My novel Superego is based on my own experiences with “privilege anxiety”, learning how to be happy as an adult millennial, and finally learning how to accept when its time to ask for help. In an age where happiness is a filter on Instagram and mental illness is fetishized in movies, this story tears apart the tropes we’ve come to accept to help the reader and my protagonist, Heather Mason, get real.
La Macina di San Cresci
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“Artists are interesting creatures. We can be obsessive, dedicated, spirited and single minded in our pursuit for that perfect realisation of our art. We tend to be outsiders and are often that square peg in the round hole, so when you find an oasis like San Cresci you hold on tight -- for it’s that sense of belonging which welcomes you.”
Rebecca Rath , Australia
Cortese Lauren
- Discipline: Literary
- Country: USA
- At La Macina: 2018