by John Martino | Jan 11, 2022 | Backstory, Event
On behalf of the City of Glen Eira (Melbourne, Australia) and their network of five local libraries, the well-regarded freelance journalist and authoress, Claire Halliday, will be interviewing me (John) about the writing of, content within and contemporary...
by John Martino | Feb 14, 2021 | Backstory
After working on the Olympia novel (and film) project for a number of years, Michael and I decided that to properly complete the work a trip to Greece was required to inject into the manuscript a real sense of atmospheric authenticity. As Michael was consumed with his...
by John Martino | Jan 21, 2021 | Backstory
One of the ‘Olympia’ authors, John, at Olympia, Greece, March 2020. This photo was taken directly after the Tokyo Olympics torch-lighting ceremony that was held on the ancient grounds of Olympia, home to the first Olympics (and for more than a 1,000 years onwards). He...
by John Martino | Jan 21, 2021 | Backstory
One of the ‘Olympia’ authors, Michael, at the Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (November, 2020). Michael and John were being interviewed by Dr. Alkistis Agio from Athens, Greece, and were lucky enough to have the Museum’s curatorial staff offer them...
by John Martino | Jan 21, 2021 | Backstory
While Michael was furiously editing the first 5 chapters of ‘Olympia’ (after multiple re-drafts) and working on aspects of the final chapters of ‘Olympia’, John took up a 6-week writer’s residency position in Athens, Greece (February / March, 2020) at the spectacular...
