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Lorena Otes

Sydney-based author and dance teacher whose debut memoir, Solo Mum by Choice, was published by Hawkeye Publishing; she is a solo mum by choice and literary judge.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Aug 20, 2026

Kelly's Writerly Q&A

Kelly's Writerly Q&A

S2E10 Aug 2026 Q&A with Lorena Otes on Solo Mum By Choice

Aug 20 · 31m

Kelly SgroiHOST

15:06

That's something I'm really interested

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:08

in.

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:08

So with no publicist, it was up to me to get all of that.

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:12

Sometimes it's through connection.

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:14

One of the Daboo Crew authors is a journalist for News Corp Australia.

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:19

So she was particularly interested in my story, Lauren Novak.

Lorena OtesGUEST

15:24

Thank you, Lauren.

6 MINS LATER

Kelly SgroiHOST

21:01

interesting so I assume that entering the Hawkeye was your ticket to publication correctly if I'm wrong yeah but I also want to go back a step and ask you about your time in the query trenches like Did you spend any time there or? So