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Letters to our Yesterday
The Heart of a Story
Season 2, Ep. 7
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Maya Linnell is an Australian author who lives in rural Victoria. Her debut novel, Wildflower Ridge, published by Allen and Unwin was released in June and has been climbing the Australian fiction charts since. Maya was surrounded by books and writing from a young age and began her career as a journalist. We chat about her writing journey as well as her other loves; baking and gardening. Maya’s letter to her younger self is a heartfelt message about hope through the difficulty of facing mental health.
To find out more about Maya and her novel Wildflower Ridge visit her website www.mayalinnell.com You can also follow her journey on Instagram @maya.linnell.writes or Facebook @maya.linnell.author
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