How I Made It: Thomas Austin and Theofolk Music

“If I say God is good, that’s that. But if I say God is an oak, it opens up a lot more room for a listener to take the song into their own hands.”

Jacob York

How I Made It: Gary Millar’s “Read This First”

Jacob York

How I Made It: Kristen Young’s “Apprentice”

Andrew Moody

Tenielle Neda – Ore Trains, Music and Motherhood

Brianna McClean

How I Made It: Simon Camilleri’s “Nazareth”

Andrew Moody

How I Made It: Cathy Altmann’s ‘things we know without naming’

Andrew Moody

Cathy Altmann is a poet, teacher and violinist from Melbourne, Australia. Her first collection, Circumnavigation (Poetica Christi Press, 2014), won the FAW Anne Elder Award and her second collection, things we know without naming (Poetica Christi Press) was published in December 2018. Her poetry has appeared in journals, anthologies, The Disappearing website and on Melbourne’s trains as part of the Moving Galleries project. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and currently teaches English and Latin. TGCA: Last year you released your second book of poetry things we know without naming—a follow-up to your first anthology, Circumnavigation....

How I Made It: Cathy Altmann’s ‘things we know without naming’

Andrew Moody

How I Made It: Dan Conway’s “Northernness”

Rory Shiner

Dan Conway is a singer-songwriter based in Singapore. TGCA: Dan, you’ve just released your album Nothernness. Tell us about it. How did you get started? Where did the ideas come from? What are you trying to do in the album? Dan: It all started with books! Between Christmas 2016 and March 2017 I had some time on my hands, so I read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. I also went on a C. S. Lewis biography binge. The end result was that I could see and feel longing everywhere. Longing for...

How I Made It: Dan Conway’s “Northernness”

Rory Shiner

How I Made It: On Writing “When Santa Learned the Gospel”

Simon Camilleri

This article begins an occasional “How I Made It” series here at TGCA in which we talk to artists, writers, musicians and others to hear about their creative process, their struggles, and their reflections on serving God in the Arts. In this first article, we talk to poet and author Simon Camilleri about his children’s book, When Santa Learned the Gospel. TGCA: Simon, this time last year you published your children’s book When Santa Learned the Gospel. Tell us how the idea first came to you. Simon: Back in 2013 I witnessed something very funny at a local community carols event. As expected,...