Hi, welcome to my About Me page
I was raised in South Africa, but now live on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. I studied philosophy (post-graduate, University of Witwatersrand) and film making (French National film school in Paris (IDHEC). I spent many years writing, producing and directing films in Africa, United Kingdom, and Australia. In the last decade I co-curated content at the Ration Shed Museum in Cherbourg Aboriginal Community in Queensland (https://rationshed.com.au/)
I now write full-time. Dronikus, my first novel, was published by AndAlso Books (Brisbane) in November 2023, was been short-listed for the Aurealis Awards in the category: Best Science Fiction Novel.
Dronikus will initially be the core feature of my Substack newsletter.
I am currently mid-way through my second novel, provisionally titled: Memory Harvest.
You can see samples of my work below or on my website: https://www.markonewman.com/
Glimpses of my work:
Publication covers:
Video and Museum Curation:
Excerpt: Domo Girls documentary, co-directed Marko Newman, 2016
DOMO exhibition at Ration Shed Museum, co-curated Marko Newman, 2018/9
Excerpt: The Two Rivers, documentary, directed Marko Newman, 1985
Why subscribe?
I hope that you find enough on my Substack to inspire you subscribe.
Subscribing will give you full and free access—by weekly email newsletter and online—to every chapter of my novel, Dronikus.
At any point you will be able to go into the archive and read all back chapters of Dronikus up to this week’s. Click here:
Liking what you’re reading? Don’t want to wait to see what happens next? You can read the full book now by purchasing a digital or print copy of Dronikus from:
AndAlso Books (print edition)
Amazon (epub), Smashwords (epub), Apple Books (epub), Barnes&Noble (epub) and others.
Founding member benefits
If you would like to support my writing more long-term you can subscribe as a Founding Member. In recognition I will send you a signed print copy of Dronikus to your nominated address. In addition, should you wish, I will give you a quarterly update on my next novel, provisionally titled: Memory Harvest.
At any point you will be able to go into the archive and read all chapters of Dronikus up to this week’s. Click here:
