Hey Changemaker,

On today’s episode of Authors of impact, Jas Rawlinson is joined by award-winning journalist, and best-selling author Shannon Molloy.

In this chat, Jas and Shannon discuss:

• Shannon’s personal experiences with bullying, homophobia, and sexual abuse — and how he found the courage to speak out about his story
• The inspiration behind Shannon’s new release ‘You Made Me This Way’ — which tackles male child sexual abuse — and why it takes the average male survivor 30 years to disclose their abuse
• The problematic nature of defamation laws, and how Shannon navigated legal challenges in order to tell the stories of male survivors
• How speaking out impacted his family, husband, and loved ones
• And how Shannon balanced vulnerability with self-care throughout the writing process

This is an incredible conversation and one that you won’t want to miss!

You Made Me This Way by Shannon Molloy (HarperCollinsAustralia $34.99) is available from all major book retailers.

Connect with Shannon at www.instagram.com/sleemol

More about Shannon

Shannon Molloy is an award-winning journalist and author with more than fifteen years of experience working for major media outlets spanning print, digital and publishing. He began his career at Fairfax in Brisbane as an award-winning news reporter and has since covered property, business, entertainment, and human interest. He spent seven years working for News Corp as an entertainment reporter and feature writer, then as News Editor of news.com.au. He is currently the News Editor at realestate.com.au. Shannon was the 2020 recipient of Journalist of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.

His debut book, Fourteen, a memoir about growing up gay in regional Queensland, is a critically acclaimed bestseller that was turned into a sell-out hit stage production and is now being adapted for the screen.

Shannon also contributes to various charity organisations and founded the annual Clare Atkinson Memorial Scholarship for journalism at The University of Queensland. Shannon lives in Sydney.

PS. Do you know that you have a story within that could change lives, but you’re not sure where to start, or how to navigate the publishing process?

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