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SERIES TWO: PLAY ZONE

Myth And Folklore in Literature

Sarah Armstrong, Eliza Henry-Jones and Holly Ringland in conversation with Kári Gíslason

From the dangers of inherited magical powers, to haunted North Sea islands where witches were once hunted to a Danish fairytale about a woman swallowed by the sea, novelists Sarah Armstrong, Eliza Henry-Jones and Holly Ringland tell Kári Gíslason how old tales become new in their fiction in the last episode of our ‘Play Zone’ podcast series.

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Sarah Armstrong

Sarah Armstrong has written five novels – including Salt Rain, shortlisted for the Miles Franklin – and, most recently, two stories for young readers: Big Magic and Magic Awry.

Eliza Henry-Jones

Eliza Henry-Jones is an author based on a small flower farm on Wurundjeri land. She has published five novels, most recently Salt and Skin.

Holly Ringland

Holly Ringland is a writer, storyteller, and television presenter. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding was an instant national bestseller.

Kári Gíslason

Kári Gíslason is a writer and academic. His latest book, The Sorrow Stone, is an historical novel that reimagines one of the medieval Icelandic sagas.



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