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Roundtable - Meridian Australis

Roundtable - Meridian Australis

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Roundtable is dedicated to exploring classic novels from Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction, through an authorial lens. We aren't going to spend an hour giving a novel a rating out of 10, or complaining about our unfulfilled ships... probably. Our rotating cast of up-and-coming authors analyse and evaluate stories to identify what makes them tick, why we love them, and what other storytellers can learn from their successes and failures.


Roundtable is an extension of Meridian Australis, a Melbourne-based speculative fiction collective home to authors from all works of life, hoping to put Australia's best and brightest on the map. We're made and run by writers, for writers.


Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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Episodes
  • Kayla Morton Interview - Those Who Burn the Brightest, Queer Voices in Fiction, and Independent Publishing

    Kayla Morton Interview - Those Who Burn the Brightest, Queer Voices in Fiction, and Independent Publishing
    Jun 26 2025

    Harvey is joined by Australian debut author Kayla Morton for a chat about Those Who Burn the Brightest, her first published novel. They discuss the ins and outs of the publishing process, industry twitter drama, queerness in fiction and much more.


    Those Who Burn the Brightest is available for purchase now. What are you waiting for?



    Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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    56 mins
  • T. R. Napper Interview - 36 Streets, The Escher Man, and the publishing industry

    T. R. Napper Interview - 36 Streets, The Escher Man, and the publishing industry
    Dec 1 2024
    In this very special episode of Roundtable, Harvey is joined by Arden Baker to interview Australian cyberpunk aficionado, T. R. Napper. Tim Napper is an acclaimed speculative fiction author known for his deeply immersive and thought-provoking science fiction. His writing is infused with a rich understanding of human complexity and global perspectives. We talked to him about his Aurealis-winning novel 36 Streets, his newly-released passion project The Escher Man, and the ins and outs of the industry.

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    58 mins
  • Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

    Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
    Nov 14 2024

    Harvey is joined by Matt to discuss Susanna Clarke's 2021 novel, Piranesi. We analyse and argue over the text's compelling narrative voice, its sense of mystery, and its exploration of the nature of consciousness and memory.


    Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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    53 mins
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