The First Time Podcast

A very popular episode where Kate &Katherine talk about money in the lit industry, how it works on the First Time Podcast and address questions that have been raised. thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/13/mon…

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A very popular episode where Kate &Katherine talk about money in the lit industry, how it works on the First Time Podcast and address questions that have been raised. thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/13/mon…

@jacquie_byron @katemildenhall Love you and #happyhour! Xx

God @katemildenhall and @thefirsttimepod I just listened to the awkward $ ep. I missed all the hoopla but you keep up the good work. Here’s the exceptional piece of A&U marketing for Happy Hour that never saw daylight because I launched in effing lockdown #heartbreak

'Approach the desk feeling calm & curious.' So much good stuff on this @thefirsttimepod episode with Cate Kennedy!!! All hail the queen! 👑 Masters Series: Cate Kennedy thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/20/mas…

@ninakcullen So glad you enjoyed Nina!

It was an incredible surprise to hear the recommendation of my gender-swapped novel ORPHIA AND EURYDICIUS at the end of this podcast! Thank you, Pip Williams! 🤩 You can tune into the ep to hear all about Pip's beautiful writing: twitter.com/thefirsttimepo…

@elysejohnbooks 💛💛💛 It sounds wonderful Elyse! We can't wait to read ☺️

✨NEW EP! ✨Kate has news! ☺️ Our Feature Segment is with the delightful Pip Williams talking writing process & her new book THE BOOKBINDER OF JERICHO. Brought to you by @AffirmPress 💛 thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/27/kat…

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@thefirsttimepod My apologies for leaving two comments. I thought I'd lost the first one. Anyway, definitely worth saying twice.

This is utterly wonderful! Definitely worth taking 2 hours out of your fraught writer's day to listen to. #WritingCommunity

@KJHollands @katemildenhall So glad you enjoyed, Karen! Thanks for listening!

✨NEW EP!✨Delighted to bring you this in-depth convo with lit legend Cate Kennedy to kick off our wishlist #mastersseries for S6. Poetry, the art of short fiction, reading, motherhood, giving up people-pleasing & much more. Enjoy 💛 thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/20/mas…

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AHHH - I WON! 🤩🤩 THE BRINK has been named the Young Adult book of the year at the 2023 Indie Book Awards! 🥳🥳 I am very touched by this. A massive thank you to Australian Independent Bookseller for this award. It's goin straight to the pool room! 🏆🏆

@MoriartyCass @Megan_r_writer @HarperCollins 💛💛💛 Thanks Cass! Glad you are enjoying!

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✨NEW EP!✨Welcome back to S6! We catch up on what we've been writing, reading & doing over the summer break plus chat to debut author Jo Dixon about her thriller THE HOUSE OF NOW AND THEN @HarperCollinsAU 💛💛 thefirsttimepodcast.com/2023/03/06/wel…

2022 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement aurealisawards.org/2023/03/09/202…

@lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors We're sorry you feel we're unethical. We've worked for over 5yrs to build a community & podcast we are proud of & talked to & promoted 250+ authors plus many more books we've mentioned, including yours. We don't have further capacity to respond to your q's here or privately.

@lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors Laura, like you, we are women writers juggling the demands of paid & unpaid work, our writing projects, study and caring for our families and friends. After two lengthy & genuine responses to your questions, we felt that no response we have was going to satisfy your criticisms.

@mrconnorobrien @lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors To clarify: it's publishers who pay for feature segments (although we have had one author foot a discounted rate - a flexible arrangement we made and a reason we prefer responding to pitches rather than putting booking info on website) 🙂 Thanks for your interest in what we do.

@mrconnorobrien @lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors Hi Connor, did you have a book to pitch to the podcast? If so, you or your publisher are welcome to get in touch via the contact page on the website. If you're just interested in what we do, we suggest going back to listen to last week's ep & you'll get the gist.