AboutTom Linkins, Author at The Creative Issue
Tom Linkins
Okay with people, better with words. Can be found laying on warm rocks with lizards pretending to read and be natural, or in cafes emptying loose change on counter for habitual morning coffee. (The last of my pay check went toward pair of jeans I will never wear, nor fit into.) Should probably be saving for a house like all other sane twenty-somethings, but my perpetual hunger for food and wine I can’t afford and disinterest in lucrative occupations is getting in the way.Tivoli Declares Open Season
October 9, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Restrictions are easing, the sun is shining, and The Tivoli you know and love is back. Read More
Room to Dream: BWF’s Digital Care Package
September 2, 2020 | Tom Linkins
In light of current events, the 2020 Brisbane Writers Festival has moved online. Each day from the 31st of August until the 6th of September the public will have free access to talks, readings, and creative presentations from some of Brisbane’s most talented storytellers. Read More
Zero to One Art Rave
July 9, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Lockdown breeds creativity and innovation. By now, this much is clear. Our social media feeds are inundated with celebrities, artists and average joes finding new ways to connect and capitalise on being homebound. The QUIVR is a shining example. Read More
Post-COVID Postcards: Wish You Were Here!
May 1, 2020 | Tom Linkins
When the going gets tough humanity tends to turn to our great writers to lift us up. In an interview with The Paris Review E.B. White (essayist and author of Charlotte’s Web) reflected on the author’s role in society as one that “should tend to lift people up… Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform and shape it.” Read More
Céramiques and Sanity in Self Isolation
April 16, 2020 | Tom Linkins
We’re heading into our umpteenth week of self isolation. I’ve lost track of the days, I’ve put on 4 kilos, and I’ve forgotten how to maintain eye contact with the woman at the bottle shop. And I know I’m not alone. Read More
Shining On With Karen Allan
March 29, 2020 | Tom Linkins
“It’s like apocalypse out there,” says Karen Allan, staring out the window of her shopfront. “I’m half expecting to see zombies trawl past.” Read More
The Writer’s Life with Melissa Coleman
March 16, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Airships, and automatons and German spies — oh my! Read More
Kicking Goals and Breaking Stigmas with GLASS
March 8, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Born out of a desire to elevate young voices and earn writing credits, GLASS Magazine was launched by a group of QUT students in 2019.
BeerFest 2020
March 8, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Is there anything more Australian than beer? Cracking open a coldie with your mates after a hard week’s yakka? Short answer; no. Read More
Up Late with James St
February 29, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Put the bubbles on ice and call the babysitter because fashion’s biggest night out in Brisbane is back! Read More