bushland in the New England tablelands of northern NSW, and travels extensively in rural and outback Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact details<\/h2>\n<p>To email Bronwyn, please use the form on the <a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>For media enquiries, please contact Anna Egelstaff, Head of Publicity\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/\">Hachette Australia<\/a><br \/>\nFor other enquiries, please contact my agent, Clare Forster, at <a href=\"http:\/\/curtisbrown.com.au\/\">Curtis Brown Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Author photos<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/about-2\/20130409-bronwyn-parrycrop320px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2261\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/20130409-Bronwyn-ParryCrop320px.jpg\" alt=\"Bronwyn Parry\" width=\"162\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/2013BronwynParry.jpg\">Download high resolution image <\/a>(1.6MB)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundScarf480px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundScarf480px-350x232.jpg\" alt=\"Bronwyn Parry\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundScarf480px-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundScarf480px-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundScarf480px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackground1.jpg\">Download high resolution image of above photograph<\/a>\u00a0(4.2MB)\u00a0Photo\u00a0credit: Gordon Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt-480px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3102\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt-480px-350x232.jpg\" alt=\"20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt - 480px\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt-480px-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt-480px-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt-480px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/20150802BronwynParryWattleBackgroundShirt.jpg\">Download high resolution image of above photograph<\/a> (4.4MB). Photo\u00a0credit: Gordon Smith.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3136\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px-350x232.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1-480px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs1.jpg\">Download high resolution image of above photograph<\/a> (5.6MB). Photo\u00a0credit: Gordon Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3104\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px-350x232.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2-480px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/DSC_4351BronwynParryDogs2.jpg\">Download high resolution image of above photograph<\/a> (5.4MB). Photo\u00a0credit: Gordon Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Bronwyn-Parry-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1264\" title=\"Bronwyn-Parry-small\" src=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Bronwyn-Parry-small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bronwyn Parry Australian romantic suspense author\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/images\/BronwynParryOfficial.jpg\">Download high resolution image<\/a> (1.4MB) (Photo credit: Lorrie Graham)<\/p>\n<h2>Media resources<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of myths out there about the romance genre. Most of them have little, if any, basis in fact. The resources and links in this section are provided to assist journalists to find information about the genre, it&#8217;s readers, and authors.<\/p>\n<h3>My articles<\/h3>\n<p>Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/papers-and-articles\/\">Papers and articles<\/a> link\u00a0for a few\u00a0articles about the genre and writing it.<\/p>\n<h3>Other resources<\/h3>\n<p><big><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwanational.org\/\">Romance Writers of America<\/a><br \/>\n<\/small><\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwa.org\/p\/cm\/ld\/fid=578\">US romance genre statistics &#8211; sales, readers, authors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwa.org\/p\/cm\/ld\/fid=525\">Golden Heart and RITA Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanceaustralia.com\/\">Romance Writers of Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanceaustralia.com\/media.html\">Media information<\/a> &#8211; about the genre, with particular reference to Australia and Australian writers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanceaustralia.com\/media_busted.html#_Busted!_Myths_about_Romance\">Myths of romance<\/a> &#8211; Anne Gracie&#8217;s article about the urban myths about romance books, the people who write them, and the people who read them<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanceaustralia.com\/media_roma.html\">The ROMA (Romance Media Award) for journalists<\/a> &#8211; a positive step towards the encouragement of improved media relations between romance writers and the media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Previous media coverage<\/h3>\n<p>The following are a few articles and interviews still available online:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.armidaleexpress.com.au\/news\/local\/news\/general\/romantic-leads\/1827959.aspx\">Romantic leads<\/a> by Janene Carey, Armidale Express, 12 May, 2010<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.news.com.au\/story\/0,25197,26043543-5016626,00.html\">A Popular Misconception: Some romance novels have a very tough edge, writes Graeme Blundell<\/a> The Australian, Saturday September 12, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au\/podcast\/bronwynparry.htm\" target=\"_self\">Interview<\/a> (recorded September 2008) &#8211; Sydney Writers&#8217; Centre podcast series (transcript and audio file, 23 mins)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.news.com.au\/story\/0,25197,22482538-5001986,00.html\">Writing in a new age of romance<\/a> The Australian Higher Education Section, by Brendan O&#8217;Keefe, September 26, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/books\/trembling-she-sat-down-at-her-computer-133\/2007\/08\/10\/1186530613268.html\">Trembling, she sat down at her computer \u2026<\/a> Sydney Morning Herald, August 11, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/books\/aussie-romance-a-winner\/2007\/07\/26\/1185339173077.html\">Aussie romance a winner<\/a>, Sydney Morning Herald, July 27 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewest.com.au\/default.aspx?MenuID=182&amp;ContentID=35720\">From Texas with love <\/a> The West Australian (online), 26th July 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2007\/06\/27\/1963473.htm\">Aussie a finalist in romance writing comp<\/a>, ABC Online, By Rebekah van Druten, June 27 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International award winner Bronwyn Parry&#8217;s romantic thrillers set in Australia&#8217;s wild places have been published in Australia, the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic.\u00a0The manuscript for her first novel, As Darkness Falls, \u00a0won a prestigious Golden Heart Award from the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/media\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3137,"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions\/3137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}